Today, the signal is casually tossed into texts during dating disasters or outfit emergencies, but its roots come from genuine life-or-death situations at sea. SOS entered official use in 1905 under ...

A mysterious scene at an apparently abandoned suburban Chicago home has raised concerns after viral footage appeared to show lights turning on and off in what some interpreted as a call for help.

Thousands of Verizon customers reported experiencing a data outage over the past 24 hours. This prevents users from making phone calls and browsing on cellular networks. While Verizon has resolved the ...

Your phone SOS? You're not alone. A Verizon outage today, Wednesday, Jan. 14, is causing many users to report that their phone is locked in SOS mode. Thousands of users, including in New England, are ...

A massive Verizon outage Jan. 14, downed tens of thousands of Verizon phones, with Verizon customers eager to "fix" SOS mode on iPhones and turn off "Emergency Calls Only" on Samsung/Android phones.

WASHINGTON — Numerous Verizon customers across the U.S. experienced a service outage Wednesday that left many iPhones in "SOS mode." More than 170,000 customers reported issues with their cell service ...

Verizon outages today, Wednesday, Jan. 14, hit the U.S. with customers reporting "SOS" mode on their phones, Fios outages, home internet and Wi-Fi outages and other Verizon service issues. In an ...

Verizon customers nationwide reported widespread service outages starting around noon ET on January 14, with more than 171,000 reports logged on DownDetector, primarily involving loss of mobile signal ...

When it came down to the final play of the 222nd and final game of the 2025 regular season, Baltimore Ravens rookie kicker Tyler Loop faced a career-defining moment — make a 44-yard field goal as time ...

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