The Directors Guild of America has announced a provisional agreement that will keep directors under contract for four years, extending the usual three‑year cycle. The deal was reached after a month of negotiations and marks the first major bargaining session under new DGA president Christopher No
The local school board just made a big call about who will lead Fairfield’s schools for the next five years. By a narrow 6-3 vote, they locked in Michael Testani as superintendent starting July 1 and running through June 2029. The deal still needs his John Hancock to be official, with a one-week win
The Google Pixel Watch 4 just got cheaper. For a short time, the 41mm version with an LTE connection and the Iris Active Band costs $351 instead of $449. 99. That’s roughly $100 off its usual price. Before it disappears, the deal is worth a look if you want a stylish smartwatch with solid fitness tr
A 21‑year‑old from Fridley, Raquan Rahjai Johnson, faces murder charges after a drive‑by shooting on Memorial Day in Minneapolis. Police say he fired at least one person and may have been involved in a second, more deadly incident. The first shooting occurred on May 24 near Penn Avenue North. Wit
A new free tool has just been released that pulls together all the messy rules about cryptocurrency from around the world. The service, called Crypto Laws, keeps a growing list of more than 100 law summaries that link straight to the official documents. It shows what each country’s current stance is
Chicago’s mayor has a rule: no campaign money from companies that do city work. But over the years, money still slips through. This time, an IT firm called EKI-Digital—already under fire for possible overbilling—sent a $250 donation to the mayor’s campaign. The timing is awkward. Just last year, the
The Arizona Cardinals face a tough choice at quarterback this season. Jacoby Brissett, the veteran expected to start, hasn’t even shown up for offseason practices. That leaves Gardner Minshew, his backup with less experience, as the only option. Age-wise, Brissett is three years older, and while he’
Research shows people react differently to visual cues based on their habits. A study compared smokers and non-smokers by tracking how they moved a computer mouse toward images on a screen. The images were unrelated to smoking, pleasant, unpleasant, or cigarette-related. The goal was to see if smoke
A new way to turn salty sea water into drinkable fresh water uses only the sun and no harmful chemicals. Scientists say this method could help millions who have no clean water. The idea uses special panels that soak up sunlight and pull in a thin film of sea water. A tiny groove on the pane
Every year, millions of lithium iron phosphate batteries end up in landfills, releasing harmful chemicals and wasting valuable metals. Traditional recycling methods are slow, expensive, and often harmful to the environment. They usually involve high temperatures or harsh chemicals that don’t fully r
