Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), scientists have finally solved the mysterious origins of the “BOAT,” possibly the biggest cosmic explosion since the Big Bang. The brightest gamma-ray burst of all time (hence the acronym the Brightest Of All Time), aka the BOAT, seems to have been launched by a supernova explosion that accompanied […]
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Hopes fading for four missing after deadly blast at Italian hydroelectric plant
Search and rescue operations are continuing at a hydroelectric plant close to the northern Italian city of Bologna a day after a devastating blast killed at least three workers, injured five and left four missing. “We are working, but with a few hopes of finding missing people alive,” said Luca Cari, a spokesperson for Italian […]
The internet is having a blast with these photos of Melania Trump looking peeved at a fundraiser
On Saturday, Melania Trump made a rare appearance, joining husband Donald Trump at a fundraiser in Palm Beach held at the home of billionaire investor John Paulson; and people are having a lot of fun with the resulting photos. Absent at a fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago on Friday, where she was to be honored with a […]
The internet is having a blast with these photos of Melania Trump looking peeved at a fundraiser
On Saturday, Melania Trump made a rare appearance, joining husband Donald Trump at a fundraiser in Palm Beach held at the home of billionaire investor John Paulson; and people are having a lot of fun with the resulting photos. Absent at a fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago on Friday, where she was to be honored with a “Child […]
Run through SeaWorld, zoo brews, Toxic Blast on I-Drive
SeaWorld Orlando is planning its first run in the park. The Seven Seas Food Festival Fun Run, set for May 4, will have a course that passes by wildlife and attractions, including the Mako roller coaster, Infinity Falls, Orca Stadium, Shark Plaza and Sesame Street Land. The top three overall male and female finishers in […]
Tribes blast South Dakota governor’s claim that leaders are benefitting from drug cartels
Relations between South Dakota tribes and Republican Gov. Kristi Noem have long been strained, but they have become even more contentious recently as Noem has pointedly criticized tribal leaders, accusing some of profiting from drug dealing and questioning their commitments to children on reservations. In speeches at community forums, Noem has slammed leaders of the […]
Bullard Methodist Church has a blast with Easter ‘Egg-splosion’
BULLARD, Texas (KETK) – Bullard Methodist Church had a blast with their “Easter Egg-splosion” event in Bullard on Saturday. LIST: Easter sunrise services across East Texas The so-called “Egg-splosion” featured an Easter egg hunt, pancakes and sausage for breakfast, a petting zoo and pony rides. It was also an “Egg-splosion” of community. “It’s a great […]
GA Gov. Kemp, congressman blast right whale protections without addressing key exceptions
Key Republican leaders in Georgia this week continued calls to harpoon proposed federal regulations aimed at protecting endangered North Atlantic right whales off the state’s coast. At an event in Savannah on Monday, Gov. Brian Kemp and U.S. Rep. Mike Collins blasted draft rule changes by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries division that […]
3 UN military observers, a Lebanese interpreter wounded in blast while patrolling southern border
BEIRUT (AP) — Three United Nations military observers and a Lebanese interpreter were wounded Saturday while patrolling the southern Lebanese border after a shell exploded near them, the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Lebanon said. The military observers are part of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization, which supports the U.N. peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon, […]
Gun safety advocates applaud signed laws, Virginia Democrats blast vetoes
Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed four gun safety bills into law on Tuesday and vetoed dozens of others. His actions elicited praise from gun safety advocates and condemnation from Democratic lawmakers who said his efforts to stem gun violence did not go far enough. Bills that prevent parents from willfully allowing a child who poses […]
Blast of wind, cold and snow to impact travel into Monday
DENVER (KDVR) — A fast-moving storm system will produce snow along the Front Range and in Denver weather Sunday night into early Monday making for a Pinpoint Weather Alert Day. This storm will be colder than the winter storm a few weeks ago. That will mean the snow will not be as heavy and wet. And, totals […]
Leominster braces for one more blast of winter
The central Massachusetts city of Leominister is bracing for one more blast of winter The city says it expects up to three inches of snow overnight Friday into Saturday, followed by up to two inches of rain. Last September 11th, an unimaginable eleven inches of rain fell in one day. Stunning videos show extent of […]