Dec. 23 (UPI) — A professor at a Japanese university unveiled his latest innovation: a TV with a screen the viewer can taste. Homei Miyashita, an associate professor in the School of Science and Technology at Meiji University, said his “Taste the TV” in invention uses a combination of 10 flavors to create the taste…Continue Reading
Cooling towers from a nuclear reactor shown at the Boeretang Lake in Belgium. Photo by Michael Weinhold/Wikimedia Commons Dec. 23 (UPI) — Belgium officials reached an agreement Thursday to close all seven of the country’s nuclear reactors by 2025, but they will be open to new, smaller nuclear plants under the compromise. Belgium’s relevant ministers…Continue Reading
Former Brooklyn Center, Minn., police officer Kimberly Potter faces eight years in prison on the first-degree manslaughter charge and five years on the second-degree manslaughter charge. File Photo courtesy of the Hennepin County Jail Dec. 23 (UPI) — A Minnesota jury on Thursday found former police officer Kim Potter guilty of manslaughter in the shooting…Continue Reading
Multiple tractor-trailers jack-knifed in the pileup on Thursday along Interstate 94 in western Wisconsin, authorities said. Photo courtesy Wisconsin State Patrol Dec. 23 (UPI) — A “massive crash” involving many vehicles in western Wisconsin on Thursday shut down a major interstate in both directions in freezing rain and icy road conditions, authorities said. The Wisconsin…Continue Reading
Babas are delightfully airy French yeasted cakes that are drenched in boozy sugar syrup. This recipe takes the classic dessert into tropical territory with a sauce made from fresh pineapple and good aged dark rum and big dollops of whipped coconut cream to finish. Be sure to get your coconut cream in the freezer first…Continue Reading
Proponents have long sought higher minimum wages, but now that some are being enacted, it may not matter21 states and many localities plan to raise minimum wages around Jan. 1The pandemic, however, has already raised wagesIt’s all part of the a topsy-turvy job market where workers have more leverageIn normal times, the prospect of minimum…Continue Reading
Warning: This story contains discussion of suicidal thoughts. Alison FitzSimmons carefully filled the cramped basement in Detroit with gifts from her baby shower, displaying them so she could show her husband when he returned from his road game. Wives of other Lions players had gathered at the home of Jeff and Regan Backus for the…Continue Reading
Space games: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the FTW website. Its 1000-word mission: to explore strange new worlds. To seek out new games worth playing. To boldly go where no website has gone before (OK, a few others have a list of the best space games, but this one is the best). …Continue Reading
If you’ve ever wanted to see Ohio State play in the “Granddaddy of ’em all” this might be your year. Tickets to the Rose Bowl are at their lowest and seats are still available. TicketIQ shared on Twitter that Rose Bowl tickets are down 61% this week with the cheapest ticket coming in at $78.…Continue Reading
Kurt Warner’s remarkable story comes to the screen with “American Underdog,” a fitting title for the NFL’s Hall of Fame quarterback.Parts of the one-in-a-million saga are NFL lore. Warner stocked supermarket shelves before signing as an undrafted free agent with the St. Louis Rams in 1998. Against overwhelming odds, he started as practice-squad quarterback but led the Rams…Continue Reading