Maker of popular weedkiller amplifies fight against cancer-related lawsuits

apnews.com After failing in several U.S. states this year, global chemical manufacturer Bayer said Tuesday that it plans to amplify efforts to create a legal shield against a…

Northern lights update: When aurora borealis could next be visible in US

newsweek.com Millions of people around the U.S. have been treated to the rare spectacle of the northern lights over the past two weeks as a result of a huge solar storm. The aurora has…

For the Valkyries, business is booming already

siliconvalley.com Outside Chase Center on Saturday afternoon, the Valkyries’ momentum was undeniable. More than 3,000 fans formed a vibrant garden of violet, black and white in Thrive City…

Map shows 16 states increasing porn site restrictions

newsweek.com A total of 16 states have now approved legislation requiring pornographic websites to ask their users to prove that they are over 18 years old. The following states have…

Voters to weigh in on presidential races and Fulton County district attorney in Tuesday's primaries

pbs.org The presidential primaries that Joe Biden and Donald Trump have already clinched will move closer to their end Tuesday. READ MORE: These Republicans have united to defend…

Micron lifts 2024 capex forecast on rising investment in AI-related chips

finance.yahoo.com Micron Technology on Tuesday slightly raised its capital expenditure forecast for 2024, as the U.S. chipmaker invests heavily to make high bandwidth memory (HBM)…

States With the Most American Armed Forces Personnel: All 50 Ranked

247wallst.com The United States military is a cornerstone of national security and sustains an expansive presence across the country. The U.S. has long favored a policy of military…

Micron Expands Workforce Development Collaborations to Meet Future Semiconductor Job Demand

benzinga.com BOISE, Idaho, May 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Micron Technology, Inc. MU, one of the world's largest semiconductor companies and the only U.S.-based manufacturer of memory,…

The 15 best places to live in the United States in 2024, ranked

businessinsider.com US News & World Report released its 2024 list of best places to live in America. • The best cities to live in have affordable homes, plenty of jobs, and a higher quality of…

City in Florida considered America's best spot to live: where do other cities stack up?

foxbusiness.com The Sunshine State is home to the city that just nabbed the title of the best spot to live in the U.S. That development comes as U.S. News & World Report on Tuesday…

New ranking lists the best cities to live in the U.S

cbsnews.com Why was Naples, Florida, just ranked the best place to live in the U.S.? It has much to do with the beachfront city's job prospects and overall quality of life for…

Northern Lights could return tonight as solar storm charges Aurora Borealis

newsweek.com Stargazers in Canada and parts of the United States could catch a glimpse of the Northern Lights tonight amid a huge solar storm. The Aurora could be visible in Canada and…

Two Republican states' housing markets are least affordable in the country

newsweek.com Traditional Republican areas Montana and Idaho are deemed to have the least affordable housing markets, according to a Realtor.com analysis, amid an inflow of new residents…

See the 41 States That Won’t Tax Your Social Security Benefits

247wallst.com Most retirement dreams are built on the foundation of financial security, and for many Americans, Social Security benefits are the cornerstone of that security. However,…

Laws for Carrying Firearms in Public in Every State

247wallst.com Many Americans carry a firearm for personal protection, but the laws for doing so vary drastically by state. Although the same federal laws apply to each citizen of the…

Upper, middle, lower class in charts: Percentages, income by state

businessinsider.com By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . You can opt-out at any time. Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on…

Utilities are doubling their 5-year electricity demand projections

aol.com Anyone paying a utility bill has certainly noticed that the cost of electricity has risen over the past couple of years—at a rate that has often outpaced recent high…

Here's how much money you need to make to be middle class in each US state

aol.com None A Business Insider analysis looked at what qualifies as middle class across the US. • None Utah, Idaho, and Alaska have the highest share of residents in the middle…

Farm Animals Are Hauled All Over the Country. So Are Their Pathogens

nytimes.com The bird flu virus that is spreading through American dairy cows can probably be traced back to a single spillover event. Late last year, scientists believe, the virus…

US State Department Issues 'Worldwide Caution' Alert For Americans

zerohedge.com US State Department Issues 'Worldwide Caution' Alert For Americans Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), The U.S. Department of State on Friday…

Winning Mega Millions numbers for Friday, May 17: Jackpot inches toward $400 million

floridatoday.com Mega Millions jackpot is climbing − will a $2 ticket make you a millionaire? That's happened recently to some lucky folks in Florida, thanks to Powerball and Mega Millions.…

Photos show Mount St. Helens, the most disastrous volcanic eruption in US history 44 years ago

aol.com None When Mount St. Helens erupted on May 18, 1980, it caused enormous devastation. • None The eruption triggered mudslides, an explosion, and plumes of ash that did…

How Big a House $200,000 Can Get You in Every State

247wallst.com Amid surging home prices and historically high borrowing costs, the United States is facing a housing crisis. Nationwide, the typical asking price for a home is nearly…

$25,000 reward for information on fatally poisoned Oregon eagles and wolves

newsweek.com Several protected animals, including three gray wolves and two golden eagles, have died after being poisoned in Oregon. The wolves—one adult male, one adult female and a…

Toll Brothers Opens New Collection of Luxury Homes in Riverside Oaks Community in Sanford, Florida

benzinga.com SANFORD, Fla., May 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Toll Brothers, Inc. TOL, the nation's leading builder of luxury homes, today announced the highly anticipated opening of…

Tornado video emerges as powerful storm batters Houston

newsweek.com Video footage shows a lethal tornado ripping through Houston, Texas, on Thursday night in a severe storm which left four people dead. The footage posted to X, formerly…

House prices in these 22 cities could surge the most in the next year

dailymail.co.uk House prices are set to rise an average 1.6 percent across the country over the next year, according to a new report. Yet twenty-two cities could see even higher growth of…

Bayhorse Silver Advances Pegasus Project Operations

tipranks.com Bayhorse Silver (TSE:BHS) has released an update. Bayhorse Silver Inc has announced operations at its Pegasus Project in Idaho, with a helicopter s...

