2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (808+ words) “I’m trying not to get emotional,” Hendricks said, taking a step back. This summer, Hendricks began leading cleanups of the Acushnet River, to clear the way for herring to swim upstream to their spawning grounds at the old New Bedford…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (88+ words) The National Park Service is expanding personal watercraft access for the Gulf Islands National Seashore. For coastal residents, this means personal watercraft such as jet skis, part of a new executive order. The range where boaters need to stay at…...

10+ hour, 22+ min ago   (336+ words) Scientists from the German Aerospace Center’s Institute of Space Research reported Thursday that Mercury’s shrinkage may be 30% greater than previously believed — a loss in diameter of as much as 14 miles (23 kilometers). That’s significant for a planet barely 3,000 miles (4,900 kilometers) across....

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (513+ words) A California couple’s surrogate who refused their wishes to have an abortion has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene in a custody dispute over the 4-week-old child who was born with a serious heart defect. McKenna West filed the…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (415+ words) The promise comes after Trump pledged Wednesday to send every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections and as affordability has become a central issue for voters heading into November. “The relief…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (479+ words) The decision appears to clear the way for the state to use the old map. There were no noted dissents in the brief order. It comes after a pitched court battle shortly before ballots begin going out for the November…...

4+ day, 30+ min ago   (555+ words) But the three-armed robotic salvager had to turn away because it was low on fuel, according to Katalyst Space Technologies, which attempted the daring operation. Katalyst’s Link spacecraft got within 15 kilometers (9 miles) of Swift on Tuesday, using its sensors to…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (752+ words) Stocks on Wall Street lost ground again Wednesday as the price of crude oil climbed back above $100 a barrel amid further escalation in the U.S. war with Iran. The S&P 500 index fell 0.5%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.8%, and the…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (334+ words) Meta launched on Tuesday a personal artificial intelligence agent, Muse, for people 18 and over who are looking for help with day-to-day tasks like schedules, shopping and, in the company’s words, turning “long-term goals into action plans.” The parent company of…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (955+ words) The trial to decide if Lindsay Clancy was criminally responsible when she strangled her three children in 2023 ended in a mistrial Friday after jurors were unable to reach a consensus after weeks of conflicting testimony about her post-pregnancy mental health…...