Jun. 28—CUMBERLAND — City officials will consider how to prevent crime yet maintain an inviting environment for visitors downtown. The issue was raised Thursday, at a quarterly town hall to provide updates on the construction project, because of a stabbing that happened on Baltimore Street earlier this week. “It is a public space,” Downtown Development […]
“Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links.” Futurist Raymond Kurzweil has a new book coming that spells out why he believes that nanorobots are the key to helping humans live significantly longer. Kurzweil believes that the pursuit of human longevity centers on ensuring that our cells don’t […]
Tropical Storm Alberto moved inland over Mexico on Thursday morning, after drenching Texas and Mexico’s coasts with storm surge and rain on Wednesday. The first named storm of the season is expected to dissipate over the next day or so as it heads west. Tropical Storm Alberto should dissipate by Thursday evening, forecasters said. Meanwhile, […]
“Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links.” Futurist Raymond Kurzweil has a new book coming that spells out why he believes that nanorobots are the key to helping humans live significantly longer. Kurzweil believes that the pursuit of human longevity centers on ensuring that our cells don’t […]
This article was originally published in Michigan Advance. Michigan’s public schools have billions of dollars in emergency COVID-19 federal funding to spend — but they may be in danger of losing some of it if it goes unallocated by the end of September. In 2021, President Joe Biden signed a stimulus bill that pushed funding […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Critics of a new Louisiana law, which makes it a crime to approach within 25 feet (7.6 meters) of a police officer under certain circumstances, fear that the measure could hinder the public’s ability to film officers — a tool that has increasingly been used to hold police accountable. Under […]
In a year in which we have already been treated to the “Great North American Solar Eclipse” in April and one of the greatest displays of Northern Lights in the past 500 years in May, what other amazing celestial attractions might 2024 have in store for us? How about a bright naked-eye comet? Over the […]
May 8—With the traditional school year wrapping up, enrollment is on for summer classes through the St. Joseph School District. The summer program, Catapult Missouri Summer Journey, is free but to secure transportation for the first day parents must register students by Friday, May 10. Classes run from Tuesday, May 28, through Friday, June 21, […]
Bitcoin’s 200-day average is on track to challenge its previous peak of $49,452 from February 2022. Past data show the most intense phase of the bull cycle unfolds after this average surpasses its previous peak. Bitcoin’s {{BTC}} price moved into bullish territory above the 200-day simple moving average (SMA) in October, setting record highs above […]
New surveillance footage containing images of missing University of Missouri student Riley Strain on the night of his disappearance in Nashville has been found, according to family friend Chris Dingman. Chris Whiteid, Mr Strain’s stepfather, said the new footage shows the student walking toward the James Robertson Parkway bridge, which spans the Cumberland River. He […]
Recent climate reports have shown alarming trends as 2023 was confirmed as the hottest year on record and rising temperatures led to the loss of 1 million square kilometers of arctic ice in the last year. As the Biden administration is committing nearly $4 billion toward jumpstarting a new carbon capture industry in the U.S., […]
Feb. 29—CHEYENNE — The Monday deadline to submit a final version of the budget for the 2025-56 biennium is fast approaching, but delayed negotiation talks have Wyoming lawmakers wondering if they can realistically meet that deadline. The budget joint conference committee held its third meeting on Thursday, where five lawmakers from each chamber continued to […]