SAN FRANCISCO — Former Cisco Systems CEO John Chambers learned all about technology's volatile highs and lows as a veteran of the internet's early boom days during the late 1990s and the ensuing meltdown that followed the mania. And now he is seeing potential signs of the cycle repeating ...
NEW YORK — Months after Elon Musk left the Trump administration to the relief of Tesla investors worried about boycotts, the world's richest man has announced some good news: Sales of Tesla cars are back. Well, maybe. The electric vehicle maker run by Musk reported Thursday that car sales ...
OpenAI could now be the world's most valuable startup, ahead of Elon Musk's SpaceX and TikTok's parent company ByteDance, after a secondary stock sale designed to retain employees at the ChatGPT maker. Current and former OpenAI employees sold $6.6 billion in shares to a group of investors, ...
Apple and Google blocked downloads of phone apps that flag sightings of U.S. immigration agents, just hours after the Trump administration demanded that one particularly popular iPhone app be taken down. U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said such tracking puts Immigration and Customs ...
At-home gut microbiome tests are trending, selling insights to the curious, empowerment to the chronically ill and a claimed path to longevity to the wellness-conscious. Private companies are offering tests, costing $100 to $500 or more, that promise a bacterial inventory of your ...
Let’s start today by reviewing the basic definition of “Assisted Living.” Following is the definition of “Assisted Living” as defined by the National Institutes of Health. Assisted living is for people who need help with daily care, but not as much help as a specific nursing home may ...
Chances are excellent you have experience with diabetes. It could be a family member afflicted or you yourself have developed the disease. Because of its growing prevalence, this is an illness most of us need to be familiar with. In the US, billions of dollars are spent in the care of this ...
In just 9 days, on Friday, October 31st, we will have our annual celebration of Halloween in the USA. Of course, on Halloween, there will be many kids out doing their trick-or-treating, and will also be carving pumpkins into jack-o'-lanterns, visiting haunted attractions, sharing scary ...
Don't let your Halloween pumpkin haunt the landfill this November. More than 1 billion pounds of pumpkins rot in U.S. landfills each year after Halloween, according to the Department of Energy. Yours doesn't have to go to waste. Experts told us your pumpkins can be eaten, composted or even ...
The Trump administration must release millions of dollars in grants meant to address the shortage of mental health workers in schools, a federal judge ruled Monday. Congress funded the mental health program after the 2022 school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. The grants were intended to help ...
SAN ANTONIO — On a scorching hot Saturday in San Antonio, dozens of teachers traded a day off for a glimpse of the future. The topic of the day's workshop: enhancing instruction with artificial intelligence. After marveling as AI graded classwork instantly and turned lesson plans into ...
WASHINGTON — Head Start programs that serve tens of thousands of the nation's neediest preschoolers are facing a cutoff of federal funding at the end of the month because of the government shutdown, leaving many scrambling to figure out how to keep their doors open. The early education ...
NEW YORK — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has adopted recommendations by a new group of vaccine advisers, and stopped recommending COVID-19 shots for anyone — leaving the choice up to patients. The government health agency on Monday announced it has adopted recommendations ...
WASHINGTON — It's time to get a flu vaccine, and pediatricians are urging people to get them after last winter, when the U.S. saw the most flu-related child deaths in 15 years. October is the ideal month to get protected, experts say, because flu cases typically begin climbing in ...
It's late at night, and you have been stewing all day about something your partner did to annoy you. The time to resolve it is now because, as everyone knows, you should never go to bed angry, right? Though it's conventional wisdom, many relationship experts say sticking to such a rule is ...
When it comes to weight-resistance exercise, you can choose free weights such as dumbbells or barbells. Or weight machines, which are often driven by cables or levers. You can use resistance bands or tubes to build strength. Or try pushups and pullups — old standbys that create muscle ...
“Peering from some high window, at the gold of November sunset and feeling that if day has to become night this a beautiful way.” - E.E. Cummings Sunday morning will see Daylight Savings Time come to an end for another year in the Upper Peninsula. That morning sunrise will be at 7:33 a.m. ...
“Here we stand upon the bridge, time is passing by. Time to tread the road ahead, time to say goodbye,” – Steve Gibbons Elbows, hooks, corners, turns, bends — all good names for those places in rivers and creeks where the direction of the water flow changes. These corners are ...
Ontonagon River: The river saw very little angling activity over the past week. The floating docks in the Ontonagon Marina had been removed from the river for the season, and the fish cleaning station at the marina was closed for the season. Ontonagon/Silver City/Union Bay: Angling efforts ...
Ontonagon River: Angling efforts on the river were very low over the past week. Angler reports included catches of northern pike and walleye in low numbers. The floating docks in the Ontonagon Marina were removed from the river for the season. The fish cleaning station at the Ontonagon Marina ...
SAN FRANCISCO — Today, Brightseed and the Almond Board of California announced a discovery made possible by the Bay Area company's proprietary AI platform, Forager®. Researchers identified 530 health-promoting phytochemical compounds in almonds, four times more than previously documented. Of ...
By GRACEYN KITCHEL 8-18 Media Special to the Journal Spring is in the air and summer is on the way, so in honor of that, here are some ways to get ready for the new seasons. I love to get ready for the gardening year, and sometimes the plants I plant bloom late or don't have enough time ...
By ZOE GRAMANA 8-18 Media Special to the Journal Most seniors in nursing homes are isolated, with just doctors and nurses and maybe a few visitors from time to time to keep them company, and some of them don’t even have those, and even if they do, visitors typically come only little ...
