Southern Minnesota may enjoy a calm weekend, but a surge of strong thunderstorms is set to hit the area late Sunday night and carry through Monday morning. Weather forecasters have flagged this as a notable event, urging residents to keep an eye on the sky. The forecast places western, central and
School districts in Maine are facing a sharp rise in health insurance expenses. In one district with more than 600 staff members, premiums have climbed by over $1 million, pushing the total employer outlay to nearly $10 million. These figures only represent the portion paid by schools; employees the
Scientists have long tried to explain why we sometimes feel like flying, losing teeth, or tumbling off cliffs while asleep. One researcher from Montreal has spent years studying these strange nighttime experiences and has written a book that looks at both ordinary dreams and the frightening ones we
Scientists have found a new way to make hydrogen peroxide directly from water using tiny metal atoms. The trick is to arrange the atoms in a special pattern before heating them up, so that when the metal (cobalt) sits next to three nitrogen atoms and one oxygen atom it works best. This pattern is ca
Senator Rebecca Rausch has introduced a budget amendment that would remove the clause in state law allowing candidates to spend unlimited amounts on their own campaigns. The proposal, called “Elections Not For Sale, ” targets the practice that let billionaire Mike Minogue pour more than $13 million
Savannah James, often seen in the stands cheering for her husband LeBron and son Bronny, is stepping into her own spotlight. After years of supporting her family’s basketball dreams, she’s now the founder of Reframe Beauty, a skincare brand that’s gaining attention for more than just its famous name
South Africa used to be the world’s textbook example of fighting injustice. Today, it’s watching itself struggle with waves of hate aimed at people from elsewhere on the continent. Shops smashed, families hiding, and whole neighborhoods living in fear—all because some locals are blaming outsiders fo
Scientists are tackling a sneaky problem: invasive snakes that eat native lizards and upset local ecosystems. The California kingsnake, originally from North America, has spread to places like the Canary Islands, where it hunts rare reptiles. Traditional traps catch everything, including harmless lo
Some of the best crime films feel real because their heists aren’t just flashy set pieces—they’re carefully planned. These scenes make you root for the criminals even though what they're doing is illegal. Over decades, directors have experimented with different ways to pull off robberies on screen.
San Francisco''s recent crime wave has roots in a surprising place: the courtroom. Last month, the state''s top judges ruled that bail amounts for so-called non-violent crimes must be affordable enough for almost anyone to pay. This sounds fair on paper, but in practice it means repeat offenders are
