• WIRED

    Bird Flu Is Spreading in Alarming New Ways

    Last Friday, a health alert from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention pinged its way across the inboxes of clinicians and state health departments all over the US. The message described how a dairy farm worker in Texas had contracted H5N1, the highly infectious strain of avian influenza, or bird flu, that’s currently circling worldwide. The dairy worker had caught the virus, apparently, from cattle. The CDC’s alert urged doctors to be vigilant and consider H5N1 a possibility in any...

  • Help Aille Design Cross the Finish Line

    When it comes to fashion, it’s important that everyone is included in the conversation. That’s why Alexa Jovanovic created Aille Design (pronounced: eye) – a clothing and accessories brand based []

    • MSNBC

    There's a silver lining in Trump's delusional Deep State fantasies

    As House members returned to Washington this week, Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., was already struggling to rally his caucus around a bill to extend a 9/11-era surveillance program. The effort to reauthorize the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act’s Section 702 had already split the House GOP for months. but a compromise of sorts was finally about to hit the floor Wednesday, just days before the program is set to expire. And then former President Donald Trump weighed in. “KILL FISA, IT WAS...

  • Researchers develop better way to make painkiller from trees

    Scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have developed a cost-effective and environmentally sustainable way to make a popular pain reliever and other valuable products from plants instead of petroleum.

  • America’s facing a retirement disaster. There’s a better way.

    For many around the world, retirement can be a mixed bag. Australian retirees rate their retirement happiness at 70 out of 100, according to a survey of 1,000 Australians over 60 in February by the independent researcher YouGov and investment management company Challenger Limited. Money was ranked behind good physical health as the key to […]

  • Fueled by federal pandemic money, Washington state's spending has skyrocketed

    (The Center Square) – Washington state government spending increased 169% from 1991 to 2023. The state’s total spending was $12.21 billion in 1991 and increased to $73.59 billion in 2023. When adjusted for inflation, that accounts for the 169% increase. That's according to budget documents provided online by the state. The migration of people to Washington over the past 32 years has triggered a dramatic increase in the number of state workers. ...

  • State lawmakers talk to small businesses about post-pandemic needs

    State lawmakers held a roundtable discussion with local businesses in Chicopee Friday about their post-pandemic recovery.

  • Delta Air Lines is updating the way it boards passengers. Here's what to expect

    Delta Air Lines announced that it's updating its boarding system to be less

    • KHON2

    Trades set to vanish, heavy rain on the way for parts of the state

    HONOLULU (KHON2) -- The trade winds are will shift to the southeast by late tonight and Wednesday, leading to fewer showers overall. . However, a developing low pressure system northwest of the islands will result in light winds from the southeast for the remainder of the week. This low pressure system could also bring increased []

  • There’s a new way to stay overnight at Gunlock State Park

    ST. GEORGE — Visitors to Gunlock State Park will see something new near the reservoir’s shoreline: three cottages, which are now open for reservations. “The cottages are already a hit with visitors coming from all over looking to experience Gunlock State Park in a new and exciting way,” Devan Chavez, spokesman for the Utah Department […]

  • Bogus Botox poisoning outbreak spreads to 9 states, CDC says

    All of the case have been in women, nine of whom were hospitalized.

  • 8 ways ChatGPT Plus is better than Gemini Advanced and Copilot Pro

    ChatGPT Plus faces stiff competition from Gemini Advanced and Copilot Pro. But I've tried all three AI subscription services. Here's how it's better.