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Why this night sky advocacy group is praising an oil and gas developer in New...

Advocates for limits on indiscriminate outdoor lighting that obscures night skies worldwide are recognizing efforts by an oil and natural gas developer to reduce scattered light in New Mexico.DarkSky...

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Why now is the best time to IPO

Timing is essential for the success of an IPO. Similar to how a seed needs the proper nutrients to sprout and thrive, new companies going public need a regulatory and economic environment that...

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5 GenAI principles for K-12 education

Imagine this: A new technology has arrived, drawing enormous public discussion. Among the questions is how it might be used in schools. Advocates call for its widespread adoption, saying it will...

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WBA soars: Walgreens stock up 25% on earnings despite store closures, as...

Shares in Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA) are surging this morning after the company reported its first quarter fiscal 2025 results. As of the time of this writing, WBA shares are...

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The TikTok ban is being weighed by the Supreme Court. Here’s what to know

The Supreme Court of the United States is hearing arguments today to decide the fate of TikTok. Lawmakers believe the app, which is owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, poses a threat to national...

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The L.A. fires underscore how much California has to lose if Trump withholds...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. As wildfires erupted in Southern California, so did a years-long feud between incoming president Donald Trump and...

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How Trump’s EPA could use ‘science’ to weaken environmental protections

Environmental issues were conspicuously absent from the 2024 U.S. presidential campaign, but moves by President-elect Donald Trump’s first administration and his leadership picks for his next...

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New York governor wants to limit hedge funds from buying up single-family homes

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday said she will push for new laws to make it harder for hedge funds to purchase large numbers of single-family homes in the state. In a statement, Hochul said she...

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TikTok’s future looks bleak

TikTok’s future prospects in the United States looked grimmer than ever Friday, following a bruising day of Supreme Court arguments in a case that could determine whether the app is forced to shut...

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Why is there an egg shortage? How bird flu is making the political lightning...

Have you recently gone to the grocery store to buy eggs, only to find the section half empty or barely stocked at all? You might be wondering why there’s an egg shortage, and why the ones that are...

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Oscar nominations delayed amid deadly L.A. wildfires

The massive Los Angeles fires are still going strong for the fourth day in a row, and they’re causing huge disruptions across the entertainment world. This week, the organization behind the Academy...

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This video company is positioning itself for a world without TikTok

As TikTok pleads with the U.S. Supreme Court to let it continue operating in the United States, one video company is taking advantage of the uncertainty around TikTok’s sister app. CapCut, a...

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Port union credits Trump for averting a strike. It may shape future labor talks

A tentative labor deal forestalled potentially damaging trade disruptions at three dozen U.S. East Coast and Gulf of Mexico ports, with both sides in the talks crediting President-elect Donald Trump...

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Blue Origin’s New Glenn will launch on Sunday—initiating Bezos’s challenge to...

Jeff Bezos‘s Blue Origin is set for an inaugural launch of its giant New Glenn rocket on Sunday, a long-awaited first leap to Earth orbit that sets up one of the biggest challenges yet to industry...

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Scoop: Andreessen Horowitz and Tiger Global-backed Divvy Homes is being sold...

Rent-to-own startup Divvy Homes is being acquired in a fire sale by Charleston, South Carolina-based Maymont Homes, according to multiple people familiar with the matter. Maymont, a division of...

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