The 31st annual parade on Balboa Island will kick off at 11 a. m. on Sunday, May 31, and it promises a wave of nostalgia with its surf‑culture theme. The organizers have chosen the Beach Boys’ classic “Good Vibrations” as a tribute to the late Brian Wilson and the music that shaped Southern Californ
"It isn’t about whether a job loss will hit you—it's about how soon it could arrive. In the last two years, tech, finance and logistics have been the main arenas where companies are trimming staff. Those cuts aren’t just temporary; they stem from a shift in how work is done, especially with AI makin
A short film called “Stronger Than You Think” has caught the eye of Sox Entertainment, which will now handle its distribution. The documentary follows 26‑year‑old swimmer Ali Truwit, who stunned the world at the Paris Paralympics in 2024. Less than a year after losing her lower‑left leg to a shark a
Moldova’s leaders have loudly opposed a new Russian plan that would let residents of the breakaway region Transdniestria get Russian passports more easily. The move, announced by President Vladimir Putin, applies to about 350, 000 people in the enclave and removes many of the usual requirements for
Many thought AI would replace call center workers in countries like the Philippines and India. Instead, the opposite happened. Call center jobs in the Philippines nearly doubled from 2016 to 2025, growing to 2 million workers. Unemployment there dropped from 9% to about 4% during the same period. In
Scientists studied how Mimosa leaves fold up when touched. They copied this trick to build a special sponge. This sponge can soak up oil from water all by itself, then clean up and be ready to use again without extra help. The sponge is made from chitosan, a natural material from shellfish. This ba
Brandon Patterson, a 41-year-old man paralyzed from the chest down after a car crash, is testing something futuristic: a brain-computer interface. Unlike most tech that tracks movement signals, his setup implants electrodes in a part of his brain linked to decision-making. Researchers hope this appr
Brandon Patterson, paralyzed from the chest down after a car crash nine years ago, depends on family help for daily tasks like getting out of bed or pouring coffee. But scientific progress has offered him a new role—not just a test subject, but an active participant in pushing boundaries. Unlike typ
A small team of British soldiers and doctors jumped from a big airplane to Tristan da Cunha, the world’s most isolated island. They brought medicine and oxygen because a man on a cruise ship was sick with a possible hantavirus infection. The flight started from England, stopped in Ascension Island,
Scientists keep asking if a DNA vaccine could stop Chagas disease, a sneaky illness spread by tiny bugs called kissing bugs. The disease drags on for years, quietly damaging hearts and other organs. Right now, the only medicines available don’t always work and can have tough side effects. Researche
