Firefighters began gaining ground on wildfires that killed at least 40 people in the past week, the deadliest blazes in California’s history, as winds eased and searchers combed charred ruins for more victims with hundreds still missing. Two of the three most destructive Northern California fires were more than half contained early on Monday, and some residents who fled the … [Read more...]
Can Elon Musk at Tesla save Puerto Rico’s Power Issues?
With 90 percent of Puerto Rico still without power, Elon Musk has made hurricane-wrecked island an offer its governor couldn’t refuse. The Tesla CEO tweeted Thursday that his company is capable of rebuilding Puerto Rico’s power grid, much of which was destroyed by Hurricane Maria, to run on solar power and batteries. “The Tesla team has done this for many smaller islands … [Read more...]
Las Vegas Mourns A Day That Wasn’t Supposed To Happen
LAS VEGAS ― Hundreds of people gathered Monday evening in vigils to mourn dozens of people who were brutally murdered the day before, on what was supposed to be a festive weekend night on the iconic Las Vegas Strip. About 22,000 people had been listening to American country star Jason Aldean at the Route 91 Harvest Festival on Sunday night, when 64-year-old Stephen Craig … [Read more...]
Trump on North Korea, from ‘Rocket Man’ to ‘fire and fury’
Tensions between North Korea and the U.S. escalated this week after a single tweet from President Donald Trump caused an international snafu as the Asian nation said it was “clearly a declaration of war.” “Just heard Foreign Minister of North Korea speak at U.N. If he echoes thoughts of Little Rocket Man, they won’t be around much longer!” Trump tweeted on Sept. 23. North … [Read more...]
The Next iPhone X is it really worth $1k
The iPhone X is one of the most exciting phones released this decade – but not because it offers anything particularly innovative or new. It’s exciting because it’s the most radical redesign of an iPhone yet, tying together a number of key trends in the industry and adding in a level of polish that will attract legions of Apple fans to upgrade, and spend another couple of … [Read more...]
13-year Saturn Mission Ends In Fiery Space Crash
U.S. space agency NASA received the final signal from its Cassini spacecraft, which ended a groundbreaking 13-year Saturn mission on Friday with a meteor-like plunge into the planet’s atmosphere, transmitting data until the final moment. Cassini, the first spacecraft to orbit Saturn, ended its mission at 7:55 a.m. EDT (1155 GMT), shortly after it lost contact with … [Read more...]
National Toy Hall of Fame Selects Finalists
The Strong National Museum of Play announced the finalists to join this year's National Toy Hall of Fame. The 12 toys selected for the chance to enter the hall of fame in 2017 include Matchbox cars, My Little Pony, Risk, the paper airplane, Wiffle ball, Clue, Magic 8 Ball, PEZ candy dispenser, play food, sand, Transformers and Uno. Ultimately only two or three of the … [Read more...]
Hurricane Irma Leaves Millions in Florida Impacted
Hurricane Irma may be gone, but days of darkness, heat and hardship are just beginning in Florida. The hurricane struck northern Caribbean islands, where it killed at least 38 people, before smashing into the US mainland over the weekend, with at least 17 storm-related deaths reported. But that toll could climb: In Hollywood, Florida, at least six people at a nursing home … [Read more...]