A pod of orcas that had not been recorded in Seattle before is delighting whale watchers with several visits just off downtown
Home mitigation bill heads to Mississippi governor in yearslong effort to improve storm resilience
Mississippi officials are moving closer to creating a state home mitigation program to help protect residents from natural disasters
Amazon to slap a 3.5% surcharge on third-party sellers as war drives up fuel prices
Amazon is slapping a 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge on third-party sellers that sell on its platform starting later this month amid a spike in fuel prices since the war in Iran
UK’s leading AI research institute told to make ‘significant’ changes
Alan Turing Institute told by funder to offer better strategy and more value for money after board was reminded of legal duties by watchdog The UK’s leading AI research institute has been told to make “significant” changes by its main source of taxpayer funding. The Guardian revealed last week that...
Eight-year-old space lover’s plushie shoots for moon onboard Nasa rocket
Lucas Ye of California ‘really surprised and very happy’ as mascot designed by him to act as zero-gravity indicator A zero-gravity indicator designed by a San Francisco Bay Area second-grader is onboard Artemis II, Nasa’s first crewed lunar mission in over 50 years. As the rocket entered space following Wednesday’s...
Dozens of violations of detention standards found at major immigration camp in Texas
An inspection at the nation’s largest immigration detention facility found dozens of violations of national standards that potentially exposed detainees to excessive force, disease, and other unsafe conditions
What to know about battle over lawsuits alleging Roundup weedkiller can cause cancer
A new Kentucky law could shield agrochemical maker Bayer from lawsuits claiming it failed to warn that Roundup weedkiller could cause cancer
North Carolina Supreme Court throws out longtime suit over education funding
The North Carolina Supreme Court has thrown out longtime litigation over education funding in the state
US crude tops $110 per barrel and Wall Street tumbles after Trump vows to escalate attacks on Iran
Oil rose more than 9% and U_S_ futures slid sharply lower after President Donald Trump said in his first national address since the Iran war began that the United States will continue to attack the Middle East nation for a few more weeks even though it...
Universities pressured to strip names of Epstein associates from campus buildings
Protests are growing at U.S. universities where buildings are named for associates of the late sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein