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The same sunspot complex that caused the bright auroras in our skies last week took a parting shot at us as it slipped around the edge of the Sun. The resulting solar flare was the strongest we’ve seen so far this cycle, and going all the way back to September 2017. The Sun’s activity is […]

May 17—Superior: Presbyterian women are holding a rummage sale from 3-6 p.m. at United Presbyterian Church, 229 N. 28th St. E. Superior: Presbyterian women are holding a rummage sale from 8 a.m. to noon at United Presbyterian Church, 229 N. 28th St. E. Superior: The Barker’s Island Farmers’ Market runs from 8:45 a.m. to noon […]

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Severe weather swept across our area Thursday night. More is expected as we continue into Friday and Saturday. Dozens of Greater New Orleans schools close after severe weather event People trapped on France Road amid severe weather on Thursday, May 16, 2024. (Courtesy: New Orleans Fire Department) People trapped on France […]

HOUSTON — Fast-moving thunderstorms pummeled southeastern Texas for the second time this month, killing at least four people, blowing out windows in high-rise buildings, downing trees and knocking out power to more than 900,000 homes and businesses in the Houston area. Officials urged residents to keep off roads following Thursday’s storms, as many were impassable […]

Tens of thousands of people use the Interstate 5 Bridge every day. (Courtesy of Interstate Bridge Replacement Program) When construction starts on a new Interstate 5 bridge across the Columbia River in early 2026, drivers will begin paying tolls on the existing span between Washington and Oregon. That’s the plan. Rep. Ed Orcutt, R-Kalama wanted […]

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) got into a heated argument with Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) on Thursday night after Luna told her to “calm down.” During a House Oversight Committee markup of a contempt of Congress citation against Attorney General Merrick Garland, for not releasing audio of President Joe Biden’s interview with special counsel Robert […]

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) announced a new bundle with Comcast‘s (NASDAQ: CMCSA) Peacock and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) TV+, which is the first major streaming bundle the streaming giant has been in. What makes the move interesting is that it follows a bundle between Disney (NYSE: DIS) and Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ: WBD). Who got the best […]

A woman who led officers on a pursuit through Santa Monica and into Brentwood Friday morning was taken into custody after crashing head-on into multiple vehicles on the 405 Freeway. The events began around 4:30 a.m. when a patrol vehicle responding to a disturbance call was rammed by a woman driving a van, the Los […]

PARIS (AP) — The number of violent incidents reported in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia fell slightly on Friday, a day after France imposed a state of emergency as 1,000 promised reinforcements for security services were deployed with increased powers to quell unrest in the archipelago that has long sought independence. The top […]

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