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Gadgets: A great headset
BlueParrott’s new M500-XT Bluetooth headset is designed for both professional and day-to-day use, with endless features including AI-powered noise cancellation.
The single-piece headset has hands-free cell phone call quality as good as I’ve experienced, along with probably the most important feature: comfort, designed for extended wear. ...Read more
Jim Rossman: Jumping through hoops to access your Social Security online
I paid an emergency visit to a friend this week after he sent a message telling me his laptop was not responding and his mouse was locked up.
I swung by to see what was up. His major problem turned out to be a password issue on the main account on his MacBook Air. We got it sorted out pretty quickly, but he had a few other things on his list....Read more
Bring back the grizzly bear to California? Bill to study the effort advances
California lawmakers on Tuesday moved forward on a bill that could lead to the re-introduction of grizzly bears to the state, more than a century after the quarter-ton predators were hunted into local extinction.
The measure, which is backed by two Native American tribes, calls for a comprehensive study on the feasibility of bringing back the ...Read more
Musk seeks ouster of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman as trial looms
Elon Musk is seeking to have OpenAI Chief Executive Officer and board member Sam Altman removed from his roles at the artificial intelligence startup as part of the billionaire’s legal challenge to the ChatGPT maker’s conversion to a for-profit company.
Musk said in a Tuesday court filing that the goal of his lawsuit is to “unwind OpenAI�...Read more
Federal agency to release extra water into Sacramento River for salmon migration
The Bureau of Reclamation announced Tuesday that it will temporarily release more water from Keswick Dam into the Sacramento River to help juvenile Chinook salmon safely make their journey to the ocean.
The move came about two weeks after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released more than 6.2 million young salmon from Coleman Hatchery into ...Read more
San Diego warship to recover Artemis II astronauts when they splash down in ocean Friday
SAN DIEGO — The Navy said Monday it has chosen the San Diego-based amphibious warship USS John P. Murtha to recover the four Artemis II astronauts when their Orion space capsule splashes into the ocean west of San Diego at 5:07 p.m. PDT Friday.
The 684-foot Murtha, typically used to transport Marines, completed special training to qualify for...Read more
Why the Persian Gulf has more oil and gas than anywhere else on Earth
It has been said that Persian Gulf countries are both blessed and cursed by their vast oil and gas reserves. Geologic forces over millions of years have meant the region is an energy-rich global flash point, as it is now with a war underway that’s causing a global energy crisis.
As a petroleum geologist who has studied the region, I...Read more
Bald eagle bonanza in Pittsburgh with 5 chicks at 2 nests
PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh has never seen two nests with a total of five eaglets live-streamed at the same time.
After recovering from endangered status, bald eagles now have nests throughout the region. The first live webcam, installed for the 2014 breeding season for a pair of eagles nesting in Hays, now has expanded to two sites with multiple ...Read more
Editorial: What Artemis II explains about life here on Earth
Four astronauts are on a journey around the moon, a mission that offers a rare chance to see our world from a distance, and ourselves more clearly.
One of the reasons people appreciate travel is that it offers a different perspective on home. Distance has a way of recalibrating what actually is important.
Now imagine gaining such a perspective...Read more
Artemis II headed home as Trump calls in to congratulate crew on moon mission
The crew of Artemis II flew farther from Earth than any human in history, saw parts of the moon never seen before and spoke with President Donald Trump as they took a turn for their return flight home.
“Today you’ve made history and made all America really proud, incredibly proud,” Trump said during a call with the four crew who had just ...Read more
Can Earth be saved from a future extinction-level asteroid?
In 1998, Bruce Willis saved the world by blowing up an asteroid threat in “Armageddon.” In 2022, NASA did the real thing, crashing a spacecraft into asteroid Dimorphos to prove that we don’t have to end up like the dinosaurs.
On March 6, scientists from Johns Hopkins’ Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland, and NASA published ...Read more
State climate laws targeted around US as Iran war spikes gas prices
As countries and consumers embrace renewable energy in the wake of the Iran war, skyrocketing gasoline prices in the U.S. are fueling efforts to weaken state climate laws.
Renewable energy mandates to reduce greenhouse gas emissions generally have little impact on U.S. gas prices, according to experts. But the growing pain at the pump has ...Read more
Anthropic tops $30 billion run rate, seals deal with Broadcom
Anthropic PBC said its revenue run rate has now topped $30 billion, up from $9 billion at the end of 2025, and confirmed plans to work with Broadcom Inc. and Google to power its burgeoning operations.
The AI startup said that demand for its Claude services has accelerated this year, with more than 1,000 business customers spending over $1 ...Read more
An emotional Artemis II crew flies past moon, traveling farther than any humans in history
NASA’s Artemis II crew flew past the moon Monday, traveling farther from Earth than any humans in history and becoming the first to see some sections of the moon’s far side in the sunlight with the naked eye.
The four astronauts, sitting in the dark of their capsule, described the far side in eloquent detail: geometric patterns of browns, ...Read more
Artemis II astronauts break Apollo 13 record, make moving request to name moon craters
On a day the crew members of Artemis II broke the record set by Apollo 13 for farthest distance from Earth ever flown by humans, they made a request to name two newly identified craters: one to honor their Orion spacecraft named Integrity, and one in the memory of commander Reid Wiseman’s late wife Carroll.
The Orion spacecraft and its four ...Read more
Artemis II astronauts break Apollo 13 record, make moving request to name moon craters
On a day the crew of Artemis II broke the record set by Apollo 13 for farthest distance from Earth ever flown by humans, they made a request to name two newly identified craters: one to honor their Orion spacecraft named Integrity, and one in the memory of commander Reid Wiseman’s late wife Carroll.
The Orion spacecraft and its four ...Read more
Hormuz closure threatens the global food supply – why grocery price hikes are coming
The global energy crisis caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is only the beginning of the economic cost of the war with Iran.
I study how institutions affect businesses and supply chains, and I expect food prices to rise next, with high prices lasting even after whatever point hostilities end.
Along with about 20% of...Read more
Farther from Earth than any humans before, Artemis II crew prepares for lunar flyby
NASA’s Artemis II crew members, farther from Earth than any humans before them, are preparing for their event-filled six-hour flyby of the moon after five days traveling through space.
At approximately 2 p.m. Eastern time, the crew reached another milestone: At more than 248,655 miles from our pale blue dot, no humans have ever traveled ...Read more
Artemis II astronauts break Apollo 13 record, make moving request to name moon craters
On a day the four crew of Artemis II broke a record set by Apollo 13 for farthest distance from Earth ever flown by humans, they made a request that two new craters be named: one to honor their Orion spacecraft named Integrity, and one the memory of commander Reid Wiseman’s late wife Carroll.
The Orion spacecraft and its four passengers ...Read more
Moon's gravity snags Artemis II on crew's way to record-breaking day
The Orion spacecraft and its four passengers ventured into the moon’s gravitational influence Monday as the Artemis II mission heads to a record-breaking day on the lunar far side before their trip back home to Earth.
NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch along with Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy ...Read more
Popular Stories
- Editorial: What Artemis II explains about life here on Earth
- Why the Persian Gulf has more oil and gas than anywhere else on Earth
- Bald eagle bonanza in Pittsburgh with 5 chicks at 2 nests
- An emotional Artemis II crew flies past moon, traveling farther than any humans in history
- Gadgets: A great headset





