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Rocket Lab’s $8 billion deal to acquire Iridium and form a larger player in the rocket and satellite industry is facing some resistance from SpaceX.  For weeks now, Iridium has…

Over the past five years, medications called GLP-1s have revolutionized the treatment of metabolic disorders like obesity, diabetes and fatty liver diseases. Sold under the brand names Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro…

In a tongue-in-cheek post on X, Apple CEO Tim Cook shared a video showing Pikachu running around Apple Park during a visit from the Pokémon team. Watch it below. Pikachu…

A new documentary traces the multifaceted trajectory of the late Brazilian artist Amélia Toledo, who expanded the field of Brazilian Modernism and Neoconcretism in her lifetime through her work as…

CHICAGO—(August 27, 2026) – Malcolm X College (MXC) and City Colleges of Chicago (CCC) are proud to announce the official naming ceremony of a brand-new community center at Malcolm X…

DAVIESS CO., Ky. (WFIE) – In Daviess County, some high school agriculture students got a break from the classroom to learn more about business. They spent the day at Nutrien…

Meta is updating its AI-powered smart glasses to close a loophole that allowed wearers to keep recording after covering the front-facing LED. Alex Himel, Meta’s vice president of augmented reality,…

On the morning of August 26, 2026, a massive glacier avalanche near the border between Nepal and China sent tons of rock, mud, and ice into nearby rivers, triggering devastating…

There’s also an array of clothes you can equip your characters with, which Rockstar has apparently coordinated with real-life fashion designers to put in the game. Some of these, however,…

Washington — Three fired Stars and Stripes journalists sued Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell in federal court Thursday, claiming the Trump administration is attempting to fire…

Amnesty International on Wednesday condemned the deadly gang attack that occurred in Kenscoff, Haiti earlier this week, leaving at least 47 dead, 22 injured, and reportedly dozens more abducted. According…

In a perfect world, I would game headset-free, my nonexistent hair flowing in the nonexistent wind inside my apartment. It’s not that gaming headsets aren’t great—I’ve used a few impressive…

Iowa National Guard 185th Air Refueling Wing, Nirmalendu Majumdar/Ames Tribune / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The United States Military partnered with Woodbine High School in 2022 to build…

The Foothill Trunk Line, the nation’s longest large-diameter ERDIP installation, reaches milestone as part of a decade-long citywide commitment to replacing and upgrading its water infrastructure with earthquake resilient pipe…

Stream Seasons 1 – 3 now with KPBS Passport on KPBS+ / Watch Season 3 Friday, Aug. 28 – Sept. 25, 2026 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV Lucy Lawless…

Greenland Mines entered into a securities purchase agreement for a registered public offering of 1,632,783 common shares at $5.00 and pre-funded warrants for 2,367,517 shares at $4.9999, each warrant exercisable…

The catastrophic flash flooding that hit China and Nepal on Wednesday has left entire communities devastated. More than 1,300 people are missing, and a lack of connectivity, power and resources…

KYIV, Ukraine — The Department of Defense has awarded a contract worth almost $11 million to X-Bow Systems, a New Mexico-based rocket manufacturer, under a program aimed at developing a…

The United States is entering the most expensive phase of retirement. Some of America’s oldest are eligible for more than $100,000 a year in combined Social Security benefits, while remaining…

The FBI and police officers are searching for a third man wanted in a deadly mass shooting that happened on Atlanta’s Edgewood Avenue last year. Ze’kevious Zenard Perry, 24, has…

The consultant who once warned that California’s richest poured millions into politics because they had something to gain is now helping billionaires fight a tax on their fortunes. Ned Wigglesworth,…

Of the many roles that Dolly Parton held — including singer, actress, philanthropist, author and humanitarian — perhaps the chief legacy of the late icon, who died Tuesday (Aug. 25)…

New York (CNN) — Big Tech, once the market leader, is being overshadowed by gains from the new stars of the artificial intelligence boom: semiconductor chipmakers. Nvidia shares (NVDA) climbed…

An off-duty Wauconda firefighter is facing felony drug charges after she was found to have cocaine and fentanyl during a traffic stop. The Lake County State’s Attorney’s office said Chandler…

I hadn’t been paying a ton of attention to the robot beat lately, but an adorable waddling duck robot caught my eye this morning and changed all that. The Microduck,…

Artist’s concept of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (Credit: NASA). Welcome to this special edition of The Intelligence Brief… This week, NASA is preparing to launch the Nancy Grace…

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Kids under 18 will soon see a host of changes to their Instagram and Facebook experiences thanks to a historic $18 billion settlement Meta Platforms reached…

software No one can afford RAM anymore, so we’re requiring devs to mind memory usage Google has declared that Android apps distributed through Google Play will have to meet new…

A series of strong El Niño climatic patterns in recent decades, such as the “Godzilla” event currently brewing that is set to warp weather around the world, have been supercharged…