A hostile Republican Senate primary is brewing in Montana, where the anticipated candidacy of Rep. Matt Rosendale has some of former President Donald Trump’s top advisers and allies stewing. The tensions — described in interviews with NBC News by seven GOP strategists and consultants aware of the acrimony — threaten to undermine Rosendale’s campaign before […]
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Indonesia’s Mount Merapi unleashes lava as other volcanoes flare up, forcing thousands to evacuate
YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s Mount Merapi erupted Sunday, spreading searing gas clouds and avalanches of lava down its slopes as other active volcanoes flared up across the country, forcing the evacuation of thousands. On the densely populated island of Java, Merapi unleashed clouds of hot ash and a mixture of rock, and lava that […]
Fort Worth fire captain makes narrow escape through window as flames flare in house
The Fort Worth Fire Department said it has responded to several fires related to this week’s extremely cold weather conditions, including one where a fire captain made a narrow escape from a burning house. Firefighters were dispatched to a house fire in the 5600 block of Shiloh Drive about 11:45 p.m. Sunday. Station 16 found […]
Biggest solar flare in years temporarily disrupts radio signals on Earth
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA telescope has captured the biggest solar flare in years, which temporarily knocked out radio communication on Earth. The sun spit out the huge flare along with a massive radio burst on Thursday, causing two hours of radio interference in parts of the U.S. and other sunlit parts of […]
Sun unleashes monster X-class solar flare, most powerful since 2017 (video)
The sun just gave us a reminder of its immense might. Our star unleashed an X-class solar flare today (Dec. 14), blasting out an immense pulse of high-energy radiation that was captured on video by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft. (Solar physicists classify strong flares into three categories, with C being the weakest, M the […]