Tag: Power outages

Texas launches new investigation into Houston's power utility following deadly outages after Beryl

AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas' attorney general launched an investigation Monday into Houston's electric utility over allegations of fraud and waste following Hurricane Beryl,...

Delta facing class action lawsuit over tech outage; customers seeking refunds

Delta Air Lines is facing a class action lawsuit, which claims the airline refused to give refunds following a global technology outage last...

Microsoft hits back at Delta after the airline said last month's tech outage cost it $500 million

Microsoft is joining cybersecurity software firm CrowdStrike in fighting back against Delta Air Lines, which blames the companies for causing several thousand canceled...

Schwab, Fidelity, other online trading brokerages appear to go dark during huge market sell-off

A television screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Aug. 5, 2024, headlines trading. Nearly everything on Wall Street...

Sri Lanka will hold presidential election on Sept. 21, its first since declaring bankruptcy in 2022

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Sri Lanka will hold a presidential election on Sept. 21 that will likely be a test of confidence in...

Delta CEO, in Paris for the Olympics, says outage-related cancellations should end Thursday

Delta Air Lines canceled significantly fewer flights Wednesday, and the airline's chief executive said cancellations and delays stemming from a global technology breakdown...