Can cryptocurrencies ever be green?
Cryptocurrencies have been condemned over their environmental record at a time when traditional investments have been rapidly moving towards greener environmental, social and governance (ESG) values. So how long will it be until crypto earns its green credentials?
Avoid Vehicle Motion Sickness With This New iOS 18 Feature
In iOS 18, Apple added several new accessibility features, and one feature in particular that is likely to have widespread appeal among car passengers is Vehicle Motion Cues, which aims to prevent motion sickness when looking at an iPhone or
Meta Unveils 'Orion' Augmented Reality Glasses
Facebook parent company Meta today unveiled "the most advanced pair of AR glasses ever made," called Orion. Meta claims Orion looks and feels like a regular pair of glasses, but with augmented reality capabilities.The glasses have been in development for
Pastors condemn Black GOP candidate for racist comments about Martin Luther King Jr.
Black pastors are condemning North Carolina gubernatorial candidate and Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson (R) for his prior statements against civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. However, white Evangelicals are still celebrating Robinson.Earlier this month, a CNN investigation revealed that
X suspends “hateful” users 99% less often than Twitter used to
The social media site X, owned by transphobic billionaire Elon Musk, just released its first transparency report since Musk took it over. The report shows that only 2,361 X accounts were suspended for hateful conduct this year, a 99.7% decrease
Some in this California beach town insist the Tijuana River is poisoning them. Officials disagree
The Tijuana River has been polluted for decades, but in recent years, south San Diego residents say the smell — and their respiratory illnesses — has gotten worse.
Opinion: Imperial County residents deserve to benefit from a potential lithium boom
The distressed California region could have an economic turnaround if companies make payments directly to the people that live there.
How will the state manage the slow death of California's gasoline industry?
California might get into the gasoline refinery business to ensure stable supplies as demand ebbs. Industry officials say that's a recipe for higher gas prices.
Why was Marcellus Williams executed? What to know about the Missouri case
Marcellus Williams has been executed in Missouri, despite objections from prosecutors.
Moving homeless people from streets to shelter isn't easy, San Francisco outreach workers say
Outreach workers in San Francisco visit homeless people living in tents to match them with shelter
US suicides held steady in 2023 — at a very high level
U.S. suicides last year remained at about the highest level in the nation’s history
Get your Narcan! Old newspaper boxes are being used to distribute overdose reversal drug
Old newspaper boxes are being repurposed into containers that distribute Narcan, an emergency treatment to reverse drug overdoses
Escalating Trump row looms over Zelensky's US visit
Republicans accused Zelensky of election interference, after he visited an arms factory with top Democrats.
World's longest-serving death row inmate acquitted in Japan
After more than half a century on death row Iwao Hakamada, 88, has been acquitted of murder.