Fender is continuing its mass rollout of new electric guitars with the launch of two limited edition Squier Paranormal models. The series first launched in 2020 with the aim of reviving long-forgotten Fender builds for the modern era. A second wave followed a year later, but Squier saved its most bizarre batch for 2023. This […]
A key Perseverance rover instrument has been revived to continue its search for evidence of microbial life on Mars. The Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman & Luminescence for Organics and Chemicals (SHERLOC) instrument mounted on Perseverance’s robotic arm had been out of action for around six months, due to a moveable protective lens cover not […]
DETROIT (AP) — A Michigan appeals court revived a lawsuit against Detroit-area paramedics after a woman who had been declared dead gasped for air with her eyes open when a body bag was unzipped at a funeral home. A judge was wrong to dismiss the lawsuit in favor of Southfield paramedics before the parties could […]
A new developer is taking over an “extremely troubled” planned housing development in northeast Palm Springs, aiming to kickstart building on the long-vacant site of an old golf course. With neighbors frustrated with what they see as the empty promises of former owner PS Country Club LLC, Irvine-based SunCal is stepping in on the roughly […]
JERUSALEM — An Israeli military mission to uncover Hezbollah combat positions and hidden cross-border routes has brought an ancient technology back to life, according to an expert and footage from the country’s northern border. Photos and video uploaded to social media show reservists with the Israel Defense Forces operating a trebuchet, a catapult-type tool used […]
For the third consecutive presidential election, former President Donald Trump is lying that he was named “Man of the Year” in Michigan before he ran for president. Trump said it again on Saturday during a speech in Detroit: “You know, I got the ‘Man of the Year’ in Michigan. Years ago, long before politics, like […]
DALLAS (AP) — As a Delta Air Lines jet began roaring down a runway, an air traffic controller at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport suddenly blurted out an expletive, then ordered the pilots to stop their takeoff roll. The controller saw an American Airlines plane mistakenly crossing the same runway, into the path […]
Whether one is inclined to agree with the jury’s verdict in the Hunter Biden case or not, the outcome uproots one of the Republican Party’s most important conspiracy theories. GOP officials desperately want Americans to believe that the Justice Department has been “weaponized” to target conservatives, creating a “two-tiered” system designed to protect Democrats and […]
Recent visitors to Vietnam have likely marvelled at the newly-soaring skylines of capital Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, or Saigon, the biggest urban area in what has been for two decades one of the world’s fastest-growing economies and a hub for the likes of Intel and Samsung. But holidaymakers will soon be treated to […]
Fender has expanded its premium American Professional II Series with two limited-edition electric guitars, the Telecaster Thinline and Stratocaster Thinline. The new models take the company’s flagship Strat and Tele outlines and equip them with semi-hollow ash bodies, four-ply tortoiseshell pickguards, and four transparent finishes: Daphne Blue, White Blonde, Surf Green and Shell Pink. While […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Joe Biden runs for reelection, he’s resurrecting proposals to reshape American life from the cradle to the grave by lowering the cost of child care, expanding preschool opportunities and making home aides more available to the elderly. The initiatives were once part of Build Back Better, Biden’s gargantuan legislative agenda […]
US stocks surged on Friday, as upbeat earnings from Apple (AAPL) lifted spirits and a weaker-than-expected jobs report revived bets that the Federal Reserve could cut interest rates sooner than thought. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) jumped 1.2%, or about 450 points, while the S&P 500 (^GSPC) rose 1.3%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) […]