This song is from Grizzled: Love Letters to 50 of North America’s Most Understood Animals by Jason Bittel. Author’s copyright © 2026 and reprinted with permission from National Geographic. The bald eagle is an absolute beast of a bird. With a banana as sharp as a beak and a wingspan exceeding 6 feet, there aren’t … Read more
If you ask ChatGPT about the people of Florida and Tampa Bay, they’ll tell you that we’re stinky, lazy, and kind of whores. That’s the verdict—or, at least, the algorithmic hypothesis—buried in the world’s most popular artificial intelligence. A peer-reviewed study recently published in the journal Platforms & Society exposes the hidden geographic biases in … Read more
“Kids, you don’t know what the hell it is.” That’s how it’s done Bill Maher opened up about his latest take on Western Civilization during Friday night’s episode of Real time — and by “kids” he meant two of the biggest pop stars on the planet. The HBO host remarked Billie Eilish and Chappell Roan … Read more
A so Florida thing to do is to follow: a Falcon 9 rocket will fly into the sky, sending a batch of Internet satellites into orbit. If all goes according to plan, it will be another successful Starlink mission for SpaceX — and it’s possible that people watching the rocket launch live outside will be … Read more
short Weather models continue to debate the strength and position of a weekend storm system. The most likely scenario calls for rain Sunday morning changing to a mix and then wet snow by Sunday evening. Accumulation threat has emerged over the past 24 hours, with most models suggesting between 1 and 5″ of snow in … Read more
For a business that should have been on the verge of closing, Downtown Market is doing a brisk business. Five months after the city labeled it a nuisance and the owner moved to evict, the lights are on at 1103 Grand. Beer coolers hum. The selection of alcoholic beverages remains extensive. The counter display still … Read more
HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah (AP) — The Pentagon and Energy Department have airlifted a small nuclear reactor from California to Utah for the first time, demonstrating what they say is the U.S.’s potential to rapidly deploy nuclear power for military and civilian use. The nearly 700-mile flight last weekend — which carried a 5-megawatt … Read more
Michael Burry is a legend in the investing community. He made a name for himself by being among the first to predict the collapse of the subprime lending market in 2008. His high-stakes bets made a real fortune, netting him $100 million personally and $725 million for his investors. The film that presented these events, … Read more
Saul Loeb/Getty Images Moneywise and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue by linking to the content below. With tax season underway, working Americans may soon see a financial windfall, according to President Donald Trump — and he says it’s all thanks to one law. “Tax refunds this year, due to the ‘BIG BEAUTIFUL’ … Read more
Former Major League Baseball player Danny Cox and three other men entered plea deals three years ago on his property in rural Freeburg. That ends cases against eight men, including Freeburg Mayor Seth Speiser, in St. Louis Circuit Court. Clair County. Illinois Conservation Police issued them a total of 29 citations and 22 written warnings … Read more