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A Western-owned merchant vessel has openly transited the Hormuz Strait for the first time since the beginning of the war in Iran, raising questions over whether the owners paid the…

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Supermarket chain Grocery Outlet is set to close 36 underperforming stores, representing about 6% of its fleet in 2026. CEO Jason Potter told analysts on March 4 that the company…

Today marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Virgil I. “Gus” Grissom, born April 3, 1926, in Mitchell, Indiana. As one of NASA’s first seven astronauts, he became America’s…

 April 2 (Reuters) – Rising petrochemical prices have buoyed the long-term prospects for Brazil’s Braskem, even as the company is ​racing against the clock to deal with looming interest payments…

April 3, 2026, 12:15 p.m. ET The Los Angeles Lakers, at the worst possible time, caught a bad break with their biggest star. All-Star guard and Most Valuable Player candidate…

DENVER, April 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Eastwall, a Microsoft-only Azure-focused engineering services firm, today announced it has earned the Microsoft “AI Apps on Microsoft Azure” specialization, validating its advanced capabilities…

United States President Donald Trump has asked for a nearly 40 percent increase in military spending over last year in his annual budget request, which totals $1.5 trillion. While the…

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) observations have revealed unexpectedly overmassive black holes at the hearts of a pair of dwarf galaxies, far in excess of the expected ratio of black…

getty image, istockphoto composite Missouri Congressman Eric Burlison claims to have seen classified footage of UFOs that defies any conventional explanation. Much like many others, he describes seeing glowing orbs…

Watching the wildly popular television series Love Story took me back to a strange week in my past. One day in April 1994, I was working in a studio apartment…

One of the dangers of sitting down on your couch is falling into easy habits. I know that by the time I sit (or lay) down, I’m usually exhausted from…

Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Beyond their snazzy flight suits and mango peach smoothies, the crew of NASA’s…

Home » Space » SpaceX Starship Launch Delayed Until May 2026 Elon Musk says the next flight of Starship and first flight of V3 ship & booster is 4 to…

A planned Arctic engagement has been delayed, stirring diplomatic uncertainty. Officials are quietly negotiating new dates with Copenhagen while coalition talks continue. The planned visit of European Commission President Ursula…

Subscribe to OPB’s First Look to receive Northwest news in your inbox six days a week. Good morning, Northwest. President Trump this week issued an executive order to create a…

Two weeks ago I set aside my M4 MacBook Air and picked up a nine-year-old ThinkPad. It’s one of an estimated 200 to 400 million Windows 10 PCs that don’t…

Nothing has really hit its stride with the whole budget smartphone thing, with two generations that really got the fundamentals right without breaking the bank. Throughout the company’s history, though,…

Artemis II crew headed to far side of the moon For the first time since 1972, humans have left Earth orbit as NASA’s Artemis II mission heads to the moon….

By Mike Walden At the beginning of 2026, most economists, including me, were predicting a reasonably decent year for both businesses and households. We expected growth, a jobless rate between…

IBCS enables joint and coalition interoperability by linking sensors and shooters across domains. IBCS provides commanders with a resilient, open-architecture command-and-control capability designed to defeat evolving aerial threats.y… (Photo Credit:…

The league’s all-time assist leader earns her first honor of 2026 after helping Reign FC secure nine points from its opening four matches; Huerta’s 10th career Best XI selection is tied for the third-most in league history Seattle Reign FC defender Sofia Huerta has been named to the NWSL…

The electric vehicle (EV) magnet market is projected to surge from USD 5.3 billion in 2025 to USD 9.5 billion by 2030, driven by the global shift to electric vehicles,…

Summary created by Smart Answers AI In summary: Macworld explores Apple’s next decade, predicting major leadership changes with Tim Cook’s retirement and John Ternus as potential CEO successor by 2036….

Meta has apparently had enough of its independent Oversight Board. After trimming the board’s budget for 2026, Meta plans to further reduce funding in 2027 and 2028, and potentially stop…

MISSOULA, Mont. — University of Montana Western’s Theatre Program, in partnership with the Bank of Commerce Performing Arts Series, will present The Play That Goes Wrong from April 16 through…

But Bondi’s departure does not augur a better world to come. Like the former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, whom Trump fired in March, Bondi had become a…

Google has added support for Meet in Apple CarPlay before Android Auto. The CarPlay update was confirmed by Google in a Workspace blog post. The feature works for all Workspace…

Data centers have been on the receiving end of increasing public scrutiny, with moratoriums and local protests calling attention to water shortages, higher electricity prices, and deteriorating air quality in…