Lifestyle

It’s spooky season. Here are some scary stories from around the world you probably haven’t heard

[ad_1] Some are well-worn warnings as familiar as the changing of seasons. Others are slow burns that end with a bang. Still others are just plain eerie. Stories of spiritual entities, paranormal activity and creepy cryptids are passed through generations the world over, becoming local legends that only sometimes reach across borders and cultures. So […]

Technology

US to probe Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ system after pedestrian killed in low visibility conditions

[ad_1] DETROIT — The U.S. government’s road safety agency is investigating Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” system after getting reports of crashes in low-visibility conditions, including one that killed a pedestrian. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in documents that it opened the probe on Thursday after the company reported four crashes when Teslas encountered sun […]

Technology

Push to map Great Lakes bottom gains momentum amid promises effort will help fishing and shipping

[ad_1] MADISON, Wis. — Jennifer Boehme grew up scouting beaches around her home in St. Petersburg, Florida, for whatever she could find. Rocks, sand dollars, coquina mollusks — anything the ocean gave up. Now, 40 years later, Boehme wants to launch another treasure hunt. As executive director of the Great Lakes Observing System, she’s leading […]

Technology

Titan implosion hearing paints a picture of reckless greed and explorer passion

[ad_1] Witnesses testified that the company that operated an experimental deep-water submersible that imploded, killing five people, put profits over safety and ignored warning signs before the disaster. Several company officials, meanwhile, spoke of the explorer spirit and taking calculated risks to push humankind’s boundaries. Those different viewpoints emerged as the Coast Guard panel on […]

Technology

Were warning signs ignored? Things to know about this week’s testimony on the Titan sub disaster

[ad_1] Last year, five people hoping to view the Titanic wreckage died when their submersible imploded in the Atlantic Ocean. This week, a Coast Guard panel that’s investigating the Titan disaster listened to four days of testimony that has raised serious questions about whether warning signs were ignored. The panel plans to listen to another […]

Breaking News

Highway crash injures 8 Southern California firefighters

[ad_1] SANTA ANA, Calif. — Eight firefighters were injured Thursday in a severe highway crash involving a fire truck in Southern California, authorities said. Chief Brian Fennessy of the Orange County Fire Authority said the truck overturned on the California State Route 241 just north of Portola Hills. The vehicle was transporting a ground crew […]

Pets

Build Stronger Bonds with Your Dog or Cat by Understanding Their Motivations | Animal Wellness Magazine

[ad_1] Understanding our companion animal’s behavior goes beyond the surface level of naughty or nice. Every motivation has a physical, psychological, and energetic component. By observing and identifying these components, you can better understand the underlying causes of their behaviors and address them more effectively. An Animal’s Motivations Are Multi-Faceted Dogs and cats have complex […]

Breaking News

Italian prosecutors open shipwreck and manslaughter probe into superyacht sinking

[ad_1] ROME — Prosecutors in Italy said Saturday they have opened an investigation into culpable shipwreck and multiple manslaughter after a superyacht capsized during a storm off the coast of Sicily, killing seven people onboard. They included British tech magnate Mike Lynch and his daughter. Termini Imerese prosecutor Ambrogio Cartosio confirmed the investigation has been […]

San Francisco, California Local News

Screaming man was stuck in pipe under San Francisco’s Great Highway

[ad_1] Firefighters rescued an injured man trapped inside a pipe underneath Great Highway, in San Francisco’s Outer Sunset neighborhood. A rescue crew was called around 3:40 a.m. Sunday after a man said he heard screaming, apparently coming from beneath the roadway, on upper Great Highway near Vicente Street, said San Francisco Fire Department Lt. Mariano […]