More than 300 kupuna attended the annual Senior Valentine's Dance at Koloa Landing Resort, a temporary site while the Outrigger Kauai Beach Resort is under renovation. The event included dancing, lunch, prize giveaways, and volunteer support from community partners.
A Nature Communications study reports that great whales move thousands of tons of nitrogen each year from polar feeding zones to tropical waters, mainly as urea-rich urine, a process researchers call the "great whale pee funnel".
NASA announced that Crew-12 and Artemis II will be the first missions to carry personal smartphones, a policy change meant to let crews capture more personal photos and video. Photos cannot be sent directly in space; crews must upload images to spacecraft systems and relay them to NASA via encoded satellite transfers.
Chef Danielle Turner tells Tasting Table that eggs often stick to cast-iron pans because protein can seep into tiny pores and the pan's strong heat retention can cause overcooking; she notes using plenty of oil, controlling heat, or clarified butter (about a 450°F smoke point) as reported options.
Samuel Despins, 36 and a senior project manager in Dover, says he volunteers to create opportunities for others and recently completed his term as president of the UNH Alumni Association.
Elle McGraw is a Clinical Nursing Supervisor at Dartmouth Hitchcock and helped lead her team to the 2025 Silver Beacon Award for Excellence.
Age 33, Ashlyn Murphy is Director of People Support at Mainstay Technologies and is active in local volunteer work supporting children and families.
A. Eli Leino, a 38-year-old shareholder attorney from Bow, discusses his local volunteering, family life, and his 2025 Boston Marathon fundraising that raised nearly $20,000 for Mass General Brigham-McLean Hospital.
Two U.S. officials told Reuters the military is preparing for possible sustained, weeks-long operations against Iran if President Trump orders an attack, and U.S. officials said the Pentagon is sending an additional aircraft carrier and more forces to the Middle East.
Stephen A. Smith told CBS News he is "giving strong consideration" to a 2028 presidential run as a Democrat, and his remark follows a May town hall where President Trump said he would "love to see him run." Smith says he will spend 2026 studying policy and has not held elected office.
