Today in History for September 24th
Highlights of this day in history: Patricia Hearst gets prison time; Author F. Scott Fitzgerald born; ’60 Minutes’ premieres; Baseball’s Dodgers play last Brooklyn game; Muppets creator Jim Henson born;…
Colorado police release video showing detained woman struck by train while cuffed in cop car
A high-speed locomotive plowed into a parked police car with a handcuffed suspect in the back seat as at least one arresting officer ran for his life, a disturbing video released by…
Tropical Storm Ian forms in Caribbean, could hit Florida as a major hurricane: What we know
Tropical Storm Ian formed Friday in the eastern Caribbean Sea and forecasts show it strengthening into a major Category 3 hurricane as it potentially approaches Florida by the middle of next week. It…
Arizona’s 1864 law banning nearly all abortions is in effect, judge rules
An Arizona law that bans abortions in nearly all circumstances can again be enforced after a Pima County judge lifted an injunction that had left the pre-statehood law dormant for nearly five…
Repairs underway after strong storm hits Alaska
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy says a weekend storm on the state’s vast western coast has caused significant damage to roads and homes in some communities. (Sept. 23)
As Russian Losses Mount in Ukraine, Putin Gets More Involved in War Strategy
The divisions over Kherson are only the latest disagreements between Mr. Putin and his top commanders. Senior Russian officers repeatedly questioned the early plans for the war, American officials said,…
Scientists are slathering reefs with antibiotics to stop coral disease
Researchers have resorted to applying antibiotics on corals to save Caribbean reefs from deadly disease, but there are concerns this could create antibiotic resistance in other marine animals Life 23…
Strange Tree Fern Has a Surprisingly Enormous Genome
Ferns are weird. They’re green and leafy like other forest plants, but they reproduce more like mushrooms do—by releasing clouds of spores. Many species don’t require a partner for fertilization,…
Vesper review: Exquisite dystopian sci-fi has a Brothers Grimm edge
Set on an Earth where the ecosystem has collapsed, this ravishing sci-fi film is centred on Vesper, a young girl struggling to find a cure for her paralysed father Humans…
Physicists found the shortest measurement to collapse a quantum state
Measuring a quantum object makes it lose its odd quantum properties, and it only takes between 0.1 billionth and 0.1 sextillionth of a second Physics 22 September 2022 By Karmela…