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Buildings on East Patrick Street in Frederick, Maryland, USA. Acroterion, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons WebinarFriday, August 28 at 1 p.m. CT Join the Society of Architectural Historians’ Heritage Conservation…

One of the most exciting and surprising moments of Ahsoka season one didn’t have Rosario Dawson in it at all. It was the moment when Ariana Greenblatt took over the…

UNC Charlotte opened the 2026‑27 academic year at University Convocation on Thursday, Aug. 13, where Chancellor Sharon L. Gaber, Provost Jennifer Troyer and Vice Chancellor for Research John Daniels outlined…

August 14, 2026 Cadet Summer Research Program 2026 prepares cadets for future missions Cadet 2nd Class Garrett Clark operates an F-35 simulator during his Cadet Summer Research Program 2026 experience…

Aug. 14, 2026, 3:36 p.m. ET Tami Manis holds her Guinness World Records certificate recognizing her as the holder of the world’s longest mullet at the News Sentinel offices on…

PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. – Pituffik Space Base celebrated its 75th anniversary with a ceremony Aug. 12. A special ceremony was held at the base to commemorate its 75th…

SÃO PAULO, Aug. 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Brasil DNA, a project organized by Global Vision Access, has launched an international initiative highlighting Afro-Brazilian heritage tourism as part of its strategy to…

A woman accused of vandalizing the World War II Memorial has been arrested in Washington, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro announced Friday. Melissa L. Farris is…

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — In the heart of Hollywood, you’ll find Vala Kitchen, where Persian cuisine and hospitality meet. Owners Farrouz Asgharzadeh and her husband, Mo, left their corporate lives behind…

The Librarians, which premiered at Sundance in early 2025 and broadcast on PBS in early 2026, has been years in the making, but the battle at its core still forges…

London —  A second train has derailed in southeast England in less than 24 hours, British Transport Police said on Friday, adding that its officers were attending the scene of the…

Washington, D.C. — Today, Earthjustice and Sierra Club filed comments urging the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) not to repeal its long-held ban on commercial supersonic flight over land.  “The FAA’s…

NBA 2K27 does not have any bearing on the real world, but it can still be fun to analyze where the players and teams stack up. It’s also particularly notable…

Fannin couldn’t work as hard as he might have wanted to this offseason, though. While most players used the offseason program to get back on the field in a team…

Aug. 14, 2026, 1:07 p.m. ET California consumers are being targeted by a new generation of scams powered by artificial intelligence. Fraudsters are using cloned voices, realistic text messages, and…

—————————————————— I am glad to see Darren Waller signed at TE, but I am kind of hard-pressed to get overly excited about any significant increase in production at the TE…

Tim O’Reilly’s yardstick for measuring the worth of a company, person, or society has long been create more value than you capture. It’s no surprise that O’Reilly—publisher, internet pioneer, VC,…

Platonic co-parenting — where people who aren’t married or romantically involved shack up to raise kids — is on the rise, with aspiring parents flocking to apps that connect them…

Microsoft’s animated AI buddy, Mico, isn’t even a year old. But the company has decided to demote the blob-like character from the Copilot app.  Microsoft mentioned the change in an…

• Download the NBA App• Complete schedule: 2026-27 NBA season From Oct. 20 through April 11, the NBA calendar for the 2026-27 regular season is jam-packed with national TV games – 247…

The history of rival sibling pop solo acts is a limited but potent one. Most famous, of course, are Michael and Janet Jackson. Kylie and Dannii Minogue, Billie Eilish and…

Netflix has loads of excellent movies and shows debuting this month. We’ve picked through everything coming to the streaming service over the next seven days and chosen three highlights for…

With the launch of the Pixel 11, Google is rolling out a handful of updates to the Journal app that are already appearing on older devices. On the compose screen,…

Micron Technology Inc. stocks have been trading up by 3.14 percent amid strong AI-chip demand and upbeat earnings outlook Spot the Next Big Runner Click Here for a Millionaire’s POV…

Aug. 14, 2026, 12:33 p.m. ET The wait for Apple customers to see payments from a class-action lawsuit involving iPhones 15 and 16 just got a few months shorter. On…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian jet-powered drones struck a home in northern Ukraine on Friday, killing a 29-year-old woman and her 9-year-old son, officials said. The strike came a day…

Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech The impact artificial intelligence has had on the environment has been nothing short…

The Idaho Transportation Department has finished traffic shifts on SH-6 and SH-44 after delays due to thunderstorms in the area. STAR – All lanes at the State Highway 16 and State Highway…

Tracy Earth Project teamed up with Quest Science Center of Livermore to bring “Engineering Exploration,” a hands-on science and engineering exhibit, to the Tracy Community Center on Friday. Tracy Earth…