Flood Threat: Afternoon storms approach, raising flooding concerns in Greater CincinnatiCINCINNATI —We’re not done with the torrential rains yet. LIVE RADAR // LATEST WEATHER ALERTS // TRAFFIC MAP The good news is that at least we will have dry weather on Thursday. It’s foggy on Thursday morning and shouldn’t rain until mid-afternoon. The next set … Read more
More than 30 countries, including France, Britain and Canada, have condemned Iran’s use of capital punishment, saying in a joint statement that the Islamic republic is executing protesters to “silence dissent.” The countries, along with the European Union’s top diplomat, said they “condemn in the strongest terms the current executions of protesters and the use … Read more
Futures are rising as US markets struggle to finish the week in positive territory ahead of the second day of new inflation data. Dow Jones Industrial futures rose 0.2% to 53,978.00, while S&P 500 futures gained 0.2% to 7,784.50 and Nasdaq futures rose 0.1% to 29,877.25. All three have fallen this week. The Labor Department … Read more
August 13 update. This post, first published on August 11, has been updated with more details about Apple’s upcoming event and revised pre-order date. The Apple iPhone 18 Pro will be announced on Wednesday, September 9, according to a new report. Regular readers will know that I’ve been saying that for weeks, and even researched … Read more
That could have been a lot worse for Freddie Freeman. The Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman exited Wednesday’s game after accidentally falling down the concrete steps of the visitors’ dugout at Dodger Stadium in the eighth inning against the Kansas City Royals. He was following a fly ball by Royals outfielder Isaac Collins and lost … Read more
Researchers were stunned when they discovered a new “demon cave fish” in a well-studied cave beneath a US Army post in Alabama. Scientists at the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) discovered a new genus of cavefish that is eyeless, colorless and slightly electric blue in life, according to a UAH news release from July. … Read more
“No more operations,” he said.It was mid-January 2026, and my then-73-year-old husband, Mike Salmon, had just started bouncing back from a three-month ordeal of three operations related to aortic aneurysms, sepsis, and a terrifying descent into delirium tied to a stay in the intensive care unit. Now, after another potentially fatal aortic aneurysm and ambulance … Read more
Some Canadians will be able to see a partial solar eclipse on Wednesday, followed by a Perseid meteor shower later in the evening. A partial solar eclipse occurs when “the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth but the Sun, Moon, and Earth are not perfectly aligned,” NASA says. “Only part of the Sun will … Read more
Big Bend National Park, Texas — The towering cliffs, rugged mountain tops and harsh desert climate of the Big Bend region of Texas have long proven to be the best barrier the United States could have with Mexico. For generations, the idea of needing to build physical structures to stop illegal migration was considered “crazy,” … Read more
This satellite image taken and published by Vantor on August 12, 2026 shows heavily damaged ships at the naval base in the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk in Russia, following Ukrainian attacks. AFP | Getty Images Ukraine launched an intense drone attack on warships and major Russian grain export terminals in the Black Sea port … Read more