A basketball fan was ejected from the Sacramento Kings vs. Memphis Grizzlies game on Sunday after reportedly heckling Tristan Thompson.In video footage shared on TMZ, a man was seen being approached at his courtside seat by game officials and staffers at the FedExForum in Memphis, Tennessee, as Kings player Thompson appeared to be upset while…Continue Reading
Dr. Anthony Fauci’s recent interview with CBS’s Face the Nation has been met with anger and strong criticism by several figures in conservative circles after he said he represents science.Fauci, who is director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), offered his own criticism of Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) during his Sunday…Continue Reading
Netflix’s new animated film The Summit of the Gods is the kind of production that at first seems like it should be in Japanese.The film is based on a Japanese novel and its manga adaptation of the same name, the first written by Baku Yumemakura and the second created by Jiro Taniguchi.Not only are its…Continue Reading
At the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) this month, communities on the front lines of climate change shared how they are being impacted by rising sea levels and extreme weather events. While the push for global action to reduce emissions continues, disaster-prone communities face an expensive decision: Should they spend money on adaptations like…Continue Reading
Astronomers have discovered the closest pair of supermassive black holes to Earth. Not only are they the most proximate objects of this type to our planet, but they are also closer to each other than any such pairing ever before observed.This closeness indicates that the black holes, which are 89 million light-years away from Earth…Continue Reading
“The Great Resignation” refers to the recent trend of millions of workers quitting their jobs. One-fourth of the American population quit their job this year and roughly half of the U.S. workforce intends to join the Great Resignation. The fundamental driver of the Great Resignation is the desire among workers to find work that has…Continue Reading
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — The head of a team of veterinarians on Tuesday called for urgent medical care for a pair of elephants in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi. Dr. Frank Goeritz, whose team was sent by the global animal welfare group Four Paws to examine four elephants, reported that one of the animals needs…Continue Reading
A meteor streaks across the sky during a meteor shower on August 11 in Spruce Knob, W.Va. There will be two more meteor showers visible in the sky before the end of 2021. File Photo by Bill Ingalls/NASA/UPI | License Photo Nov. 30 — The final month of the year also features the longest nights…Continue Reading
1/5 NASA astronaut Kayla Barron, who plans to conduct a spacewalk Tuesday, smiles as she prepares for launch from Florida on Nov. 10. Photo by Joe Marino/UPI | License Photo Nov. 30 (UPI) — Two NASA astronauts plan to walk in space Tuesday morning to replace broken hardware outside the International Space Station. NASA expects…Continue Reading
Prosecutors in Pennsylvania have asked the Supreme Court to review a decision that overturned Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo Nov. 30 (UPI) — Prosecutors in Pennsylvania have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a lower court’s decision to overturn Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction. The comedian…Continue Reading