ATLANTA — Maybe Trea Turner should join the Home Run Derby, too. The Phillies knew they needed others to step in when Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber joined JT Realmuto on the injured list last Friday. Turner has done nothing but rake since then. He began the Phillies’ road trip this week at Wrigley Field … Read more
The July 2024 New Moon occurs today, when Earth reaches its furthest point from the Sun, known as aphelion. According to the U.S. Naval Observatory, the new moon will occur on July 5 at 6:57 p.m. Eastern Time (22:57 UTC), and two days later the young moon will pass Mercury in the evening sky. Earth … Read more
If you thought COVID was a thing of the past, this summer’s surge should make you think twice. The entire Bay Area now seems to be infected with the virus. Local data shows the virus is spreading widely in San Jose and most communities around the Bay Area and California. But despite near-record levels of … Read more
Water broke a levee in a Wisconsin town during severe thunderstorms on Friday, forcing evacuations and closing roads, officials said. A small thunderstorm raged over Manawa and the surrounding area on Friday morning, dropping more than 5 inches (14 centimeters) of snow in about four hours, Kurt Kotenberg, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service … Read more
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama (WBMA) — An Alabama supermarket has removed a vending machine after its legality was questioned during a pre-council meeting. The vending machine doesn’t sell drinks, snacks or toys, but something completely different. “I’ve been getting some calls about ammunition being sold in the grocery stores, vending machines, the vending machines,” Councilman Kip Tyner … Read more
After multiple rejections, Apple has approved Fortnite maker Epic Games’ third-party app marketplace to launch in the EU. As now allowed under the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), Epic announced earlier this year that it planned to bring back both its digital storefront and its flagship game, Fortnite, to iOS in Europe. On Friday, however, … Read more
Khloe Kardashian brought the house down at Michael Rubin’s annual White Party in the Hamptons for the Fourth of July. The reality star, who turned 40 on June 27, arrived at the star-studded bash in a white form-fitting dress with a high neckline and sexy cutouts. Her waist-length light brown hair was styled in soft … Read more
This story is an excerpt from Anthony DiComo’s Mets Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to receive it regularly in your inbox. Edwin Diaz will return from a tough suspension on Saturday, bringing the Mets closer back into their bullpen. That in itself is of course a big deal. Perhaps … Read more
NASA’s Goldstone planetary radar system recently detected two near-Earth asteroids, 2024 MK and 2011 UL21, flying past our planet. Perhaps a little alarmingly, one was only discovered 13 days ago before safely bypassing Soilbut scientists at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California assure that it never posed a threat. Still, the images they … Read more
If you thought COVID was a thing of the past, this summer’s surge should make you think twice. The entire Bay Area now seems to be infected with the virus. Local data shows the virus is spreading widely in San Jose and most communities around the Bay Area and California. But despite near-record levels of … Read more