A piping plover chick hatched Sunday at Montrose Beach, marking a milestone in conservation efforts to restore the endangered shorebird species in the Great Lakes region. This was the first egg to hatch of four laid by piping plover Searocket, who was captive-reared and released in the wild at Montrose Beach last summer, according to […]
Image: Volkswagen Volkswagen is pulling out all the stops ahead of this weekend’s 24 Hours of Nürburgring race, including the debut of a new 296 horsepower GTI Clubsport. It’s basically a front-wheel drive Golf R at this point, right? With 55 more horsepower than the standard GTI, this new Clubsport model should really rip. It’ll […]
The hottest ticket in Washington this week involves spoons, eggs, referees and a throng of cheering parents: It’s time for the 144th annual White House Easter Egg Roll. Since the 1870s, children have participated in the time-honored, Americana custom of pushing brightly colored, hard-boiled eggs across the White House South Lawn with wooden spoons. They’ll do […]
(Bloomberg) — British Columbia’s government launched a program to accelerate the construction of thousands of affordable homes, backed with a C$2 billion ($1.5 billion) lending commitment and C$950 million in spending. Most Read from Bloomberg BC Premier David Eby said the new body will identify owners of low-cost land, bring them together with contractors and […]
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A baby Little Blue Penguin hatched at Birch Aquarium on New Year’s Day, marking the first time ever a chick has hatched at the aquarium, the Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego announced Thursday. The baby chick is also the first Little Blue Penguin to […]