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SpaceX knocks 3rd Space Coast launch of 2026; readies for Crew-11 return
SpaceX launched its third mission of the year from Florida's Space Coast on Monday afternoon while preparing for the early return later this week of Crew-11 from the International Space Station.
A Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40 at 4:08 p.m. Eastern time on the Starlink 6-97 mission with ...Read more
Avian flu death count rises to 32 birds at Orlando's Lake Eola, including 26 swans
ORLANDO, Fla. — Avian flu has been blamed for the deaths of 32 birds at Lake Eola Park since Dec. 17, including 26 of the city’s signature swans.
All of the dead swans are Royal Mute swans, and 23 of the 26 belonged to the city. Three others were wild swans who apparently joined the flock at the park.
“It’s heartbreaking, the swan is a...Read more
Florida bill would ban the capture of endangered marine wildlife for aquariums
TAMPA, Fla. — Floridians were enraged last summer when a viral video showed men offshore Panama City capturing a giant manta ray, a federally threatened species, and hoisting the animal onto their boat.
That anger only skyrocketed when it became clear that Florida’s wildlife agency had approved the capture: The Florida Fish and Wildlife ...Read more
Plastic pellets known as 'nurdles' are polluting beaches and waterways
SEADRIFT, Texas — Aboard an aluminum skiff or one of her five kayaks, fourth-generation shrimper and fisherwoman Diane Wilson often plies the coastal bays and streams near her tiny hometown of Seadrift, Texas.
But instead of fishing for shrimp, black drum or blue crabs, these days the 77-year-old is an environmental activist looking for “...Read more
NASA targets Artemis II rollout to pad, details launch options
ORLANDO, Fla. — NASA could be sending a crew on the Orion spacecraft out past the moon in less than a month if everything falls into place. But first the agency has to get its rocket to the launch pad.
That could as early as next Saturday when the mobile launcher topped with the Space Launch System rocket and Orion could make the 4-mile slow ...Read more
'It is scary': Oak-killing beetle significantly expanding range in SoCal
LOS ANGELES — A tiny beetle responsible for killing hundreds of thousands of oak trees in Southern California has reached Ventura County, marking a troubling expansion.
This is the farthest north the goldspotted oak borer has been found in the state. Given the less-than-one-half-inch insect’s track record of devastating oaks since being ...Read more
SpaceX launches 2nd Space Coast mission of 2026
SpaceX knocked out Friday the first of a series of afternoon launches in the coming week with another Starlink mission from Florida's Cape Canaveral.
A Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-96 mission with 29 more of the internet satellites lifted off at 4:41 p.m. Eastern time from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40.
This was ...Read more
EPA opposes Colorado plan to close coal-fired power plants
DENVER — The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday determined Colorado cannot order the closure of coal-fired power plants under the Clean Air Act, and, therefore, the agency will deny the state’s plan to reduce the haze that clouds views at Rocky Mountain National Park and other federal lands.
The move is part of the Trump ...Read more
SpaceX targets afternoon launch of 2nd Space Coast mission of 2026
SpaceX has the first of a series of afternoon launches in the next week on tap Friday with another Starlink mission from Florida's Cape Canaveral.
A Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-96 mission with 29 more of the internet satellites is targeting 2:34 p.m. Eastern time in the middle of a four-hour window from 1:03 to 5:03 p.m. from Cape Canaveral ...Read more
SpaceX targets afternoon launch of 2nd Space Coast mission of 2026
ORLANDO, Fla. — SpaceX has the first of a series of afternoon launches in the next week on tap Friday with another Starlink mission from Cape Canaveral.
A Falcon 9 on the Starlink 6-96 mission with 29 more of the internet satellites is targeting the opening of a four-hour window at 1:03 p.m. rom Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space ...Read more
Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom blasts Trump's climate retreat while defending his own green agenda
California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s State of the State address came a day after President Donald Trump announced the U.S. withdrawal from dozens of international and United Nations organizations, including the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change — the foundational U.N. agreement that has guided international cooperation to combat the ...Read more
NASA bringing Crew-11 home early after medical issue on space station
NASA is opting to bring home the four members of Crew-11 early after one of them suffered a medical incident on board the International Space Station.
Without revealing their identity, NASA said the astronaut experienced the issue on Wednesday afternoon, and is in stable condition.
“NASA has set the standard for safety and security and ...Read more
Newsom's signature water tunnel is set back by California court ruling
In a decision that could complicate Gov. Gavin Newsom’s push to build a giant water tunnel and remake California’s water system, a state appeals court has rejected the state’s plan for financing the project.
The 3rd District Court of Appeal ruled against the state Department of Water Resources’ plan to issue billions of dollars in bonds...Read more
Space station medical issue could mean early end to Crew-11, NASA says
NASA announced a single crew member suffered a medical situation Wednesday on board the International Space Station that forced the postponement of a planned spacewalk. It has since said the crew member is stable, but that the Crew-11 mission may need to leave earlier than planned.
“Safely conducting our missions is our highest priority, and ...Read more
Washington state overestimates climate law's emission reductions by a long shot
SEATTLE — Projects funded by Washington’s Climate Commitment Act have not been nearly as effective at reducing greenhouse gas emissions as previously thought, state officials acknowledged this week.
Officials with the state's Department of Commerce overshot their own estimates by such a significant margin that on Tuesday they published a ...Read more
Amazon AI tool blindsides merchants by offering products without their knowledge
Sometime around Christmas, Sarah Burzio noticed that the holiday sales bump for her stationery business included some mysterious new customers: a flurry of orders from anonymous email addresses associated with Amazon.com Inc.
Burzio, who doesn’t sell her products on the retail giant’s site, soon discovered that Amazon had duplicated her ...Read more
Tech review: iPhone Air is thin and light -- but is it worthy?
Back in the fall, Apple sent me the new iPhone 17 Pro Max and the thinner and lighter iPhone Air.
I reviewed the 17 Pro Max, and I’ve been using it daily — and it is still great — but what about the Air? Is it a phone I’d want to use every day?
The Air and 17 Pro Max are similar in a lot of ways. Where they differ in size and a few ...Read more
Top 10 video games of 2025: Indie titles dominate a year overshadowed by AI
As artificial intelligence has seeped more into daily life, it’s been met with a mix of acceptance and repulsion. The technology has been used to modify photos and improve productivity, but it has also threatened jobs and created havoc with the truth.
When it comes to video games, players abhor AI. It’s associated with slop and the deluge...Read more
Gadgets: Dashcam
Vueroid's latest dashcam, the S1 4K Infinite (2-channel), is an industry leader, setting a new standard as the first offering AI-powered license plate recognition. Once an incident occurs, there's nothing better than having dashcam footage. As Vueroid points out in its press release, the S1 dash cam serves as insurance, delivering reliable ...Read more
How to make the best of a smaller hard drive
Lately I’ve been helping my wife deal with a laptop hard drive that’s too small.
Whenever we go out, I’m the one who takes the pictures with my phone, but she always asks me to AirDrop the photos to her computer. This is great, but I picked up her MacBook Air used, and it has the minimum amount of storage – 256 gigabytes.
Her previous ...Read more
Popular Stories
- Plastic pellets known as 'nurdles' are polluting beaches and waterways
- Florida bill would ban the capture of endangered marine wildlife for aquariums
- 'It is scary': Oak-killing beetle significantly expanding range in SoCal
- SpaceX launches 2nd Space Coast mission of 2026
- EPA opposes Colorado plan to close coal-fired power plants