How RFK Jr. could join Trump-Biden debate

newsweek.com It is unclear whether independent 2024 presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will join President Joe Biden and Donald Trump for the upcoming televised live debates.…

Justin Kurzel’s True Crime Thriller ‘The Order’ Starring Jude Law, Nicholas Hoult & Tye Sheridan Acquired By Vertical

deadline.com Vertical has acquired U.S. rights from AGC Studios to The Order, a dramatic thriller directed by Australia’s Justin Kurzel (Macbeth), on which we were first to report.…

Meet a couple with 5 kids who are barely making it despite working 4 jobs: 'It shocks me that $100k feels like poverty'

aol.com None April Schultz and her husband struggle financially despite a $130,000 combined income. • None The couple, once stable with one income, now work four jobs and feel…

How Common Are Hate Crimes Against Queer People?

statista.com According to the FBI's annual Crime in the Nation report released in October 2023, reported hate crimes against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals have…

Parasitic worms "shot-gunning" moose brains in US

newsweek.com A parasitic worm "shot-gunning" the brains of U.S. moose could be causing population decline, a new study found. The worm, named Elaeophora schneideri, has been infesting…

FBI And DHS Issue Warning On Foreign Terrorist Groups For June "Pride Month'

zerohedge.com FBI And DHS Issue Warning On Foreign Terrorist Groups For June "Pride Month' Authored by Jack Phillips via The Epoch Times, The FBI and U.S. Department of Homeland Security…

Coalition Of States Sue Biden Admin, California Over Electric Vehicle Mandates

zerohedge.com Coalition Of States Sue Biden Admin, California Over Electric Vehicle Mandates Authored by Katabella Roberts via The Epoch Times, A coalition of Republican-led states is…

2024 U.S. wildfire season: A slow start, but potentially active finish

axios.com With wildfires raging in western Canada and heat and drought leading to heightened fire risks in Mexico, the U.S. faces a fast start to the smoke season but a slower one…

17 States Sue to Block California's Advanced Clean Fleets Rule

benzinga.com A group of states that loosely parallels those that filed suit last year to stop California's Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) rule have taken similar action against the state's…

A traveler is calling out another bad national park behavior

thestreet.com The old expression goes that the single deadliest animal to nature is the human and the number of bad interactions in the country's national parks certainly demonstrate…

Q&A: Robert Sullivan on contextualizing the history of the West

cjr.org Timothy O’Sullivan is among the most famous photographers you’ve never heard of. His photos of the US Civil War have endured as its defining images, including a picture of…

Why school segregation is getting worse

vox.com A teacher and students in a public classroom in Salmon School District in Idaho. | Sarah A. Miller/Idaho Statesman/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Seventy years after…

Bird flu virus possibly found in a handful of wastewater sites, CDC says

nbcnews.com There’s no solid evidence that bird flu is spreading among people, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday amid an outbreak of the virus in dairy cows.…

You might have another chance to see the northern lights tonight

vox.com The recent geomagnetic storm allowed auroras to be visible across a much wider area, reaching into places like California. | Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images Why we’ve…

Bryan Kohberger hearings suddenly canceled

newsweek.com Both hearings scheduled this week in the quadruple-murder trial of Bryan Kohberger, the 29-year-old man charged in the slayings of four University of Idaho students in late…

If Biden betrayed Israel, so did Reagan

msnbc.com It was the summer of 1981, and this was the headline in the Washington Post: “Reagan Halts F16s for Israel.” Here is what the Post reported: “President Reagan tonight…

Red Lobster is closing these US locations, including two in Illinois

chicagotribune.com Red Lobster says it is closing nearly 50 of its restaurants in the U.S. The locations span across more than 20 states — cutting back on Red Lobster’s presence in cities like…

Here are the locations that Red Lobster is closing in the US

apnews.com Red Lobster says it is closing nearly 50 of its restaurants in the U.S. The locations span across more than 20 states — cutting back on Red Lobster’s presence in cities like…

Lonely Island’s Jorma Taccone couldn’t stop adding jokes to Knuckles’ dream musical

polygon.com The nonsense was all there on the page — Adam Pally in an echidna costume, Julian Barratt rocking out in an owl headdress, an enormous puppet hell demon, a…

Fewer medical students apply for residencies in states with abortion bans

marketplace.org We are deep into graduation season now, which means — among other things — that people finishing up medical school are about to head off to residency. But fewer medical…

Bryan Kohberger wants new evidence in Idaho murder case

newsweek.com Bryan Kohberger's defense team is requesting new evidence in the ongoing Idaho quadruple murder case. On Monday, the Idaho Statesman reported that Judge John Judge, who is…

Red Lobster restaurants closing: List of doomed locations for the struggling seafood chain

fastcompany.com On Monday, Red Lobster abruptly closed dozens of its locations, according to multiple reports. The closures come as the popular seafood chain has struggled in recent years…

States Where the Most People Bought Guns in April

247wallst.com The FBI conducted over 2.2 million firearm background checks in April alone. While background checks do not correspond one to one with gun sales, they remain the best proxy…

Red Lobster abruptly closes 48 restaurants amid financial troubles

newsweek.com Red Lobster is closing at least 48 of its locations across the country, according to restaurant liquidator TAGeX Brands, as the seafood chain continues to struggle…

Severe thunderstorms threaten two states, as people told to "take action"

newsweek.com Severe thunderstorms are expected to hit two states on Tuesday, with people in affected areas warned to be "prepared to take action." The National Weather Service (NWS)…