The Boy Who Cried Wolf is a simple parable that teaches children the fatal risk of raising a false alarm. To do so is to risk one’s life when raising the alarm about a real emergency that may go ...

The Federal Communications Commission said Thursday that ESPN deserves the maximum penalty for playing Emergency Alert System sounds over the ... to send out emergency tones outside of authorized ...

and radio stations nationwide to test the country's national emergency alert systems. Americans should prepare to hear their devices "blare out the distinctive, jarring electronic warning tone of ...

Smartphones which did not receive a nationwide emergency ... the test alert. We're working closely with the government to understand why and ensure it doesn't happen when the system is in use".

A UK-wide emergency alert system will be tested on Sunday. A message is set to appear on the home screens of mobile phones and tablets from 15:00 BST, accompanied by a loud siren-like sound or ...