Wildfire leads to about 20 evacuations in Arizona community
July 17, 2022 GMTWIKIEUP, Ariz. (AP) — A wildfire has forced the evacuation of about 20 people from the unincorporated Mohave County community of Wikieup in northwestern Arizona, authorities said Sunday.
Officials with the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management said the wildfire was at 150 acres and threatening multiple structures as dense vegetation burn close to Big Sandy Wash, located a few miles away from Wikieup.
Wikipedia parent’s new CEO wants to make it more global
September 27, 2021 GMTThe non-profit that operates Wikipedia, one of the world's most popular websites, has a new CEO, Maryana Iskander (and yes, she has a Wikipedia page ).
Court rejects lawsuit against NSA on “state secrets” grounds
September 15, 2021 GMTFALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A divided federal appeals court has upheld the dismissal of an ACLU lawsuit challenging a portion of the National Security Agency's warrantless surveillance of Americans' international email and phone communications.
2 killed in crash of plane responding to an Arizona wildfire
July 11, 2021 GMTWIKIEUP, Ariz. (AP) — Federal authorities on Sunday were at the scene of the crash of a small plane that killed two crew members responding to a wildfire in northwestern Arizona.
Both people aboard the Beechcraft King Air C-90 aircraft died in Saturday’s crash.
2 firefighters die as plane goes down while surveying blaze
July 11, 2021 GMTWIKIEUP, Ariz. (AP) — Two firefighters died Saturday after a aircraft they were in to respond to a wildfire crashed in Mohave County, Arizona, local media reported.
More of route between Phoenix, Las Vegas widened to 4 lanes
December 10, 2020 GMTWIKIEUP, Ariz. (AP) — Another stretch of the highway that's the principal driving route between Phoenix and Las Vegas is now a divided four-lane highway.
The Arizona Department of Transportation said the upgrade that widens 3 miles (4.8 kilometers) of U.S.
Turkey lifts more than 2-year block of Wikipedia
January 15, 2020 GMTANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey on Wednesday lifted its more than two-year ban on accessing Wikipedia, weeks after the country's highest court ruled that the block violated freedom of expression.
Turkey blocked Wikipedia in April 2017, accusing it of being part of a "smear campaign” against the country, after the website refused to remove content that allegedly portrayed Turkey as supporting the Islamic State group and other terrorist organizations.
Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans’ addresses, phone numbers released on Wikipedia pages
September 27, 2018 GMTSeveral Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee had their home addresses and phone numbers released to the public on their Wikipedia pages during Thursday's hearing on Judge Brett Kavanaugh's nomination.
UC Berkeley hires first Wikipedian-in-residence
March 18, 2014 GMTBERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — A 24-year-old geography major is the first Wikipedian-in-residence at the University of California, Berkeley.
The school announced recently that it had hired Kevin Gorman to advise students and professors on the complex task of editing articles for Wikipedia, the user-generated online encyclopedia that gets 500 million monthly visitors.