As if last year’s fabulous Dual Asteroid Redirection Test firing a satellite bullet into an asteroid wasn’t enough, now researchers are doing detailed simulation of the nuclear deflection scenario envisioned in 1998…
Yard Barker – 25 players to watch during bowl season
Between opening presents and eating baked goods and visiting friends and family, check out these 25 players who will be important during this bowl season. Read: Read More
Border Report – 100,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine headed for Baja as virus still making people sick
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — The state of Baja California is expecting 100,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccinations from the Mexican government to be delivered in the coming days for the region’s vulnerable…
Border Report – With pending storm, migrants warned to stay out of the elements
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — With a winter storm approaching California, the Border Patrol’s San Diego Sector is reminding migrants of the dangers posed by inclement weather. Forecasts call for heavy rains…
Tech Crunch – Dog-themed memecoins are pawing their way back into investors’ hearts
Welcome back to Chain Reaction. To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important crypto stories delivered to your inbox every Thursday at 12 p.m. PT, subscribe here. Editor’s note: There…
Tech Crunch – Even without Adobe, things don’t look too bad for Figma
Now that Adobe is no longer part of the picture, how Figma sailed through this period of uncertainty suggests it will come out of this saga relatively unscathed. © 2023 TechCrunch. All…
El Paso Matters – Immunize El Paso sees COVID-19, flu shots lag ahead of holidays
A fast-spreading COVID-19 strain JN.1 has begun dominating U.S. infections ahead of the holidays, with wastewater surveillance in Texas showing a spike in COVID-19 activity. The rise in the new omicron subvariant…
Texas Monthly – Our Favorite Photos of 2023
As we celebrated Texas Monthly‘s fiftieth anniversary, we asked our photographers to reflect on the faces and places that make up our impressively wide-ranging half-century archive, and to add to the body…
Texas Monthly – Roar of the Crowd: January 2024
Why’d You 86 South Texas?I read your story on beloved local eateries [“The Good Place,” November 2023] but saw few from deep South Texas. I’m recommending a sweet and cozy neighborhood deli—yes,…
Border Report – Speaker Johnson urges Biden to take executive action on the border
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is asking President Biden to take executive actions related to the border, including implementing stricter immigration enforcement policies and restarting construction of a U.S.-Mexico border wall. The request,…