ATLANTA — A large, nocturnal predator has become an increasingly common sight in Georgia in recent years, including around metro Atlanta: the coyote.

Now, a new University of Georgia-led study finds coyotes are likely here to stay in the Southeast, and efforts to control populations of the crafty animals are probably a waste of time and money...Read more

The Trump administration is set to cancel some $8 billion in clean energy projects ushered in by the Biden administration across several states, including Maryland, according to the director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget.

In a post on X Wednesday afternoon, OMB director Russell Vought wrote that “nearly $8 billion in Green New ...Read more

The crisis along the Colorado River is coming to a head as seven state negotiators fail to deliver an agreement on how to manage it over the next 20 years.

But the river system can’t wait, and common-sense solutions that states can implement in the interim are being ignored, a coalition of nongovernmental organizations argues in a report ...Read more

SAN DIEGO — If at first you don’t succeed, try again.

That’s the philosophy of two Democrats on the San Diego County Board of Supervisors when it comes to securing Superfund status for the Tijuana River Valley.

Earlier this year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency declined to investigate pollution in the area. The decision came in ...Read more

For as long as there have been people in what is now California, the granite peaks of the Sierra Nevada have held masses of ice, according to new research that shows the glaciers have probably existed since the last Ice Age more than 11,000 years ago.

The remnants of these glaciers, which have already shrunk dramatically since the late 1800s, ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. – Port Canaveral has had such a busy year supporting SpaceX’s rocket recovery efforts, it brought in a new crane to assist in the launch parade on the Space Coast.

Port CEO Capt. John Murray said the third mobile harbor crane operated by the port arrived on Aug. 3.

“We had this crane modified somewhat to accommodate ...Read more

Open-ear true wireless earbuds have made quite an impression since their recent arrival—and I'm officially a fan. For the latest pair I received for testing, the OpenRock S2 open-ear air conduction sport earbuds, I brought in a friend who had never tried open-ear buds before. Here are some of his thoughts.

These earbuds could be a welcome ...Read more

Last week I wrote about helping a friend set up streaming TV for the first time.

If you’ve never experienced streaming TV, there can be a lot of nuances that might not be the easiest to understand until you see them for yourself.

Some streaming sources are free with ad-supported content, but many are going to require an ongoing ...Read more

Target is rolling out new self-checkout kiosks designed for blind and low-vision shoppers — and the retailer isn’t keeping the technology to itself.

The Minneapolis-based company says the “first-of-its-kind” stations are now in 200 stores and will expand to all locations by early 2026. Target has chosen not to patent the tactile ...Read more

Be prepared.

That’s the Boy Scouts motto, and even though I dropped out of scouting when I was a cub scout, I’ve always tried to be prepared.

Compiling a toolkit to keep in my vehicle is something I love to do. I’m not a master mechanic, so I don’t carry a huge toolbox, but I want to be prepared if there’s a situation that might ...Read more

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minnesota — Agiliti has invested more than $35 million to develop a next-generation hospital bed, one that fits the needs of all kinds of patients and the health care workers taking care of them.

The company that rents and services hospital equipment has moved into manufacturing its own bed after years of handling models from ...Read more

When Amazon.com Inc. recruited longtime Microsoft Corp. product chief Panos Panay in 2023 to run its devices division, his new colleagues thought the e-commerce giant was preparing to take its consumer gadget line upscale.

Panay pushed back on the idea during an all-hands meeting with thousands of engineers from the Alexa, Echo and Fire TV ...Read more

California heads into the new water year facing continued risks from climate-driven extremes, the California Department of Water Resources said on Tuesday.

In a briefing held virtually on Tuesday afternoon, the department said the state is expected to see “big swings” in weather patterns between large storm events and long, intense dry ...Read more

In the latest salvo between Hollywood and artificial intelligence companies, tech start-up Character.AI has removed many Disney characters from its chatbot platform after the Burbank entertainment giant sent the firm a cease-and-desist letter, alleging copyright infringement.

Chatbots on the Character.AI platform impersonated well-known Disney ...Read more

Sierra Space had been looking to join SpaceX and Northrop Grumman as one of three commercial resupply partners for NASA aiming to fly its Dream Chaser spacecraft to the International Space Station.

But now Dream Chaser won’t be guaranteed any flights to the space station after NASA and Sierra Space mutually agreed to adjust the contract.

The...Read more

LOS ANGELES — Facing mounting legal troubles and regulatory hurdles, the Texas-based firm trying to restart offshore oil production along Santa Barbara's coast is now considering a plan that would keep its controversial project entirely in federal waters — a move that appears to avoid further California oversight.

Sable Offshore Corp. ...Read more

From the Miami blue to the Schaus’ swallowtail, South Florida is home to many endangered and declining pollinator species that only exist here.

The Miami blue butterfly alone has dropped by a minimum of 99% in area of occupancy and population size since 1992. To find out what’s happening, the Herald spoke to a conservation and research ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Monday announced a series of actions intended to boost coal mining and electric generation, its latest move in a government-wide effort to reverse the fuel’s decline.

The announcements from the EPA, Energy and Interior departments are intended to bolster the domestic coal industry at a time of ...Read more

The company behind ChatGPT, OpenAI, launched new parental controls for teen accounts on Monday, a month after a California family filed a lawsuit alleging that its chatbot encouraged their son to take his life.

With the new controls being rolled out starting Monday, parents can set specific hours when their kids cannot use ChatGPT, turn off ...Read more

ORLANDO, Fla. — The four astronauts set to climb aboard the first Orion spacecraft to fly humans have already given it a name.

In a press conference this week from Houston, Artemis II commander and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman revealed their minibus-sized capsule has been officially named Integrity.

He’ll join fellow NASA astronauts Victor ...Read more