Hurricane Helene shaking up high school football schedule

Hurricane Helene shaking up high school football schedule

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Hurricane Helene is shaking up the high school football calendar. Duval County became the first local school district in the area to cancel classes as the storm approaches. District superintendent Christopher Bernier and Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan made the announcement in a Tuesday afternoon press conference. Numerous Duval schools serve as shelters. Bernier said … Read more

‘Phase two’ of planned 2K job cuts

‘Phase two’ of planned 2K job cuts

The bloodbath at Paramount Global continued Tuesday as the struggling media giant kicked off a second round of layoffs in its previously announced plans to cut 2,000 jobs. Paramount’s co-CEOs George Cheeks, Chris McCarthy and Brian Robbins revealed in a memo that “90% of these reductions will be complete” by the end of Tuesday. “Like … Read more

Pro-Palestinian activists protest at Google developer conference

Pro-Palestinian activists protest at Google developer conference

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. —  Dozens of protesters blocked the entrance of Google’s developer conference in Mountain View, Calif., for roughly 90 minutes on Tuesday, demanding that the tech giant drop its work with the Israeli government amid the country’s war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The protest group, which accuses Israel of committing genocide against … Read more

Arteta responds to ‘dark arts’ taunts by Man City as injuries mount for Arsenal

Arteta responds to ‘dark arts’ taunts by Man City as injuries mount for Arsenal

LONDON – Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta bristled at suggestions his team used “dark arts” in the feisty English Premier League match at Manchester City, saying he preferred to look at “facts” rather than opinions. Arteta said there were “a few players” who will be unavailable for the League Cup third-round match against Bolton on Wednesday, … Read more

‘We have much more on the way, if they will continue,’ Israel’s president warns Hezbollah

‘We have much more on the way, if they will continue,’ Israel’s president warns Hezbollah

Israeli President Isaac Herzog threatened further military action against Hezbollah one day after Israel launched air strikes across Lebanon, killing more than 550 people in the country’s deadliest day in nearly two decades. It marks a dramatic escalation of hostilities between Israel and Iranian-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah following nearly 12 months of strikes since … Read more

Save the Monarchs…in your own backyard. A guide to attracting and raising butterflies. – Hope Gardens Hope Gardens Save the Monarchs…in your own backyard. A guide to attracting and raising butterflies. – Hope Gardens

Save the Monarchs…in your own backyard. A guide to attracting and raising butterflies. – Hope Gardens Hope Gardens Save the Monarchs…in your own backyard. A guide to attracting and raising butterflies. – Hope Gardens

Last year my husband and I started making a concerted effort to protect Monarch butterflies in our backyard. We would sometimes see Monarchs in our yard and a little later, we would spy their striped caterpillars on my single milkweed plant but what happened to them after that was a mystery. Over time, my single … Read more