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Flying sports car hides its wings as production gets closer

Tech/Gear

Flying sports car hides its wings as production gets closer

If you have ever been stuck in traffic wishing your car could sprout wings, Samson Sky has been working on something pretty close. Its Switchblade flying car can drive out of your garage and take you to a nearby airport. Once there, the wings come out, the tail extends and the vehicle becomes an airplane. You heard right, an airplane. After landing, everything folds back inside so you can drive […]

todaySeptember 25, 2026 4

Costco receives $184M in tariff refunds, says most will go toward lower prices

Business

Costco receives $184M in tariff refunds, says most will go toward lower prices

Costco on Thursday said it received $184 million in tariff refunds in the company's fourth quarter, the majority of which were reinvested into lower pricing for members shopping at the retail giant's warehouses.The big box retailer said that the lower pricing from tariff refunds was applied to a range of everyday items, including food and beverages, as well as other product categories.Costco CEO Ron Vachris said on the company's earnings […]

todaySeptember 25, 2026

Never smoked a cigarette? You could still be at higher risk for lung cancer

Health

Never smoked a cigarette? You could still be at higher risk for lung cancer

A rare genetic mutation could put people at a dramatically higher risk of developing lung cancer even if they’ve never smoked.A rare mutation in the gene EGFR T790M was found to increase lung cancer risk by 25 times compared with people who did not have the mutation, according to a new study published in the journal Science.Among people who had never smoked, carriers of the mutation had about 62 times […]

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Reporter’s Notebook: Democrats face an impeachment tractor beam that could derail their affordability message

Politics

Reporter’s Notebook: Democrats face an impeachment tractor beam that could derail their affordability message

In the original Star Wars, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Chewbacca and Obi-Wan Kenobi find the Millennium Falcon under fire from Imperial TIE fighters in deep outer space. Luke speculates that the TIE fighters are "heading for that small moon."But Obi-Wan’s visage grows grim."That’s no moon," intones Obi-Wan. "It’s a space station."Han Solo disagrees."It’s too big to be a space station," says Han. To which, Obi-Wan instructs him, "Turn the ship […]

todaySeptember 25, 2026

Xi praises US state visit ‘perfection’ as Trump calls meetings ‘very productive’

Politics

Xi praises US state visit ‘perfection’ as Trump calls meetings ‘very productive’

Chinese President Xi Jinping praised the level of "perfection" on display during his state visit to the White House, and President Donald Trump said Friday the two world leaders had a "very productive" time in Washington.Trump, speaking to reporters as he and first lady Melania Trump hosted Xi and first lady of China Madame Peng Liyuan for tea at the White House, said, "We've had a tremendous visit from two […]

todaySeptember 25, 2026

Metallica’s ‘Enter Sandman’ Nearly Had a Much More Unsettling Theme That Could’ve Cost Them a Hit Single

Music

Metallica’s ‘Enter Sandman’ Nearly Had a Much More Unsettling Theme That Could’ve Cost Them a Hit Single

Metallica released “Enter Sandman” as the lead single from their 1991 self-titled album, and it quickly became one of their signature songs. Although it wasn’t initially slated to be the lead single, drummer Lars Ulrich fought hard for it to introduce the album. He eventually convinced the band and their producer that “Enter Sandman” was the right choice. But if the original lyrics hadn’t been revised, “Enter Sandman” might not […]

todaySeptember 25, 2026