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Why some clouds vanish during solar eclipses
It’s midday, and the sun is high in the sky, a natural cyan canvas peppered with puffy, cauliflower-shaped clouds. With little warning, the clouds cluttering the horizon start to vanish before your eyes. Not long after, the world begins to darken, as the golden orb that sustains life on Earth swiftly disappears from view.
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Kansas City: New city office creates more language access
In May, a new office will start breaking language barriers for people in Kansas City. It’s called the ‘Office for Language Access’.
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A new program at the Flint Institute of Arts (FIA) invokes thoughts of creativity, while making waves in the Alzheimer’s and dementia community. Mandatory Credit: …
Published on April 1, 2024
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‘So much joy’: Art Spark! offers art programs for people with memory loss
A new program at the Flint Institute of Arts (FIA) invokes thoughts of creativity, while making waves in the Alzheimer’s and dementia community.
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Caitlin Clark of the Iowa Hawkeyes reacts after breaking the NCAA single-season three-point shot record on March 8, in Minneapolis. Mandatory Credit: Aaron J. Thornton/Getty …
Published on April 1, 2024
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Women’s college basketball: How Caitlin Clark rewrote rules
Caitlin Clark stands alone on the Iowa Hawkeyes’ home floor, with 15,000 fans transfixed by the moment — and more than three million viewers watching on television.
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Jasir Rahman, Junior, Rice University, Houston coordinator for Brady United, Saami Baig, March for our Lives, high school student, Emilee Whitehurst, Executive Director, Houston Area …
Published on April 1, 2024
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Louis Gossett Jr., Oscar-winning star of ‘An Officer and a Gentleman,’ dead at 87
Louis Gossett Jr., who won an Academy Award for his performance in “An Officer and a Gentleman” and an Emmy for the groundbreaking miniseries “Roots,” has died at age 87, according to a statement from his family.
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Fed Chair Jerome Powell signals rate cuts aren’t imminent
The Federal Reserve has been keen on paying attention to investors’ expectations on interest rates. But the Fed is prepared to ignore Wall Street’s hope for a rate cut in June if it feels the economy isn’t ready yet.
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Ángel Di María won the World Cup with Argentina in 2022. Mandatory Credit Mitchell LeffGetty Images via CNN Newsource
Published on March 29, 2024
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Three people arrested for threatening Argentine footballer Ángel Di María
Three people were arrested in Argentina on Wednesday for threatening Argentine footballer Ángel Di María and his family, Minister of Security Patricia Bullrich said.
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Newly-elected Chairman Michael Whatley, left, and Co-Chair Lara Trump, right, greet attendees as they crowd the podium after the general session of the Republican National …
Published on March 29, 2024
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People seeking employment at RNC asked if they believe 2020 election was stolen
People seeking employment at the Republican National Committee have been asked in recent job interviews whether they believe the 2020 election was stolen, according to two sources familiar with the questioning.
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Global disaster unfolds on bridge over river in Baltimore
When it opened 47 years and six days ago on “a spectacularly clear” March morning, the steel-arched Francis Scott Key Bridge was hailed as an engineering wonder offering “some of the most spectacular vistas in Maryland.”
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Europe in ‘pre-war era’ - warns Poland’s Prime Minister Tusk, cites Russia’s threat
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has warned that Europe is in a “pre-war era” but still has a “long way to go” before its ready to confront the threat posed by Russia.
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Timothy Stephenson was sentenced to 16 years in prison earlier this month for killing a man he met at a bar in 1998. Mandatory Credit: …
Published on March 29, 2024
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He killed man 26 years ago in Missouri; husband secretly worked with investigators to get confession
On the surface, Timothy Stephenson had an enviable life. He was married to a doctor, and they lived in a $2 million home with their twin daughters in a quiet suburb east of San Francisco.
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They met hiking Machu Picchu; didn’t swap details; never expected to meet again - did not work out that way
There’s a photograph of Laura and Adrian on the day they met. It’s a group shot, taken on the outset of an Inca Trail trek in the autumn of 2010.
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RNC officials deny ‘litmus test’ related to 2020 election for current/potential staffers
Top officials at the Republican National Committee are denying reports that there is a “litmus test” for current and potential staffers related to whether they believe the 2020 election was stolen.
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The Francis Scott Key Bridge lies in shambles after a massive cargo ship crashed into one of its pillars overnight in Baltimore. Mandatory Credit: Harford …
Published on March 29, 2024
