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The Erie Canal: How a 'big ditch' transformed America's economy, culture and even religion
(THE CONVERSATION) Two hundred years ago, on Oct. 26, 1825, New York Gov. DeWitt Clinton boarded a canal boat by the shores of Lake Erie. Amid boisterous festivities, his vessel, the Seneca Chief, embarked from Buffalo, the westernmost port of his brand-new Erie Canal.
Clinton and his flotilla made their way east to the canal's ... (full story)
The first stars may not have been as uniformly massive as astronomers thought
(THE CONVERSATION) For decades, astronomers have wondered what the very first stars in the universe were like. These stars formed new chemical elements, which enriched the universe and allowed the next generations of stars to form the first planets.
The first stars were initially composed of pure hydrogen and helium, and they we ... (full story)
Sports
Greenbriar River Trail
Tucked away in the vast expanses of West Virginia are some pretty amazing places––places that most people have never even heard of let alone had on their radar screens as recreational destinations.
And over the years I’ve offered up a couple of these cool places in Legal News columns.
For instance there a ... (full story)
FIFA announces over 1 million tickets sold for 2026 World Cup in North America
MIAMI (AP) — More than 1 million tickets have already been sold for next year's World Cup, FIFA said recently in its first update on numbers since the official start of sales began earlier this month.
The highest demand, as would be expected, were from buyers in the U.S., Canada and Mexico — the three nations that wi ... (full story)
NFL uses AI to predict injuries, aiming to keep players healthier
Injuries are an inevitable part of the NFL with all the high-speed collisions, crushing hits and high exertion necessary on every play.
Success each season often comes down to which teams can be the healthiest at the end and a string of injuries has already hampered preseason contenders like Baltimore, San Francisco and Cincinna ... (full story)
State
Trump's immigration crackdown weighs heavy on the US labor market
Maria worked cleaning schools in Florida for $13 an hour. Every two weeks, she'd get a $900 paycheck from her employer, a contractor. Not much — but enough to cover rent in the house that she and her 11-year-old son share with five families, plus electricity, a cellphone and groceries.
In August, it all ended.
When she ... (full story)
After Voting Rights Act case arguments, concerns over diminished minority representation rise
WASHINGTON (AP) — For decades, the faces of American politics have grown more diverse by nearly every measure, especially as racial minority communities gained political representation after longtime legal disenfranchisement and violent discrimination.
But after some Supreme Court justices expressed skepticism about a key ... (full story)