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ORLANDO, Fla. — The competition for airspace is just beginning as the space age kicks into high gear on the Space Coast.

At the center of it all is SpaceX, which seeks to bring its game-changing Starship to Florida but with a sobering cost, delaying as many as 12,000 commercial flights each year.

The company’s target of as many as 120 ...Read more

BALTIMORE — A federal judge denied the Trump administration’s bid to pause Ocean City’s lawsuit over offshore wind power due to the federal government shutdown.

Before the government shutdown, Judge Stephanie Gallagher was expected to issue a ruling that would either allow U.S. Wind to move forward or give the U.S. Department of the ...Read more

DAVENPORT, Calif. — On a spit of sand 12 miles north of Santa Cruz, a small, emaciated sea lion lay on its side. The only sign of life was the deep press of its flippers against its belly, relaxing for a few seconds, then squeezing again.

“That’s a classic sign of lepto,” said Giancarlo Rulli, a volunteer and spokesperson with the ...Read more

Apple will no longer offer an Immigration and Customs Enforcement tracking app after coming under fire from the Trump administration.

The free ICEBlock app that allowed users to anonymously report and monitor the movements of immigration agents was removed from the App Store Thursday night.

Earlier this year, the app’s developers urged U.S. ...Read more

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Lou Lesesne has spent years cultivating a naturalistic garden in his front yard.

He uses only native species of plants and allows them to grow tall, flower and seed without regular mowing. It’s an approach that has gained in popularity as cities adopt friendlier laws recognizing potential environmental benefits of creating ...Read more

ATLANTA — A large, nocturnal predator has become an increasingly common sight in Georgia in recent years, including around metro Atlanta: the coyote.

Now, a new University of Georgia-led study finds coyotes are likely here to stay in the Southeast, and efforts to control populations of the crafty animals are probably a waste of time and money...Read more

The Trump administration is set to cancel some $8 billion in clean energy projects ushered in by the Biden administration across several states, including Maryland, according to the director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget.

In a post on X Wednesday afternoon, OMB director Russell Vought wrote that “nearly $8 billion in Green New ...Read more

The crisis along the Colorado River is coming to a head as seven state negotiators fail to deliver an agreement on how to manage it over the next 20 years.

But the river system can’t wait, and common-sense solutions that states can implement in the interim are being ignored, a coalition of nongovernmental organizations argues in a report ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — If at first you don’t succeed, try again.

That’s the philosophy of two Democrats on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors when it comes to securing Superfund status for the Tijuana River Valley.

Earlier this year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency declined to investigate pollution in the area. The decision came in ...Read more

For as long as there have been people in what is now California, the granite peaks of the Sierra Nevada have held masses of ice, according to new research that shows the glaciers have probably existed since the last Ice Age more than 11,000 years ago.

The remnants of these glaciers, which have already shrunk dramatically since the late 1800s, ...Read more

Q. I purchased the mini blower you recommended and cannot believe the blowing power in that tiny device. Even after several months I continue to be amazed every time I turn it on, and it has so many applications. I have a challenge for you. Can you find a powerful mini vacuum, but in a small device?

—J.O., Minneapolis

A. Thanks for the ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. – Port Canaveral has had such a busy year supporting SpaceX’s rocket recovery efforts, it brought in a new crane to assist in the launch parade on the Space Coast.

Port CEO Capt. John Murray said the third mobile harbor crane operated by the port arrived on Aug. 3.

“We had this crane modified somewhat to accommodate ...Read more

Open-ear true wireless earbuds have made quite an impression since their recent arrival—and I'm officially a fan. For the latest pair I received for testing, the OpenRock S2 open-ear air conduction sport earbuds, I brought in a friend who had never tried open-ear buds before. Here are some of his thoughts.

These earbuds could be a welcome ...Read more

Last week I wrote about helping a friend set up streaming TV for the first time.

If you’ve never experienced streaming TV, there can be a lot of nuances that might not be the easiest to understand until you see them for yourself.

Some streaming sources are free with ad-supported content, but many are going to require an ongoing ...Read more

Target is rolling out new self-checkout kiosks designed for blind and low-vision shoppers — and the retailer isn’t keeping the technology to itself.

The Minneapolis-based company says the “first-of-its-kind” stations are now in 200 stores and will expand to all locations by early 2026. Target has chosen not to patent the tactile ...Read more

Be prepared.

That’s the Boy Scouts motto, and even though I dropped out of scouting when I was a cub scout, I’ve always tried to be prepared.

Compiling a toolkit to keep in my vehicle is something I love to do. I’m not a master mechanic, so I don’t carry a huge toolbox, but I want to be prepared if there’s a situation that might ...Read more

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minnesota — Agiliti has invested more than $35 million to develop a next-generation hospital bed, one that fits the needs of all kinds of patients and the health care workers taking care of them.

The company that rents and services hospital equipment has moved into manufacturing its own bed after years of handling models from ...Read more

When Amazon.com Inc. recruited longtime Microsoft Corp. product chief Panos Panay in 2023 to run its devices division, his new colleagues thought the e-commerce giant was preparing to take its consumer gadget line upscale.

Panay pushed back on the idea during an all-hands meeting with thousands of engineers from the Alexa, Echo and Fire TV ...Read more

California heads into the new water year facing continued risks from climate-driven extremes, the California Department of Water Resources said on Tuesday.

In a briefing held virtually on Tuesday afternoon, the department said the state is expected to see “big swings” in weather patterns between large storm events and long, intense dry ...Read more