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Mar 18 2026CRIME

Former TV Host Faces Racially‑Motivated Highway Shooting Charges

A 46‑year‑old ex‑San Diego news anchor is now in jail after police linked him to two fatal shootings on a remote mountain road. The suspect, who once reported for Univision and Telemundo, was taken into custody at the international airport on March 10 while he was about to leave for a vacation. Inve

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Mar 18 2026TECHNOLOGY

New AI‑Powered Payment System Debuts on Tempo Blockchain

Tempo, a crypto company backed by Stripe, has launched its own blockchain and an AI‑driven payment protocol that can work across different blockchains. The network began in a testing stage for about three and a half months before going live on Wednesday. The team says the idea of “agentic payment

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Mar 18 2026SCIENCE

Malaria Makes Worms More Productive

In tropical regions, millions of people carry intestinal worms that can linger for years and cause serious health problems. When these worm infections overlap with malaria, the outcome is not simply additive; one disease can change how the other behaves inside the host. Researchers used mice to stu

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Mar 18 2026SCIENCE

Risk of Chikungunya Returns to French Polynesia

The chikungunya virus has come back in some overseas areas of France and on the mainland, which worries health officials about a possible spread to French Polynesia. Scientists studied how people mix in the islands and found that certain patterns could let the virus travel more easily. For exa

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Mar 18 2026HEALTH

Healthy Foods Reversed: New Pyramid Stirs Debate

The 2024 food guide has flipped the classic diet chart, swapping grains for protein and dairy. Experts say the move could reshape what kids eat in schools and how grocery labels read. Nutritionist Shana Spence points out that the new chart favors meats, eggs and full‑fat dairy. She worries

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Mar 18 2026FINANCE

Seeking $700 million for AI-driven science bets

A fresh-faced VC team, all under forty when they launched last year, is now knocking on doors for cash again. Their goal? To pull together close to three-quarters of a billion dollars for investments where artificial intelligence meets hard science. None of the three partners will go on record, and

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Mar 18 2026SCIENCE

Mystery Boom Over Cleveland Likely Linked to a Falling Meteor

A loud explosion-like noise startled people in Cleveland and nearby states one evening. Many wondered if it was an accident or something else. Reports came in from as far as New York and Pennsylvania, describing windows rattling and walls shaking. Some residents thought an explosion had gone off nea

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Mar 17 2026POLITICS

$60M Subway Money Fight: New York Goes to Court

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which runs New York City’s subway system, has taken the federal government to court over a missing $58‑million payment that could hold up the Second Avenue line’s long‑awaited expansion. The lawsuit, filed in Washington’s Court of Federal Claims, alleges

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Mar 17 2026TECHNOLOGY

Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with a Starlink Launch

The day began early in Florida, where a Falcon 9 rocket was set to lift off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The mission, called Starlink 10‑46, carried 29 new satellites that will join the growing network of low‑Earth orbit internet nodes. Launch time was fixed for 9:27 a. m. , and the c

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Mar 17 2026HEALTH

Higher Sugar‑Like Foods May Lower Diabetes Risk

A recent study in Europe looked at people who ate more foods that contain special sugar‑like molecules called dicarbonyls. The researchers found that those who had a higher intake of these compounds seemed to have fewer cases of type 2 diabetes. The study followed thousands of participants over man

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