When Helene inundated and isolated communities across the Southeast, it knocked out cell phone service in Canton, North Carolina at the moment residents needed it most, according to the town’s mayor, Zeb Smathers. The loss of service “crippled” the town’s ability to communicate during and after a devastating storm, leaving residents few options to get…
Verizon customers across the country are experiencing outages with their mobile phones. Verizon acknowledged that service is down for customers on Monday morning, and said it’s deploying engineers to identify and solve the issue. Mass issues were reported to Down Detector, a website that monitors websites and services, around 9 am. Is Verizon down near…
The claim: Elon Musk banned Taylor Swift’s X account A Sept. 20 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) includes side-by-side photos of musician Taylor Swift and Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and owner of X, formerly Twitter. “Elon Musk Bans Taylor Swift’s X Account, Causing Her to Lose Over 1 Million Followers and $72 Million,”…
TUSCALOOSA — Folks lined the fences at Tuscaloosa National Airport on Saturday eagerly awaiting the arrival of Donald Trump. Last Thursday, the University of Alabama confirmed that the former president and current Republican presidential candidate would be in attendance for Alabama football’s first SEC matchup against Georgia. It won’t be Trump’s first time watching the…
Search and rescue efforts remain ongoing across Western North Carolina after communities were ravaged by floodwaters of Tropical Storm Helene. County emergency response officials have advised the public on ways to seek out loved ones. Buncombe County, Asheville City of Asheville and Buncombe County public officials have announced that they have been working on a…
The feud between historian Allan Lichtman and prognosticator Nate Silver is heating up on social media as Election Day approaches. Lichtman, an American University professor who has correctly predicted the outcome of nine out of the 10 most recent presidential elections, earlier this month forecasted that the Kamala Harris-Tim Walz ticket would win the White…
Rescue efforts remain ongoing in East Tennessee after flooding from Tropical Storm Helene devastated communities in upper East Tennessee. Helene has caused at least 39 deaths in the Southeast since making landfall in Florida on Thursday evening. President Joe Biden has approved federal disaster assistance for Tennessee to supplement response efforts due to emergency conditions…
Four years ago, some of former President Donald Trump’s supporters were so certain he won that they sued or breached the U.S. Capitol to stop the certification of the election. Courts, audits and other reviews have disproved Trump’s claims of a stolen election in 2020, when President Joe Biden won the presidency. But in the…
On Saturday, more than 100,000 fans will cram into Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa to see No. 4 Alabama host No. 1 Georgia. To the victor will go more than just the spoils, with the winner of the top-five matchup getting an all-important leg up in the race for an SEC championship and seeding in the…
Speaking to a crowd in Macomb County Friday night, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump answered questions from the audience, including from one man eager to know what kind of wheels the former president favors. “My question to you is basic, it’s easy,” a man who identified himself as an auto worker named Todd asked Trump….