STARKE, Fla. — A man convicted of fatally shooting a police officer with his own service weapon during a traffic stop is set to be executed Tuesday evening in Florida. Billy Leon Kearse, 53, is scheduled to receive a three-drug injection starting at 6 p.m. at Florida State Prison near Starke. Kearse was initially sentenced
Last month, an agentic AI assistant called OpenClaw that promised to manage your calendar, check you in for flights, respond to emails, and organize your files went viral. Within weeks, security researchers had found over 30,000 exposed instances on the internet, a Meta AI safety researcher had watched helplessly as it deleted her inbox before
The Country Fire Authority in Victoria is taking a massive leap forward in how it prepares its volunteers for the rigours of emergency response. Through a new partnership, the CFA is turning to Virtual Reality technology to enhance driver training and safety. The cutting-edge simulators, being made by Motum Simulation, will support the existing Volunteer Driving Training Program, which has already
Kim K & Lewis Hamilton Lovebirds Share New Photos Of Romantic Vacay Published March 3, 2026 5:29 AM PST Kim Kardashian and Lewis Hamilton are in total couple’s mode … sharing new photos of their romantic getaway in Arizona over the weekend — but with a little twist. On Monday, the famous pair uploaded photos
After a year of the administration of US President Donald Trump cancelling various climate programmes — crafted over decades using world-class research — the country’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has removed the foundation that underpins federal climate policies. On 12 February, the EPA rescinded the Clean Air Act’s ‘endangerment finding’. The act states that the
American citizens across the Middle East are attempting to follow official advice and evacuate as conflict escalates in the region following US and Israeli attacks on Iran on Saturday. But multiple US embassies have said they are unable to help citizens trying to leave. “The U.S. Embassy is not in a position at this time to evacuate
March 3, 2026 — 11:00pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Save this article for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. Got it AAA By Harry Hollinsworth Try our new Mini Crossword Ten clues. Twenty-five
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. It’s a common trope in dystopian sci-fi stories: an evil corporation requires its employees to receive microchip implants in order to constantly monitor their whereabouts. While there aren’t any known instances of the scenario (so far), a pair of
A total lunar eclipse blood moon takes centre stage, Venus and Saturn cozy up for a conjunction, and we celebrate the vernal equinox. March 3: Total Lunar Eclipse (Blood Moon) March 8: Venus + Saturn Conjunction March 20: Vernal Equinox A total lunar eclipse blood moon takes center stage, Venus and Saturn cozy up for
The Four Heavens: A New History of the Ancient Maya David Stuart Princeton Univ. Press (2026) Before the 1970s, ancient Maya history was impenetrable. The civilization’s grand ceremonial buildings and striking art, created in parts of Mesoamerica during the Classic Maya period (ad 150–900) had tantalized foreign visitors since the arrival of Spanish conquistadors in
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. If you’ve spent any time on the Earth in the last 50 years or so, you might have noticed a lot of trash laying around…with less and less space to, you know, put it. Meanwhile, we’re sending all sorts
On February 22, 2026, a wildland fire was discovered in Big Cypress National Preserve, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) east of Naples, Florida. The blaze, dubbed the National fire, moved through dry vegetation and sent a plume of smoke billowing over parts of the preserve and nearby communities. The MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) on NASA’s Aqua satellite captured
