Engine 354, a custom-built pumper rescue, arrived in Grand Forks on Feb. 7 and firefighters performed a ceremonial push into the Second Street station during training on Feb. 11.
A Hell's Kitchen wine bar hosted an event where patrons brought phones and tablets to 'date' AI companions from the EvaAI app, and organizers said the effort aimed to destigmatize AI relationships while not replacing human connections.
Jessie Diggins won bronze in the Olympic 10-kilometer freestyle while competing with a rib injury sustained after an earlier fall; she fell at the finish and teammates helped her up.
Two Mexican Navy ships carrying humanitarian aid docked in Havana as Cuban authorities report energy rationing and disruptions to transportation and flights.
A New England Journal of Medicine study reports a mutated autoantibody gene as the mechanism behind vaccine-induced immune thrombocytopenia and thrombosis (VITT) after adenovirus-based COVID-19 vaccination, and researchers say changing the adenovirus protein in vaccines could prevent the disorder while preserving efficacy.
A dispute that began over Yemen strategy has escalated into public social media attacks and growing diplomatic strain between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
The Los Angeles Public Library is presenting the second annual "Inspiring Journeys: African American Histories" series with free programs across branch libraries during February, concluding with an in-person event on Feb. 28 at the Central Library.
Brewster Bevis argues that data centers support everyday online services, expand local tax bases, create jobs and can be developed with environmental improvements. Florida leaders are discussing regulation and local decisions are still pending.
A 10-year commercial fishing ban on the Yangtze, enacted in 2021, has coincided with increased fish biomass and a rise in several endangered species between 2018 and 2023.
A registered dietitian highlighted nine food groups — including leafy greens, legumes, berries, nuts, fatty fish and acidic ingredients — that the article reports can help produce gentler rises in blood glucose and reduce afternoon energy dips.
