Liam Hendriks signed a minor-league deal with the Minnesota Twins and reported to spring training as he works to regain form after cancer treatment and several arm surgeries. He has completed a new offseason program and thrown multiple bullpen sessions while aiming to compete for a bullpen role.
Some Gen Z singles are turning to professional matchmakers amid reports of declining dating-app subscribers; matchmaking services range from free directories to firms charging tens of thousands of dollars.
Several storms will bring heavy rain and mountain snow to the western United States beginning this weekend, with a main low expected to come ashore near the San Francisco Bay Area on Monday.
Prime Minister Mark Carney attended a vigil in Tumbler Ridge where hundreds gathered to mourn victims of this week's mass shooting. Police said the suspected shooter was found dead and the RCMP is continuing its investigation.
The Colorado Rockies signed Michael Lorenzen, Tomoyuki Sugano and Jose Quintana as part of an offseason plan to recruit pitchers willing to pitch at Coors Field, and team president Paul DePodesta says the club will rethink its pitching approach, including how pitches are called.
Hinge is the third-largest U.S. dating app and, despite positioning itself as more intentional, many users report unanswered messages, disappointing dates and limits on free features; a columnist surveyed friends who described mixed outcomes and reasons they return.
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.
