Day: December 4, 2024

10 items to heat up your outdoor patio in cold weather

7:27 pm December 4, 2024

Patios aren’t only for warm-weather entertainment. With a few tweaks and maybe some splurge additions, you can transform your outdoor area into a cozy space you’ll want to use even when the temperatures drop. Here are 10 winter patio ideas to help you maximize your outdoor space on those chilly days: Original price: $309.99 Electric […]

American students face declines in math, science scores compared to international peers: Report

7:20 pm December 4, 2024

American fourth and eighth graders are struggling with math after COVID-19 prompted school closures across the country, per a new report. “I would call these declines sharp, steep,” a commissioner at an agency within the U.S. Department of Education, Peggy Carr, said according to a Wall Street Journal report. “Something that we should be concerned […]

Archaeologists in Denmark discover over 100 weapons from the Iron Age during excavations

7:18 pm December 4, 2024

Excavations near Hedensted, Denmark, during the expansion of a freeway revealed several “well-preserved” ancient artifacts from the Iron Age that seemed to have been buried intentionally thousands of years ago. During excavations at Løsning Søndermark conducted by archaeologists with Vejle Museums, numerous items were uncovered. Archaeologists suggest the discovered weaponry was buried by a chieftain […]

2 American climbers go missing on New Zealand mountain

7:17 pm December 4, 2024

Two American mountain climbers and a Canadian climber are missing after failing to return from their attempted summit of New Zealand’s highest peak on Monday, officials said. Deteriorating weather conditions and treacherous terrain on Aoraki, also known as Mount Cook, have hindered the search for the two Americans – Kurt Blair, 56, from Colorado, and […]

California voters in Bay Area to decide fate of controversial sheriff

6:53 pm December 4, 2024

The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors voted on Tuesday to hold a special election on March 4, 2025, amid a longstanding feud with Sheriff Christina Corpus. The special election, which reportedly will cost millions of taxpayer dollars, will allow voters to decide on an amendment to the county charter that, if approved, would grant […]