Can a 10-story building made of timber withstand a 7.7 magnitude earthquake? Researchers test one to find out.
UC San Diego, Jacobs School of Engineering (SAN DIEGO) — Researchers have successfully simulated a high magnitude earthquake on the largest building ever tested, and the structure survived. Global interest in mass timber construction — which involves thick,
Will Trump verdict have an impact on the 2024 campaign trail?
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A day after a New York jury verdict that found Donald Trump liable for battery and defamation flooded the airwaves, it appeared on Wednesday to have caused little more than a ripple
4 teens charged with murder of beloved 24-year-old Chicago police officer
Jason marz/Getty Images (CHICAGO) — Four teenagers, including a 16-year-old, have been charged in the murder of a beloved 24-year-old Chicago police officer, authorities announced Wednesday. Officer Aréanah Preston had just finished her shift and was still in
A year after Uvalde, parents, legislators, activists struggle to pass gun reform
Brandon Bell/Getty Images (AUSTIN, Texas) — Despite a consistent stream of tragedies, Texas officials aren’t doing enough to combat gun violence, according to elected officials, activists and families of people killed in mass shootings who say they are
Rep. George Santos has been criminally charged. Here's what prosecutors say he did.
Bing Guan/Bloomberg via Getty Images (ISLIP, N.Y.) — A federal grand jury has indicted Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., on 13 counts centering around three alleged schemes, according to court documents. The congressman, who was sworn into office in
LOCAL SPORTS: Tough losses for local baseball, fastpitch, soccer teams
By Oly Archibald UNDATED — It was a tough day for three of the four local high school fast pitch and baseball teams yesterday. The Roughrider girls fast pitch team held on to beat Kingston 5-2. Cheyenne
Death and sacrifice: How Ukrainians on the front line deal with loss
Tom Soufi Burridge/ABC News (KYIV, Ukraine) — Six-year-old Sasha Pylypets watched, impassively, with a type of curious stare, as people threw handfuls of earth into her dad’s grave. Days later, in another Ukrainian region, Tetyana Taranukha sobbed uncontrollably
NYC mayor condemns chokehold death: 'Jordan Neely did not deserve to die'
Luiz C. Ribeiro/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams condemned the death of Jordan Neely Wednesday, who died after a fellow subway passenger was captured on video
ONP officials postpone reopening Heart O’ The Hills campground
By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – The Heart O’ the Hills campground in Olympic National Park, which has been closed since March 1 while undergoing a major utility upgrade, will partially reopen on May 19. That’s a
Suspect charged in theft of brass fittings
By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – We have an update on a story we published last month after the Port Angeles Fire Department discovered someone had stolen or vandalized 13 large, brass hose fittings that were installed