A commuter plane crash in western Alaska has killed 10 people, making it one of the deadliest plane crashes in the state in 25 years. The single-engine turboprop plane was traveling from Unalakleet to Nome when it disappeared Thursday afternoon and was found the next day after an extensive search. The plane, operated by Bering … Read more
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is facing a massive challenge in clearing up lithium-ion batteries after the California wildfires. The task, dubbed the largest wildfire cleanup in the agency’s history, aims to remove thousands of electric vehicles and bulk energy storage systems from the affected areas. California is the nation’s largest market for electric … Read more
Ben Simmons has agreed to a contract buyout with the Brooklyn Nets and plans to sign with the Los Angeles Clippers once he clears waivers, according to sources. The 28-year-old three-time All-Star joins the Clippers as a high-upside addition in the buyout market, following in the footsteps of successful buyouts by Russell Westbrook, Nicolas Batum, … Read more
Indiana University is set to name Michigan head coach Dusty May its next men’s basketball head coach, after making him an offer despite his reluctance to leave Ann Arbor. The 42-year-old May, a former student manager at Indiana under Bob Knight from 1996 to 2000, is expected to be the Hoosiers’ top target for the … Read more
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck the Caribbean Sea on Saturday, prompting a tsunami advisory from the US National Tsunami Warning Center (NWTC). The quake hit approximately 129 miles southwest of Georgetown, Cayman Islands, at 6:23 p.m. ET. Initially, the NWTC issued warnings for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, advising residents to evacuate coastal areas … Read more
Amazon has removed references to diversity and inclusion from its most recent annual report, marking the latest shift in the company’s approach to these policies. The change comes after Amazon halted some of its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in December. The prior annual report included a mention of “inclusion and diversity” in a section … Read more
A small airplane has crashed into a busy street in São Paulo, Brazil, killing at least two people. The plane, a twin-engine Beech F90 King Air, was heading to Porto Alegre when it collided with a bus on Marques de Sao Vicente Avenue around 7:20 a.m. local time on Friday. Multiple others traveling in vehicles … Read more
NASA’s InSight lander has provided new insights into the mysterious “Martian dichotomy,” a 50-year-old phenomenon that divides the planet into two distinct halves. The data suggests that ancient internal processes, including tectonic activity and temperature differences, may have caused the imbalance. Researchers compared seismic wave recordings from marsquakes at two sites: one in each half … Read more
A magnitude-7.6 earthquake hit the Caribbean Sea southwest of the Cayman Islands on Saturday, prompting some islands and countries to urge people near the coastline to move inland in case of a tsunami. The USGS reported the quake’s epicenter was 130 miles south-southwest of George Town in the Cayman Islands, with wave heights expected to … Read more
A South Florida couple on vacation in Turks and Caicos stumbled upon pieces of the SpaceX starship rocket that exploded last week, taking them home as souvenirs. Elena Zavet said she and her husband were celebrating a friend’s birthday when they heard the rocket explode above them. They initially thought it was a meteor shower, … Read more