At least six people have died in Texas and one in Louisiana from Hurricane Beryl as a massive cleanup and recovery operation gets underway to reconnect 2.1 million people energy customers who were left without power during the disastrous storm that tore through the region. A 53-year-old man and a 74-year-old woman were both killed … Read more
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Fair foodies, your favorite day of the year is here. The Minnesota State Fair has unveiled its new 2024 food and drink offerings, featuring dozens of new offerings and six new vendors. Some highlights include fried ranch dressing from LuLu’s Public House, ham and pickle rolls on a potato skin from … Read more
In 2019, Google Maps for Android got a speedometer that simply “shows how fast you’re going on the road,” and now it’s coming to iPhone. Google has confirmed this iOS and CarPlay rollout to TechCrunch. The speedometer appears in the lower left corner as a circle when you are navigating in a vehicle. This “speed … Read more
Robert Thacker, a Canadian academic and author of “Alice Munro: Writing Her Lives,” a biography of the late Nobel Prize-winning writer, said he expected it would happen: Eventually, the public would learn the story of how Munro’s husband, Gerald Fremlin, sexually abused one of her daughters, Andrea Robin Skinner, starting when Skinner was 9 years … Read more
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott said Tuesday there is nothing wrong with his right ankle and that he was only wearing a running boot as a precaution. Prescott was seen in a hiking boot while vacationing in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, in a photo posted last week on X. On Tuesday, at the youth soccer … Read more
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) regularly captures stunning images of our universe that delight space enthusiasts. The US Space Agency’s social media accounts are a treasure trove for those who enjoy viewing educational videos and fascinating images that show the Earth and space. Now, in its recent post, the agency shared a photo … Read more
A case of measles has been confirmed in a New Hampshire resident, and health officials said it was linked to an international traveler who visited the state in June. The Department of Health and Human Services said the resident who tested positive for measles visited several locations in the state while contagious, potentially exposing others … Read more
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell kicked off his semiannual update to Congress on Tuesday, appearing before the Senate Banking Committee. He will appear before the House Financial Services Committee tomorrow. Jennifer Schonberger of Yahoo Finance tells the following story: Powell indicated that the central bank is becoming more confident about cutting rates. He said he … Read more
Yesterday, Apex Legends announced the free-to-play battle royale would embrace shrinkflationsplitting Season Battle Passes in half while players still pay roughly the same amount for them. Today, some loyal fans are calling it the last straw after months of other problems, and are threatening to never come back The Sims 4’s Free Baby Update Can’t … Read more
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Alec Baldwins The trial in the death of a cameraman begins Tuesday with the selection of jurors who will decide whether the actor is guilty of involuntary manslaughter. Being chosen to serve in a trial of such a big star Being accused of such a major crime would be unusual … Read more