Researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder recently began experimenting with controlling modified moon jellyfish to explore the ocean depths. The creatures can help monitor the impact of climate change without polluting the ocean, but more research is needed regarding the ethics of invertebrate cybernetics. Read Entire Article
First Erik Menendez, then Lyle denied parole by California board that says they pose safety risk
Lyle Menendez has been denied parole by a panel of California commissioners
California bill would require restaurants to disclose food allergens on menus
California could become the first U.S. state to require restaurants to disclose common food allergens in each menu item under legislation being considered by state lawmakers
Beaches reopen in New York and North Carolina after Hurricane Erin
New York and North Carolina have begun reopening beaches that had been closed due to Hurricane Erin
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano shoots lava for the 31st time since December
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has resumed its eruption by shooting an arc of lava high into the air and across a section of its summit crater floor
California parole board says Lyle Menendez should remain in prison with brother Erik for murdering parents in 1989
California parole board says Lyle Menendez should remain in prison with brother Erik for murdering parents in 1989
Justice Department won’t defend grants for Hispanic-serving colleges, calling them unconstitutional
The Trump administration said Friday it will not defend a decades-old grant program for heavily Hispanic universities that is being challenged in court, declaring that the government believes the funding is unconstitutional
US heat wave smothers Pacific Northwest, poses extreme risk in California and Arizona
Residents in the Western U.S. are enduring a heat wave with temperatures reaching dangerous levels across Washington, Oregon, Southern California, Nevada, and Arizona
Texas Gov. Abbott vows to approve GOP-leaning congressional voting map
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has promised to sign a new congressional voting map designed to help Republicans maintain their slim majority in Congress
A coal-fired plant in Michigan was supposed to close. But Trump forced it to keep running at $1M a day.
Donald Trump has made several unusual moves to elongate the era of coal, such as giving the industry exemptions from pollution rules. But the gambit to keep one Michigan coal-fired power station running has been extraordinary — by forcing it to remain open even against the wishes of its operator. The hulking JH Campbell power...