Western Washington drivers are skipping out on Memorial Day travel amid high gas pricesKOMOSpirit's collapse, high fuel prices test limits of summer vacation spendingCNBCMemorial Day Travel Forecast: Gas Prices, Traffic and FlightsThe New York TimesMemorial Day Weekend Gas Prices Reach Four-Year HighsAAA Gas PricesWar-driven gas spike puts pressure … [Read more...]

Caltech could lose control of JPL for the first timeLos Angeles TimesNASA to Compete Contract for Jet Propulsion Laboratory ManagementNASA (.gov)NASA Is Opening Up Bids For Who Will Run The Jet Propulsion LaboratoryEngadgetShakeup at JPL? Control over iconic NASA center could change for 1st time in nearly 100 yearsSpaceCaltech could lose management … [Read more...]

California woman dead in murder-suicide may have given thousands to a scammer claiming to be Tom SelleckNBC NewsRiverside County homicide case: Couple found dead in Bermuda Dunes home may have been scammed by a fake Tom SelleckABC7 Los AngelesElderly couple targeted by scammer pretending to be actor Tom Selleck found deadKTLAWoman Found Dead with … [Read more...]

Warsh takes the Fed's helm as inflation climbs, consumer sentiment divesKSL.comTrump to Fed chair Warsh: "Don't look at me, don't look at anybody"AxiosKevin Warsh sworn in as Fed chair as Trump seeks interest rate cutsCNBCTrump finally gets his Fed chair. Bond investors are already testing him.PoliticoTrump Picked Warsh to Cut Rates. Markets Are … [Read more...]

Gemini app for Mac adding ‘Spark’ agent and voice control this summer9to5GoogleGoogle's overhaul marks the end of the internet's golden ageAxiosAsk AI or just Google it? Google makes a big change to a little search boxNPRI/O 2026: Welcome to the agentic Gemini erablog.googleSundar Pichai Understands Why People Are Anxious About A.I.The New York … [Read more...]

Ebola outbreak now third largest recorded and "spreading rapidly"Ars TechnicaEbola Outbreak Is Now Third Largest in History. Here’s What to Know.WSJUganda confirms three new Ebola cases, bringing total to fiveReutersOpinion | Ebola Is a Terrible Disease. I Saw It Firsthand.The New York TimesCongo curtails funeral wakes in Ebola outbreak as WHO … [Read more...]

Americans exposed to hantavirus on ship enjoy some Nebraska hospitality while waiting in quarantineAP NewsAmerican passenger feels 'betrayed' by federal order to stay in hantavirus quarantineNPRHantavirus update: Nebraska officials awaiting CDC guidance on passengers’ releaseWOWTHantavirus latest updates: WHO says outbreak is stabilizing as the … [Read more...]

NASCAR's Kyle Busch was short of breath, coughing up blood a day before death, 911 call revealsPBSRCR retiring Kyle Busch's No. 8 car until his son can take overESPNKyle Busch’s death shattered the racing world. The story of his legacy is still being writtenCNNKyle Busch 911 call reveals driver was coughing up blood, struggling to breathe on … [Read more...]

‘The Mandalorian & Grogu’ Won’t Lose Money. It May Not Rescue ‘Star Wars’ EitherThe Hollywood Reporter‘Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu’: What to Know Before Seeing the MovieThe New York TimesSee “The Mandalorian and Grogu” Cast Side-by-Side with Their CharactersYahoo‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Review: A Stitched-Together ‘Star Wars’ … [Read more...]

Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Nasdaq Score Weekly Wins As Dow Logs Record High (Live Coverage)Investor's Business DailyStock market today: S&P 500 notches longest weekly win streak since 2023, Dow climbs to record highYahoo FinanceWall Street rises, Dow hits record high as Middle East hopes lift sentimentReutersWall Street keeps rising, even as U.S. … [Read more...]

Riot Claims Valorant Anti-Cheat Software Isn't Bricking PCsKotakuYour SSD could be damaged by playing Valorant, but only if you are cheatingSportskeeda TechRiot Games Clarifies Vanguard Anti-Cheat Will Not Damage or Brick PCsplayer.oneCongrats on ₹5 lakh paperweight: Riot on disabling cheating hardware | 'This is grounds for a class action' | … [Read more...]

NASA Reboot Memo From Jared Isaacman (long)NASA WatchA Message From Administrator Jared IsaacmanNASA (.gov)NASA unveils sweeping reorganizationSpaceNewsNASA Announces Massive Agency RealignmentNASA Watch‘We’re building a Moon Base!’ NASA announces plans for lunar habitatKTLA … [Read more...]

Trump critics Comey and Cohen float applying for the Anti-Weaponisation FundBBCTrump’s ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ hit with another legal challengeCNNLawsuits and political blowback don’t dim interest in $1.8B ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’NBC NewsTrump lawyer-turned-critic Michael Cohen says he's applying for "anti-weaponization fund" claimCBS … [Read more...]

Hantavirus risk from rodents may be higher in Pacific NorthwestUSA TodayIn Idaho’s Suburbs, a Rat Invasion Tests the Limits of Small GovernmentThe New York Times‘Shocking number’ of PNW rodents may carry hantavirus, Scientific American saysOregonLive.comStudy finds deadly hantavirus more widespread in Pacific Northwest rodents than expectedKATUWSU … [Read more...]

Trump wants new Fed chair to be 'totally independent'BBCTrump finally gets his Fed chair. Bond investors are already testing him.PoliticoTrump to Fed chair Warsh: "Don't look at me, don't look at anybody"AxiosKevin Warsh sworn in as Fed chair at pivotal moment for US economyCNNTrump Picked Warsh to Cut Rates. Markets Are Bracing for the … [Read more...]

Tulsi Gabbard resigns as Trump's national intelligence directorPBSTulsi Gabbard Resigns as Director of National Intelligence. Trump Names Aaron Lukas Acting Chief.The New York TimesPrayers push politics aside for Hawaii family membersHonolulu Star-AdvertiserTulsi Gabbard is resigning as director of national intelligenceCNNWhite House forced top spy … [Read more...]