After months of triage, fostering, and reuniting pets with families displaced by the Eaton Fire, Pasadena Humane has placed its final evacuee: Artemis, a striking German shepherd who became the… Read the rest of the article: Pasadena shelter closes the book on Eaton Fire rescues with one final, very good dog
Just days before it was set to warn that the United States is losing ground to China in science and technology, every member of the National Science Board was abruptly… Read the rest of the article: Days before warning report, all 22 National Science Board members fired in two-sentence email
The "squatchee" is a pretty neat piece of engineering, and it keeps your hat from falling apart. I mostly thought the squatchee was there to punish me in low-ceiling situations.… Read the rest of the article: Why the button on top of baseball caps is smarter than it looks
After the latest alleged assassination attempt at a time the President really needed a distraction, the Mouth of Moron, Karoline Leavitt, is proudly standing in front of the press pool… Read the rest of the article: Karoline Leavitt offers an assurance no one wants
Finding an impartial jury for Elon Musk is proving tricky! So many potential jurors said they couldn't set aside their opinions that nearly half the pool was dismissed before the… Read the rest of the article: So many people said they hate Elon Musk that half the jury pool got tossed
Eric Trump sold his bitcoin company as a profit machine. But as the stock soared and then cratered, it was investors, not family insiders, who ended up stuck with the… Read the rest of the article: Somehow, Eric Trump's "money printing" bitcoin business left investors holding the bag
It becomes increasingly apparent that OpenAI is high on its own fumes. Celebrating "more compute" as something other than "a money incinerator" as its investors feel the pain. Shares of… Read the rest of the article: OpenAI reports "incredibly positive" vibe as shareholder value sinks
Chonkers, a very large Steller's Sea Lion, is visiting San Francisco's Pier 39. Threatened to near extinction, but making a strong comeback, the Steller Sea Lion is a big boi.… Read the rest of the article: Chonkers the Steller Sea Lion pays San Francisco a visit
Self-driving cars were supposed to fix human error. Instead, Waymo is building it in, telling cyclists that expecting robotaxis to stay out of bike lanes is simply "too high a… Read the rest of the article: Waymo says expecting robotaxis not to block bike lanes is "too high a bar"
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is famous for its glassy, mirror-like image of the Washington Monument. A near-perfect reflection, rippled by the wind or motion of a swimming bird. It… Read the rest of the article: Trump just killed the Reflecting Pool's iconic mirror effect
The single thing that suggests the attack on Dimwit Donnie's life might have been real is that Trump would likely not have approved a "manifesto" that references his multiple accusations… Read the rest of the article: Grandpa Pudding Brains offends quite easily
A new federal bill dubbed the "Save Willy Act" would create a Coast Guard "whale desk" in San Francisco Bay, aimed at tracking whale movements and warning ships in an… Read the rest of the article: "Save Willy Act" proposes Coast Guard 'whale desk' to prevent whale deaths in San Francisco Bay
A stolen car chase in San Francisco took a surreal turn when a suspect abandoned his vehicle on the Bay Bridge and attempted to escape by climbing along the structure's… Read the rest of the article: Suspect tries Spider-Man escape under Bay Bridge, it does not work (video)
Newport Beach officials are considering building a new police headquarters on land currently home to "Bunnyhenge," a long-running public art installation that has drawn families and visitors for more than… Read the rest of the article: Cops, not bunnies: Newport Beach chooses enforcement over art park
Former Homeland Security Secretary and noted slayer of puppies Kristi Noem is drawing criticism after reports that, nearly two months after her firing, she appears to still be living in… Read the rest of the article: Fired, but not evicted: Kristi Noem reportedly still living in waterfront Coast Guard mansion
If you thought US citizenship would stop ICE from deporting you, think again. A 25-year-old man who says he was born in Denver and provided documentation to prove it was… Read the rest of the article: ICE deports man with U.S. birth certificate after traffic stop
Florida Republicans, never ones to leave a map untouched, are considering another round of redistricting in response to Democratic gains elsewhere. The catch: push the lines too far, and a… Read the rest of the article: Florida tries to gerrymander harder, may end up helping Democrats
Headlines today are swirling around Whiskey Pete Hegseth and FBI Director K$H Patel's fears of being next thrown out of office and scapegoated. Everyone fears becoming the next several-day distraction… Read the rest of the article: Trump returns to his reality TV roots. Who gets fired next?
The Battle of Trafalgar is generally considered settled history: a decisive British victory over Napoleon's fleet. But in 1949, the Royal Navy found one last loose end in HMS Implacable,… Read the rest of the article: 1949: Unable to resist the irony, Britain defeats Napoleon one more time
A record marine heat wave stretching along the California coast is loading the Pacific with extra energy. The kind of energy that doesn't just sit there, but eventually shows up… Read the rest of the article: More heat means more energy. More energy means bigger storms
