L.A. to get $77 million in federal funds to add electric buses before Olympics, hopes for millions more

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg announces a $77-million grant for Los Angeles on Thursday at the Coliseum. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) Standing before the renowned peristyle at the Los Angeles Coliseum, where the 1984 Olympics opening ceremony was held, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Thursday touted a $77-million infusion of cash for … Read more

CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz speaks out after failed tech update causes worldwide chaos at airports and banks

The CEO of the cybersecurity firm at the heart of Microsoft’s worldwide outage choked on his words as he apologized for wreaking havoc early Friday – but couldn’t give a timeline for when everything would return to normal. Crowdstrike CEO George Kurtz addressed the major tech outages after his company deployed a faulty software update to … Read more

Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman reveals she was hospitalized twice for ‘complete body paralysis’

7Aly Raisman detailed being hospitalized twice with stroke-like symptoms. Getty Images Aly Raisman is sharing her “scary” health struggles after being hospitalized twice for stroke-like symptoms. The Olympian revealed on “Call Her Daddy” Wednesday that she could “barely speak” and was “slurring” when the first incident occurred in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. “They’re asking … Read more

Explore the city’s history and culture: Five things to do this weekend in Saskatoon, July 19-21

Take in conservation grazing demonstrations, a pancake breakfast, an art reception, a tour of local gardens and Back to Batoche days. Dancers perform during the opening ceremony of Back to Batoche near Batoche, Sask., July 21, 2023.Photo by Heywood Yu /Saskatoon StarPhoenix There’s plenty to explore around town this weekend, whether you’re looking to enjoy … Read more

Business around the globe crippled by Microsoft IT outage

CrowdStrike CEO said the fault had been identified and ‘a fix has been deployed,’ adding that it wasn’t a cyberattack “I don’t think it’s too early to call it: this will be the largest IT outage in history,” Troy Hunt, an Australian security consultant said in a post on X.Photo by Chris Ratcliffe /Bloomberg Computer … Read more

Elective hip, knee surgeries halted at Royal Alex to Aug. 11 after residency program snag

“We empathize with patients whose surgeries have been delayed and plans disrupted, even as we’re not able to comment on health-care services or staffing, as those areas are the responsibility of Alberta Health Services” Royal Alexandra Hospital on March 23, 2020. Photo by Shaughn Butts /Postmedia Scheduled elective hip surgeries and knee surgeries are cancelled … Read more

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