WASHINGTON — Former President Barack Obama set off a fresh wave of UFO chatter after a lightning-round moment on a podcast where he answered “They’re real” when asked if aliens exist — then quickly added that he hasn’t seen them and they’re not being kept at Area 51. Within hours, the clip was everywhere, spawning…
When you remodel a bedroom, you probably obsess over paint colors, closet space, and window placement long before you think about smoke alarms. Yet the moment you move a wall or add a new sleeping area, you may quietly trigger a modern safety rule that your old detectors no longer meet. Miss it, and you…
LOS ANGELES — TikTok has reached a settlement in a closely watched lawsuit accusing major platforms of hooking kids through addictive design, a deal struck on the same day a trial against Meta and YouTube was set to begin. The terms weren’t disclosed, but the timing matters: the case was positioned as a bellwether for…
Home inspectors will tell you that the most revealing part of an electrical system is often the first outlet or switch they open. One sloppy DIY fix in that box is rarely an isolated mistake, it is a clue that the rest of the house may be wired with the same casual shortcuts. If you…
You tidy a panel, bundle loose cables, or cram one more splice into a junction box, and the work looks sharper than what you started with. Yet that same “cleanup” can quietly push you out of compliance and into real fire risk. The gap between neat and safe is where many accidental code violations live,…
MILAN — A political flare-up spilled into the sports world after President Donald Trump attacked U.S. freestyle skier Hunter Hess on social media, calling him a “real loser,” prompting other American Olympians to publicly defend Hess and argue the episode tested the country’s commitment to free speech. The controversy started when Hess expressed internal conflict…
The moment you reach for a screwdriver to move a light switch, you are not just changing how a room feels. You are stepping into a tightly regulated world of electrical safety rules, permits, and inspections that exist to keep homes from catching fire and utility workers from getting hurt. The permit question arrives faster…
WASHINGTON — Two Democratic U.S. senators are urging the Trump administration to abandon a proposal that would require millions of foreign visitors to provide their social media handles from the past five years, warning it could become a privacy and free-speech minefield while doing little to improve security. The proposal has been circulating as part…