Tropical Storm Sonia churns in the Pacific Ocean and isn't threatening land

Tropical Storm Sonia is churning in the Pacific Ocean and isn’t threatening land. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says the ...

American Water Works, Essential Utilities to merge

American Water Works and Essential Utilities are merging in an all-stock deal that will create a water and wastewater public utility with an approximately $40 billion combined market ...

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun calls a special session to redraw the state’s congressional boundaries

Indiana Republican Gov. Mike Braun has called a special session and directed state lawmakers to redraw the state’s ...

Kevin De Bruyne, baja hasta a 2026 por grave lesión del muslo derecho. Golpe para Napoli y Bélgica

NÁPOLES, Italia (AP) — Napoli confirmó sus temores con la noticia de que Kevin De Bruyne sufrió una grave lesión grave en el ...

Another problem with daylight saving time: The time change raises your risk of hitting deer on the road

Another risk accompanying the time change is on the roads: As more people drive at dusk during an active time of year for deer, the number of deer-vehicle accidents rises.

Don’t toss your Halloween pumpkin — bake, compost or feed it to farm animals instead

Every year, more than a billion pounds of pumpkins end up in U.S. landfills after Halloween, releasing methane as they decompose. But with a little planning, those leftovers can have a second ...

Penny Hardaway's new Memphis roster is a complete overhaul

Memphis coach Penny Hardaway has a roster for his seventh season at his alma mater that seems to test what is possible in the ...

Trump’s ‘golden age’ economic message undercut by his desire for much lower interest rates – which typically signal a weak jobs market

At its most recent meeting, in September, the Fed lowered rates a quarter of a point, citing slowing jobs growth, and increased economic uncertainty. Trump nominee Miran was the only one of the 12 ...

What’s the difference between ghosts and demons? Books, folklore and history reflect society’s supernatural beliefs

Demons, by contrast, were almost always malevolent tricksters who served the Devil. Demons lacked knowledge of what it meant to be human. Hell was the demons’ lair. Early modern texts describe them ...

Here's what happens to your body when clocks 'fall back' an hour

It's time for most of America to move clocks back on Sunday. Daylight saving time ends in the U.S. at 2 a.m. local time, ...
Opinion

An Indigenous approach shows how changing the clocks for Daylight Saving Time runs counter to human nature – and nature itself

In this Indigenous context, Daylight Saving Time is nonsensical – if not outright comical. Time can’t be changed any more than a clock’s hands can grab the Sun and move its position in the sky. The ...

Woven baskets aren’t just aesthetically pleasing – materials science research finds they’re sturdier and more resilient than stiff containers

(THE CONVERSATION) People have been using flat, ribbonlike materials, such as reed strips, to make woven baskets for thousands of years. This weaving method has reemerged as a technique for engineers ...