Hurricane Hilary and subsequent atmospheric rivers dumped inches of rain in the desert, triggering the appearance of colorful wildflowers. This year has not shaped up to be a superbloom, with the last occurring in 2016. The heavy rainfall has also prompted the reappearance of a lake that dried up thousands of years ago
German surfer Sebastian Steudtner may have broken his own record for riding the biggest wave in history earlier this year. The monster wave in the famed surfing sport of Nazaré, Portugal was provisionally measured at 28.57 meters (93.72 feet), pending ratification. If confirmed, the wave would eclipse Steudtner’s current record of 26.21 meters (86 feet) set in 2020, also in the fishing village of Nazaré. In a post on Instagram, Steudtner described the feat in February as “surfing the unsurfable”...
Netflix’s 3 Body Problem landed atop Nielsen’s latest U.S. ranking of streaming originals, as well as ranked No. 1 on the overall chart — ahead of Prime Video’s Road House remake and Max’s record-breaking Quiet on the Set docu. On Nielsen’s overall chart for the week of March 18, 3 Body Problem led with nearly […]
Manchester United are seventh in the table after 2-2 draw with Bournemouth. Ten Hag stormed out after being questioned about setting unwanted club record. IAN LADYMAN and CHRIS SUTTON have their say on the Premier League's Player of the Year - Listen to the
It is a common hack to stretch a balloon out to make it easier to inflate. When the balloon stretches, the width crosswise shrinks to the size of a string. Noah Stocek, a Ph.D. student collaborating with Western physicist Giovanni Fanchini, has developed a new nanomaterial that demonstrates the opposite of this phenomenon.
It's been very soggy in the Northern Panhandle.
When Tristan "Yawi" Cabrera announced he was now playing for Indonesia's Aura Fire, many fans speculated on his departure especially with how he had spent most of the previous season as a reserve player for his former team, Echo.
Chick-fil-A — the Christian-owned restaurant chain famously closed on Sundays — generated more than $21 billion in sales in 2023, a stunning 11.2% increase over the previous year's $18.81 billion. According to Nation's Restaurant News, the Atlanta-based eatery earned $21.51 billion in sales last year, a whopping 43% increase from 2021's $15 billion in sales. Breaking News. Spirit-Filled Stories. Subscribe to Charisma on YouTube now! Chick-fil-A "has essentially doubled its total sales volume...
The Athletics have historically low attendance through their first 13 home games in what looks like their final season playing in Oakland.
The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) released its annual State of the Cruise Industry report, revealing robust growth in the sector still recovering from pandemic impacts. In 2023, the passenger
Pamela Price, the Alameda county district attorney, is reviewing 35 death penalty cases after judge cites ‘pattern of misconduct’A California district attorney’s office is reviewing more than 30 death penalty cases after it unearthed records suggesting prosecutors deliberately excluded Jewish and Black jurors from capital trials.Pamela Price, the Alameda county district attorney, whose jurisdiction includes Oakland, announced Monday that her office had uncovered handwritten notes by former...
Want more insider watch coverage? Get Box + Papers, GQ's newsletter devoted to the watch world, sent to your inbox every Friday. Sign up here. This must be the most expensive cheese knife ever sold. Over the weekend at the Monaco Legend Group auctions, a sharp yellow blade meant for dicing up Gruyères and Comtés, with the phrase “It’s a Good Watch” printed on it, hammered for $3.5 million. Oh, and it also happened to come with a one-of-12 Rolex chronograph that was never made available to the...