Claim: In June 2024, NASA warned there is a 72% chance an asteroid will hit Earth on July 12, 2038. Rating: Rating: False On June 24, 2024, an X account claimed NASA had warned there was a 72% chance an asteroid would hit Earth on July 12, 2038. The account wrote: “Asteroid to hit earth on […]
LITTLE ROCK – A slow-moving front boundary draped across a large swath of the country will lead to days of showers and thunderstorms, but unlike Tuesday’s deadly severe weather outbreak, future complexes of thunderstorms will not have the same atmospheric conditions to deal with. Wednesday’s risk stretches for over 1,000 miles from Texas into the […]
JERUSALEM (AP) — On Monday, the Israeli military withdrew from its second devastating raid on Gaza’s largest hospital, Shifa, leaving it in ruins, with the walls blown out and frame blackened. Despite the destruction, Israel claimed the battle as a victory in its battle against Hamas militants — and said it hadn’t harmed civilians sheltering […]
Mar. 21—Millions of dollars in public education are at stake now and in the future based on decisions voters make on April 2. At a forum Thursday, members of the public got an opportunity to weigh the merit of several candidates for the district’s Board of Education. The most divergence occurred over Proposition St. Joseph […]
A woman researching the differences between MAGI vs. AGI before filing her taxes. Adjusted gross income (AGI) and modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) are two ways to calculate what your income might be for tax purposes. Both these figures directly influence your tax obligations, qualifying for certain tax benefits and deductions. Therefore, knowing when each […]
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. When a total solar eclipse creates a spectacle in the skies over Mexico and North America on April 8, it will mark the first time such an event has occurred in this part of the world […]
Luticha Doucette loves all the quirky people she encounters living in downtown Rochester. The sense of community makes her feel safe. That’s why she’s against a potential Business Improvement District. “It’s going to chill the vibe,” Doucette said about the idea for a BID. For Doucette, the vibe is accessibility and neighborliness. The 38-year-old small […]
On August 21, 2017, a total solar eclipse moved from the Pacific to the Atlantic, throwing a narrow corridor through 14 U.S. states under the moon’s shadow in the first coast-to-coast totality for 99 years. On that day, the shadow moved from Oregon across the U.S. to South Carolina, from roughly northwest to southeast. It’s […]
ATLANTA (AP) — An attempt to state that Georgia’s appointed State Election Board has the legal power to investigate Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger‘s handling of elections blossomed into a constitutional showdown Tuesday, with a lawyer for Raffensperger saying board members can’t legally oversee him. “There is no precedent for an unelected board of […]
Jan. 15—A challenging task awaits New Mexico lawmakers in the next 30 days: Reconciling three very different spending plans for K-12 public education. Schools are expected to receive at least $4 billion from the state in fiscal year 2025 — the single largest chunk of what is likely to be a record-high budget of more […]