Apple just revealed its most popular apps, movies, TV shows and music for 2017, and there’s one clear takeaway — iPhone users still love their emojis. The custom emoji app Bitmoji snagged the top spot for most popular app this year, with Snapchat and YouTube following closely behind. Bitmojis are 3D […]
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DNA is going digital – what could possibly go wrong?
Jenna E. Gallegos is a postdoctoral researcher in Chemical and Biological Engineering at Colorado State University; Jean Peccoud is professor and Abell Chair in Synthetic Biology at Colorado State University Biology is becoming increasingly digitized. Researchers like us use computers to analyze DNA, operate lab equipment and store genetic information. But […]
Color-coded system on Calif. winds reaches uncharted territory
LOS ANGELES — Things were getting so windy Thursday out in Southern California that fire officials were running out of colors, CBS Los Angeles reports. Southern California has felt yellow wind, orange wind, and red wind, but never purple wind — until now. Thanks to vicious Santa Anas, the color-coded system […]
Ex-Texas nurse pleads not guilty in 1980s deaths of 5 kids
SAN ANTONIO – An imprisoned former nurse who prosecutors believe could be responsible for the deaths of up to 60 children in Texas pleaded not guilty Thursday to murder charges in the deaths of five children in the early 1980s. Genene Jones, 67, was arraigned Thursday in San Antonio. She […]
Israel strikes targets in Gaza Strip after rocket fire
Last Updated Dec 7, 2017 3:42 PM EST The Israeli military says it struck targets in the Gaza Strip in response to projectiles fired at Israel. The military says that a projectile exploded Thursday in southern Israel, in addition to two earlier ones launched from Gaza which fell short and […]
Horses injured, killed in fast-moving Calif. wildfire
By 4 a.m. Tuesday, Virginia Padilla’s ranch was in the direct path of the fast-moving Creek Fire in Southern California. Padilla and her family in Tujunga awakened to thick smoke and bright orange flames. Fire officials alerted them to evacuate. The family packed up some belongings and rushed away from […]
Most destructive Southern California fire threatens scenic mountain town
Flames from the largest and most destructive Southern California wildfire, known as the Thomas Fire, churned toward coastal and mountain communities northwest of Los Angeles on Thursday, disrupting travel on a major highway and triggering more evacuations. A wind forecast called for potentially dangerous gusts, but ones not likely to […]
Navigation apps could pose risk in California wildfires
The Los Angeles Police Department is reportedly telling motorists to avoid using navigation apps when attempting to avoid the region’s wildfires. According to the Los Angeles Times, authorities fear that these programs will guide motorists “onto more open routes — in this case, streets in the neighborhoods that are on fire.” […]
Wildfire destroys mobile homes in retirement park in San Diego
Flames from the largest and most destructive Southern California wildfire, known as the Thomas Fire, churned toward coastal and mountain communities northwest of Los Angeles on Thursday, disrupting travel on a major highway and triggering more evacuations. A wind forecast called for potentially dangerous gusts, but ones not likely to […]
Most destructive Calif. wildfire eyes communities northwest of L.A.
Flames from the largest and most destructive Southern California wildfire, known as the Thomas Fire, churned toward coastal and mountain communities northwest of Los Angeles on Thursday, disrupting travel on a major highway and triggering more evacuations. A wind forecast called for potentially dangerous gusts, but ones not likely to […]