It is the brainchild of a company called Campus Guardian Angel, which has pilot programs using the technology in Georgia and Florida, with growing interest in Texas. These drones have not yet been battle-tested, however.The approach seems to reflect that part of America which says the way to address recurrent school shootings -- part of the country's broader gun violence epidemic -- is not with stricter gun control laws but rather with weaponry, such as giving teachers guns.The company says the...

A basic backyard bunker housing four people underground for up to a week while shielding them from bomb blasts and radiation costs around US$25,000 ($43,000).More sophisticated models, designed for years-long stays, can cost millions of dollars depending on how much food, energy and water they are stocked with.“It depends if they’re preparing for the end of the world or Armageddon or they’re preparing just basically for a barrage of missile fires as mostly the Israelis have,” Hubbard said.His bu...

Houston convierte el estadio de los Texans de la NFL en un campo de fútbol con pasto natural, protege sus calles del calor de medio año y alista a su policía para responder en 50 idiomas durante la Copa del Mundo.La cuarta mayor ciudad de Estados Unidos, con 2,3 millones de habitantes, recibirá cinco juegos de fase de grupos, con protagonistas como la Alemania de Florian Wirtz, la Portugal de Cristiano Ronaldo y la Holanda de Virgil van Dijk.También será sede de un duelo de dieciseisavos y otro...

The fourth-largest city in the United States, with 2.3 million inhabitants, will host five group-stage matches, featuring teams such as Florian Wirtz’s Germany, Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal, and Virgil van Dijk’s Netherlands.It will also host one round-of-32 match and one round-of-16 match in a tournament that kicks off in less than a month, on June 11."As the event approaches and expectations grow, we're here to report that Houston is ready," Chris Canetti, president of the FIFA World Cup Houst...

The mission: make sure the turf at the AT&T Stadium is match-ready -- and controversy free -- by the time the tournament kicks off.The 94,000-capacity venue in Arlington, Texas, the home of the Dallas Cowboys NFL team, will host more matches than any other venue during the World Cup, including group games involving Lionel Messi's Argentina and Harry Kane's England, as well as a semi-final.Like other repurposed NFL stadia being used at the World Cup, organizers have replaced the synthetic turf wi...