How Coconuts Protect the Jersey Shore, Other Eroding Coasts

Coastal communities around the world are adding a tropical twist to shoreline protection, courtesy of the humble coconut.  Coastal communities around the world are adding a tropical twist to shoreline protection, courtesy... Read more »

Ole Miss Hires Former Texas Coach Chris Beard

Mississippi has hired Chris Beard as its basketball coach just over two months after his firing from Texas following a domestic violence arrest. Mississippi has hired Chris Beard as its basketball coach just over... Read more »

South Carolina Women Cap Wire-To-Wire No. 1 Run in AP Top 25

South Carolina has joined an exclusive group, going wire-to-wire as No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll. South Carolina joined an exclusive group Monday, going wire-to-wire as No.... Read more »

GOP presidential contenders cast blame for Silicon Valley Bank collapse PUBLISHED MON, MAR 13 202312:08 PM EDTUPDATED 2 HOURS AGO

KEY POINTS Former President Donald Trump and other 2024 Republican presidential hopefuls spoke out on the failure of Silicon Valley Bank. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suggested that diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives... Read more »

Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen arrives for grand jury testimony, blasts ex-president

KEY POINTS Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen said the ex-president “needs to be held accountable for his dirty deeds,” as Cohen arrived to testify before a grand jury probing Trump.... Read more »

SpaceX says it will test Starlink’s satellite-to-cell service with T-Mobile this year

KEY POINTS SpaceX plans to begin testing its Starlink satellite-to-cell service with T-Mobile this year, an executive of Elon Musk’s company said on Monday. The market for space-based data services directly to... Read more »

Mortgage rates tumble in the wake of bank failures

KEY POINTS The average rate on the popular 30-year fixed mortgage dropped to 6.57% on Monday, according to Mortgage News Daily. If rates continue to drop now, buyers could return to the... Read more »

Kyiv says Russia could launch new offensive on war anniversary; Zelenskyy meets with EU officials

Ukraine’s Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov said Kyiv believes Russia will launch a new offensive on Feb. 24, the one-year anniversary of the invasion. Speaking to a French news network Wednesday, Reznikov said... Read more »

Alphabet misses on earnings and revenue as YouTube falls short

Alphabet missed on both top and bottom lines when it reported fourth quarter earnings after the bell Thursday. The company’s stock dropped nearly 4% after hours, erasing some of the 7.28% it gained in normal... Read more »

Apple sales drop 5% in largest quarterly revenue decline since 2016

KEY POINTS Apple’s overall sales for the holiday quarter were about 5% lower than last year’s, the first year-over-year sales decline since 2019. CEO Tim Cook said three factors hurt the results:... Read more »