By Ty Koski Greater Ishpeming Negaunee Chamber of Commerce Our first spotlight is Campfire Coffee, located in downtown Negaunee! We sat down with General Manager Allison Carpenter to talk about Iron Street construction and what’s coming soon to Campfire Coffee. “The campfire is a ...
By Journal Staff MARQUETTE — The Upper Peninsula Publishers and Authors Association is extremely pleased to announce the winners of the Sixth Annual Dandelion Cottage Award. The award recognizes U.P. student short story writers of excellence in grades 5 through 12. The Dandelion Cottage ...
By LILY DIXON 8-18 Media MARQUETTE — Zoë Buckman was wearing a blue page boy cap along with a red and green top and a dozen necklaces. She somehow made it all work, and she absolutely rocked it. I had seen her nontraditional artwork online, but I never imagined I would meet her or tour ...
By MIKE STOBBE and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press NEW YORK — The latest government study on teen vaping suggests there's been little progress in keeping e-cigarettes out of the hands of kids. The data seems to show more high school students vaping, with 14% saying they had done so ...
MARQUETTE — Chloe Hale of Marquette has been awarded the $25,000 Raoul Wallenberg Fellowship. A University of Michigan double major in political science and social theory in practice, Hale will spend a year in Kigali, Rwanda’s capital and largest city, to explore the theory that health ...
Growing a bonsai is more than just caring for a miniature tree -- it’s an art, a craft and an ancient meditative practice. Originating in China thousands of years ago, bonsai was later adapted by Japanese growers who further developed it into the bonsai we know today. Translated to “plant ...
BUTTE, Montana — Contemporary and traditional home furnishings are always in style, but Rad Popovich, merchandise manager at Steele’s in Butte, said that some non-traditional woods, new colors and furniture styles are interesting. When it comes to wood, people are looking for something ...
January is traditionally a month for fresh starts and resolutions, many of which center around self-care. And if you’ve spent any time watching television or scrolling social media this month, you’ve likely been bombarded with diet and exercise pitches. But there’s another route to ...
(AP) — The Pantheon. The Panama Canal. The Hoover Dam. When you think of concrete, you might imagine great feats of engineering, or at least highway overpasses and other sturdy, stolid structures. But concrete has become a stylish medium in the home, thanks to interior designers and ...
Serving as gateway communities on either side of the Marquette-Baraga county line, Michigamme and Three Lakes are places tied indelibly to the waters of peaceful and picturesque inland lakes. This is a land of shoreline cottages, pontoon and fishing boats, swimmers, anglers, campers, ...
Houghton and Keweenaw counties exhibit a vast historical mining heritage and unmistakable exquisite beauty fanned out from the west to the northeast over what is commonly referred to as the “Copper Country.” The copper mining tradition here is displayed prominently in the holdings of the ...
Across southern portions of Schoolcraft and Delta counties, U.S. 2 skirts the beautiful Lake Michigan shoreline, providing access to a range of places to explore for everyone from campers and birdwatchers to boaters, history buffs and anglers. The city of Manistique, the county seat in ...
If you’ve ever pictured yourself riding up a highway along some beautiful windswept coastline, to the top of a mountain with a commanding view, then you may well enjoy the magnificent beauty of the Keweenaw Peninsula. From just outside Mass City in Ontonagon County, M-26 winds north through ...
Maggie Baird says her vegan cinnamon rolls are a family favorite — including to her children, who happen to be the world-famous musicians Billie Eilish and Finneas. Growing up, Baird stopped eating meat in part because she felt connected to animals. Her commitment grew as she learned about ...
Pumpkin spice has long reigned supreme as America's favorite fall flavor, from lattes and doughnuts to scented candles. According to a 2025 consumer study from McCormick, 72% of respondents use pumpkin spice at least once a week between August and December. But this year, a Texas staple shakes ...
It smells earthy, salty and just a little funky, but miso is having its moment. The global market for fermented foods is projected to surge from $573.4 billion in 2024 to approximately $1.1 trillion by 2034, growing at a robust annual rate of 6.8%. Increased consumer awareness of the health ...
NEW YORK — This Hunger Action Month, HelloFresh, the world’s leading meal kit provider, is reaffirming its commitment to fighting hunger as it commemorates a significant milestone in its relief efforts: 10 million meals donated through its Meals with Meaning program. 10 million meals have ...
EAST CORINTH, Vt. — For nearly 40 years, a tiny town in Vermont has attracted hordes of "Beetlejuice" fans eager to visit where the whimsical horror movie's most famous scenes were filmed. With a population hovering just around 1,500, "Beetlejuice" mania has helped put East Corinth on the ...
Kathryn Bigelow's nuclear fallout thriller "A House of Dynamite" and albums from Brandi Carlile and Demi Lovato are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time this week, as selected by The Associated ...
The horror sequel "Black Phone 2" topped the North American box office charts this weekend with $26.5 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. Not only did it surpass the original's $23.6 million debut, it's a much-needed win for Blumhouse after a string of disappointments ...
LAS VEGAS — Movies like "The Hangover" and "Ocean's Eleven" piqued interest in the Las Vegas Strip long ago. But now Nevada labor unions hoping to boost jobs and tourism are pushing state officials to offer tax credits aimed at bringing more Hollywood filmmaking to the state. The effort to ...