CHICAGO — A team of researchers at The Ohio State University may have just cracked open the next frontier in memory technology. In a study that’s drawing national attention, scientists revealed that liquid crystals — commonly used in LCD screens — can now retain directional memory, potentially transforming how we store data in the future….
ILLINOIS — While environmental concerns grow nationwide, Colorado has announced a sweeping initiative to plug 142 low-producing oil and gas wells, a move designed to curb methane emissions and prevent environmental degradation. The project is a part of a broader, publicly funded environmental remediation program aimed at strengthening air quality and public health across the…
COLORADO — As the fast-moving Stoner Mesa Fire burned through thousands of acres in southwestern Colorado this week, wildlife biologists launched an emergency rescue operation to save a rare native fish species — the Uncompahgre cutthroat trout — from the wildfire’s destructive path. The collaborative effort between Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) and the San…
NORTH CAROLINA — A convicted felon has been sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison after law enforcement uncovered a cache of illegal firearms, ammunition, and drugs in his possession. Michael Anthony Cornwell, 30, received a 106-month federal prison sentence, followed by two years of supervised release, for possession of a firearm by…
ILLINOIS — A Charlotte man has been sentenced to more than two years in federal prison after pleading guilty to a violent burglary involving theft of firearms from a licensed gun dealer. The case is part of a broader national crackdown on gun crimes under the Department of Justice’s Operation Take Back America initiative. According…
ILLINOIS — A man from Indian Trail, North Carolina, is facing serious felony charges after allegedly launching a violent attack at an Uptown Charlotte bar using a machete-style blade and brass knuckles, leaving one man hospitalized and another injured. The incident took place around 2 a.m. last Saturday in the 300 block of Brevard Street,…
WISCONSIN — A new website launched by the Wisconsin Division of Motor Vehicles is aiming to protect residents from an alarming rise in scams targeting drivers and vehicle owners. The state’s DMV has reported a wave of fraudulent emails and text messages impersonating official channels — urging residents to send money, click malicious links, or…
SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN — After a stretch of dry, comfortable conditions, Southeast Wisconsin is in for a sharp change this weekend as high heat, increasing humidity, and storm chances roll in. Mild Week Ends with Rising Temps Temperatures this week have hovered in the upper 70s to low 80s, offering a relatively pleasant break for the…
CHICAGO — A large-scale search is underway in Central Illinois for 31-year-old David Jordan, who was last seen Monday evening after reportedly running into a cornfield near Cisco, west of Champaign. Law enforcement agencies and rescue teams resumed their search Wednesday morning, focusing efforts near Jordan Slough, an area of heavy brush and dense cornfields….
CHICAGO — Illinois has become just the third state in the country to place formal restrictions on the use of artificial intelligence in the mental health field, as concerns mount about its unregulated influence on patients and the rise of “AI psychosis” — a new term some experts are using to describe hallucination-like symptoms caused…