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Freeze warnings issued for Northern California. How long will the cold last?
The National Weather Service has issued a freeze warning for the Sacramento Valley and northern San Joaquin Valley. Fresno has been issued a freeze watch.
This warning comes after the intense winter storm that fell upon ...Read more
Boeing's Starliner mishap labeled as one of worst NASA disasters
NASA is putting the botched 2024 test flight of the Starliner capsule in the same category of disaster as the Challenger and Columbia shuttle accidents, underscoring the dramatic failures that kept a pair of astronauts ...Read more
In Tampa, storm-weary residents detail the costs of extreme weather
TAMPA, Fla. — An Ybor business owner closed her yoga studio repeatedly from worries over moldy, waterlogged walls.
A Pinellas woman’s home flooded in one hurricane, and a tree crushed her car in another.
A Tampa ...Read more
Minnesota is falling short on its climate goals, new state data shows
Minnesota is struggling to achieve its climate goals despite decades of falling greenhouse gas emissions, newly released state data shows.
State law requires Minnesota’s electric utilities to reduce their carbon ...Read more
SpaceX launch tonight to feature rare booster landing in Bahamas
It will be business as usual for SpaceX when it tries to send up a rocket from the Space Coast Thursday night, but not so much for when the rocket comes back down.
A Falcon 9 on the Starlink 10-36 mission with 29 Starlink...Read more
1,100 dead or sick geese in NJ spark bird flu warning, prompt lake's closure
At least 1,100 dead or sick birds, mostly Canada geese, have been reported across New Jersey in an outbreak that started on Valentine’s Day, according to state officials.
At least 50 geese have died at Alcyon Lake in ...Read more
A series of deadly California storms continues to bring more rain, snow and danger
LOS ANGELES — California's week of soggy weather will continue Thursday, with forecasters up and down the state forecasting more rain and cold temperatures before a gradual dry out over the weekend.
Showers moving into ...Read more
Redwood forest once owned by the 'King Tut of Hoarders' is added to famed Santa Cruz Mountains state park
A 153-acre property in the Santa Cruz Mountains that gained national notoriety after its former owner piled up more than 50 junk cars, old school buses, boats, rusting engine parts and mountains of other debris and refused...Read more
NASA moves forward with Artemis II tanking test that could set up moonshot mission
NASA is set to begin fueling 700,000 gallons of cryogenic propellant on the Space Launch System rocket at Kennedy Space Center on Thursday as its moved ahead with a test countdown of the Artemis II mission.
A live stream ...Read more
Commentary: Is there a duty to save wild animals from natural suffering?
The internet occasionally erupts in horror at disturbing images of wildlife: deer with freakish black bubbles all over their faces and bodies, sore-ridden squirrels, horn-growing rabbits.
As a society, we tend to hold ...Read more
Today's Word "pentathlon"
pentathlon \pen-TAHT-lahn\ (noun) - A suite of athletic events introduced into the Olympic Games of 708 BC, involving discus and javelin throws, jumping, running and wrestling. In the current Olympics, it includes ...Read more
Spoonerism
A spoonerism is a pair of words that can have the initial sounds switched to form new words. For example, "loose morals" is a spoonerism for "moose laurels"(note that the pairs do not have to be spelled the same - only sound the same) From the definitions below can you figure out the following spoonerisms?
A quiz about a celebration....an irritating person that is never punctual
An irritated facial expression....The top of Mr. Avalon's head ...
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This Day in History, February 19
On February 19th, 1915, the Battle of Gallipoli began.
Tech review: Two dash cam systems keep an eye on your trips
I love watching the evolution of gadgets.
I’ve been around long enough to remember a time before we had a lot of the gadgets we take for granted today, like smartphones or laptops and today’s topic, dash cams.
Today ...Read more
Endangered Kenyan antelopes rescued after being stranded at Palm Beach airport
When Paul Reillo learned the endangered mountain bongo antelopes that he had cared for since birth were stranded in a cargo plane on an airport tarmac ahead of their journey to a new home in Kenya, he took matters into his...Read more
'Firenadoes': Kansas wildfires whip up odd weather phenomenon of whirling fire
Kansas wildfires on Tuesday whipped up a rare weather phenomenon — rotating columns of fire known as fire whirls.
Or as some people call them: Firenadoes.
Storm-chasing meteorologist Reed Timmer posted a video Tuesday ...Read more
Tahoe avalanche: What causes snow slopes to collapse? A physicist and skier explains, with tips for surviving
A deadly avalanche buried a group of backcountry skiers and guides near Lake Tahoe in California’s Sierra Nevada as an intense storm brought heavy, wet snow to the region on Feb. 17, 2026. Six of the skiers were ...Read more
Google Gemini, Apple add music-focused generative AI features
Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Apple Inc. are adding music-focused generative artificial intelligence features to their core consumer apps, underscoring how advanced AI tools are moving into mainstream use.
Google’s ...Read more
OpenAI blocked from using Cameo name for its AI video features
OpenAI has been temporarily blocked from using the word "Cameo" in a product that allows people to generate videos based on prompts amid a trademark dispute.
Last year, the celebrity video platform Cameo sued OpenAI, ...Read more
Third straight storm system bearing down on Bay Area
The battering weather that brought hard rain, thunder and lightning to the Bay Area and near white-out conditions in the Sierra Nevada ceased by early Wednesday, but a third successive storm system was on its heels and set...Read more
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