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Earliest look at hurricane season calls for more storms than ever predicted
The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season isn’t here yet, but is already shaping up to be one for the books, with more hurricanes and named storms predicted in a pre-season forecast from Colorado State University than ever before.
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Wear red and green to experience Purkinje effect during total solar eclipse
Over two centuries ago, physiologist Jan Evangelista Purkyně noticed that red flowers looked bright carmine during sunny days but appeared to change to a deep muted hue come nighttime.
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Prosecutors say school shooter Ethan Crumbley’s parents show ‘chilling lack of remorse’ after manslaughter convictions
In newly filed court documents, Michigan prosecutors are asking a judge to sentence the parents of school shooter Ethan Crumbley to at least 10 years in prison, alleging they have both showed a “chilling lack of remorse” after they were convicted for involuntary manslaughter.
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Israel uses artificial intelligence to help pick bombing targets in Gaza, report says
The Israeli military has been using artificial intelligence to help identify bombing targets in Gaza, according to an investigation by +972 Magazine and Local Call, citing six Israeli intelligence officials involved in the alleged program – who also allege that human review of the suggested targets was cursory at best.
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Houston Grand Opera to Open Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music on April 26, 2024
Company to present Broadway musical in nine mainstage performances
On April 26, 2024, Houston Grand Opera (HGO) will open classic, family-friendly musical The Sound of Music, with the company’s own chorus director, Richard Bado, at the podium. Taking center stage in this production is Grammy Award-winning mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard as Maria and acclaimed baritone Alexander Birch Elliott as Captain von Trapp.
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Will your work schedule harm your health later in life - study offers clues
The immediate cons of an erratic work schedule are clear-cut: You may be tired all the time or missing out on time with loved ones.
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How Tesla and its Chinese competitor compare, in 4 charts
In 1995, metallurgy graduate Wang Chuanfu founded BYD, a small Chinese company focused on producing rechargeable nickel-cadmium batteries more cheaply than Japanese competitors.
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Campus Chronicles - April 3, 2024
Students from the Gifted and Talented program at Sutton Elementary School within HISD recently took part in their campus GT Expo. The event highlighted their various interests and talents, with a particular focus on projects created using upcycled materials. The school extends its gratitude to Ms. Hughes, the GT Coordinator, for her exemplary leadership in organizing the event.
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Preparations made should bird flu make way to Utah dairy cattle
The day after it was reported that a person in Texas became infected with bird flu from dairy cattle, the state of Utah is preparing for any and all possibilities that could come west. Utah is used to similar situations, most recently, losing millions of birds two years ago during a deadly avian flu outbreak.
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Judge schedules Newsmax case over 2020 election lies for September trial
A judge has scheduled a major defamation case against right-wing cable channel Newsmax to go to trial in late September, putting the battle over 2020 election lies front-and-center at the peak of the 2024 campaign.
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Rainforest Cafe Celebrates 30 Wild Years of Adventure
Prepare for an epic celebration as Rainforest Cafe commemorates three decades of unforgettable dining experiences in its vibrant, tropical oasis! Guests are cordially invited to revel in the festivities and indulge in a delectable array of new menu offerings, throwback favorites, and irresistible promotions. With its iconic ambiance and a dash of fresh surprises, Rainforest Cafe promises an immersive dining adventure like no other.
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US restaurants and chefs that are 2024 James Beard Award finalists
A New Orleans restaurant featuring a modern Senegalese tasting menu and an Ethiopia-born chef who studied psychology before turning to a culinary career are among the restaurants and chefs named as finalists for the coveted James Beard Awards.
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Not just clouds but new weather threat for eclipse viewers to worry about
The highly anticipated total solar eclipse is fast-approaching, but a new wrinkle has appeared in the forecast for Monday’s event.
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Egg prices rise again; outbreak of bird flu could make things worse
Egg prices have now been steadily rising for months, and your omelette could become even more expensive as poultry farms around the country deal with an outbreak of bird flu.
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‘Maybe Texas went too far’ with immigration law, state lawyer tells federal court
An attorney defending Texas’ controversial immigration law told a federal appeals court on Wednesday that state legislators may have gone “too far” when they passed a controversial immigration law last year.
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One of world’s earliest known books expected to fetch more than $2.6m at auction
One of the earliest books in existence is expected to fetch upwards of $2.6m when it goes up for auction later this year.
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Anthony Blinken - another problem with his Boeing plane - went by car
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is the latest person dealing with problems with a Boeing jet.
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Basketball teams ordered to replay final 0.3 seconds of controversial quarter final - losing side refuses
An Irish basketball team says it won’t replay the final 0.3 seconds of a playoff quarterfinal after it ended in controversial fashion, despite being instructed to do so by Basketball Ireland.
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University of Texas at Austin cuts DEI staff; complies with state law
The University of Texas at Austin is eliminating an unknown number of diversity, equity and inclusion staff positions and closing its department focused on access and belonging on campus, university President Jay Hartzell said in a letter addressed to the campus community and sent to CNN on Tuesday.
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Texas immigration controversy rekindles fight over Arizona’s ‘show me your papers’ law
The legal battle over a controversial Texas immigration law could eventually give the Supreme Court a chance to revisit a historic ruling that largely struck down Arizona’s “show me your papers” law and reaffirmed the federal government’s “broad, undoubted power” over immigration.
