Day: December 1, 2024

Navy putting first shipborne hypersonic weapon on vessel once seen as ‘costly blunder’

6:32 pm December 1, 2024

The Pentagon is in the process of fitting the first-ever shipborn hypersonic missile system to a U.S. stealth destroyer once considered to be defunct. The USS Zumwalt is stationed at a Mississippi shipyard as it undergoes the retrofit. The U.S. Navy is installing missile tubes towards the vessel’s bow, where two inactive gun turrets were […]

Go woke, go broke is real. It’s time for American businesses to get back to basics

6:30 pm December 1, 2024

Horror writer Stephen King once wrote “sooner or later, everything old is new again.” Since Donald Trump’s reelection, U.S. stock markets and investor confidence have been on a tear. The reason is simple. After a decade of companies apologizing for not being progressive enough on causes ranging from the environment to diversity initiatives to support for Palestine, investors know corporations […]

Truck carrying 44,000 pounds of chickpeas catches fire in Death Valley

6:05 pm December 1, 2024

A truck carrying 44,000 pounds of chickpeas burst into flames while driving through Death Valley National Park in California last month, park officials said Friday. The truck was descending Daylight Pass and Mud Canyon Road, which is closed to commercial truck traffic, when its brakes overheated and caused the truck to catch fire at around […]

Do women need more sleep than men? Here’s what experts think

4:30 pm December 1, 2024

Sleep is important for everyone – but do women require more than men? This has been an ongoing discussion among researchers and medical experts, as they weigh the various biological factors that come into play. Sleep expert Dr. Wendy Troxel, RAND Corporation senior behavioral specialist and a licensed clinical psychologist in Utah, said the idea that women […]

Massachusetts man allegedly killed roommate, 80, after being ‘too close’ to Thanksgiving food

4:24 pm December 1, 2024

A Massachusetts man allegedly killed his roommate on Thanksgiving for standing “too close” to the food he was preparing because the roommate “often sneezes,” although he claims the killing was an accident. Richard Lombardi, 65, was charged with assault and battery on a person 60 and over, causing serious injury and involuntary manslaughter, according to […]