Quake swarm near the California-Mexico border

Quake swarm near the California-Mexico border: A swarm of more than 250 small earthquakes have struck since New Year’s Eve near the California-Mexico border, causing unease among residents and attention from scientists. The strongest earthquake in the sequence was magnitude 3.9, striking directly underneath the town of Brawley, about 170 miles southeast of Los Angeles.

Washington Post retracts story about Russian hack at Vermont utility!!

Washington Post retracts story about Russian hack at Vermont utility!!: “Authorities say there is no indication of that so far [that Russians had penetrated the US electric grid],” according to an editor’s note attached to a corrected version of the story on the paper’s Web site. “The computer at Burlington Electric that was hacked was … Read moreWashington Post retracts story about Russian hack at Vermont utility!!