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So no beer? Warm spring could rush and damage summer hops harvests, farmers fear

Farmers are monitoring water supplies and summer forecasts as warmer conditions speed up Oregon's hops growing season. OREGON, USA — Oregon hop growers...

PGE asks to raise rates on data centers this year — and drop them for everyone else

Portland General Electric filed for a 29% rate increase on large-load customers, but slight rate decreases for all other customers. PORTLAND, Ore. —...

Flesh-eating screwworm infection confirmed in South Texas, USDA says

Screwworm comeback Screwworms were once endemic to the US, but were eradicated in the 1960s amid a concerted effort to annihilate their population. This...

Minister says Canadian forestry crisis goes beyond Trump tariffs

VICTORIA — Canada's forestry sector is the trade "canary in the coal mine" as it faces structural challenges that go beyond Trump-era tariffs, says...

Woman sues Outback Steakhouse for $1.5M after allegedly slipping on mashed potatoes

The lawsuit accused the company of being "unreasonably dangerous" conditions for customers. VIRGINIA, USA — A Virginia woman sued Outback Steakhouse and...

Polymarket cuts ties with George Santos as regulators probe trades on rival prediction market

Polymarket is ending its paid relationship with George Santos as federal regulators investigate him for possible insider trading over whether he'd be at the...

Microsoft, Atom Computing, EeroQ update their quantum computing progress

That doesn’t mean the error-corrected qubit was fully stable. Eventually, one of the errors that inevitably occurred couldn’t be recovered from because too many...

UVic taps tech expert Rhonda McEwen as its new president

The University of Victoria’s next president will make history as the institution’s first female and first Black president. Rhonda McEwen is currently president and...

CBS fires Scott Pelley after clashing with new head Bari Weiss

CBS fired "60 Minutes" correspondent Scott Pelley following his public criticism of network head Bari Weiss and new executive producer Nick Bilton, reports said....

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