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Smoke from Canadian wildfires brings air quality alert, hazy conditions to NYC
NEW YORK — An air quality alert was issued for New York City, as well as parts of New York State, New Jersey and Connecticut on Wednesday in response to southern-drifting, hazy smoke from Canadian wildfires and rising ...Read more
Tech review: Great gift ideas for dad
Father’s Day is coming up, and I’ve been testing a few things that dads would love.
You could get dad another tie or bottle of after shave, but he’s probably got too many ties, and how much aftershave does one man ...Read more
Bay Area tech workers endure grim 2025 as big companies reveal layoffs
The Bay Area has lost more than 11,000 tech jobs so far in 2025, a slump in hiring punctuated by disclosures of fresh layoffs in the region by some big players such as Google, Walmart and Microsoft.
The protracted hiring ...Read more
Minnesota emergency rooms see uptick in patients due to wildfire smoke
MINNEAPOLIS — Canadian wildfire smoke has become so intense that even young, healthy Minnesotans are experiencing symptoms similar to allergies.
“This morning I woke up and I was just like, oh, I have COVID,” said ...Read more
Air quality alert issued for all of Wisconsin due to Canadian wildfires
Officials issued an alert Wednesday as air quality was expected to reach unhealthy levels in all of Wisconsin until noon Thursday.
Sensitive groups should consider moving all activities inside especially those with asthma...Read more
California freshwater fish found to be teeming with parasites. How to keep from getting sick
LOS ANGELES — More than 90% of popular freshwater fish in Southern California are carrying human-infecting parasites, researchers say. This poses a significant danger for those who like to eat freshly caught freshwater ...Read more
Straight From the Horse's Mouth
Q: Is it "champing at the bit" or "chomping at the bit"? I'm champing/chomping at the bit to know! -- Leigh, via email
A: Whoa! Easy there, Seabiscuit. Hold your horses!
Now that you've been reined in and are resting ...Read more
Preview: ‘Anno 117: Pax Romana’ may satisfy Roman Empire obsessions
One of the most pivotal decisions I made as a gamer happened in a Software Etc. in 1996. Back then, I was armed with $60 and had visions of a new video game, but I was unsure of what to buy. The clerk gave me two ...Read more
Jim Rossman: Planning is the key to buying the right portable power station
This week a reader writes concerning portable power stations. I mentioned my mom has one at her home.
“I am a senior dependent on medical devices, i.e. oxygen concentrator, nebulizer. Whole house generators are just ...Read more
Gadgets: Pool safety device
When it comes to pool safety, you can never be safe enough. And, like any accident, you never know. According to the American Red Cross, 69% of young children who drowned were not expected to be in or near water.
That ...Read more
Racing to save NJ island before it's swallowed by rising seas
STONE HARBOR, N.J. -- Lenore Tedesco doesn’t need to venture far to witness sea-level rise. She tracks its relentless advance from her window at work.
Tedesco, executive director of the Wetlands Institute in Stone ...Read more
Today's Word "commensurate"
commensurate \kuh-MEN(T)S-uhr-it; -shuhr-\ (adjective) - 1 : Equal in measure, extent, or duration. 2 : Corresponding in size or degree or extent; proportionate. 3 : Having a common measure; commensurable; reducible to a ...Read more
Shooting Star
Henry and Gretchen plan on sitting outside to look for shooting stars. They know from experience that if they watch for an hour, they will have a 90% chance of seeing a shooting star. It is a chilly night, though, so Gretchen says, "Let's only stay out for 10 minutes."
Henry says, "I was really hoping to see a shooting star tonight. If we are only out for 10 minutes, we will only have a 15% chance."
Gretchen replies, "Not true. We have a ...
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This Day in History, June 4
On June 4th, 1896, Henry Ford took his first automobile - the Quadricycle - for a test drive.
Thunderstorms sweep across SoCal, with lightning bringing risk of fire starts
An unseasonable series of thunderstorms was sweeping across Southern California on Tuesday, bringing with them the potential for fire-starting lightning strikes in areas with limited rainfall.
In the Los Angeles area, ...Read more
Gov. Whitmer declares state of emergency after May 15 tornadoes
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer declared of a state of emergency for Allegan County, Baraga County and the City of Lansing on Tuesday after a round of tornadoes and severe weather hit the areas on May 15....Read more
Minnesota issues 'rare' air quality alert as Canadian wildfire smoke spreads
MINNEAPOLIS — Air quality alerts remain in effect for yet another day for the entire state of Minnesota with concentrations of wildfire smoke so thick the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has issued a rare ...Read more
Today's Word "travail"
travail \truh-VAYL; TRAV-ayl\ (noun) - 1 : Painful or arduous work; severe toil or exertion. 2 : Agony; anguish. 3 : The labor of childbirth
(intransitive verb) - 1 : To work very hard; to toil. 2 : To suffer the pangs of...Read more
Train Problem
Elliot the detective heard the news of a double murder that occured on a train. The driver and the conductor were on the opposite sides of the train, but both were shot at the same time, reported a policeman who was at the center of the train at the time. The policeman had heard both gunshots at the same time. The train was travelling 150 kilometers per hour. Elliot immediately realized that the driver and the conductor were not killed at the ...
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