The IRS will give last-minute filers additional time to file and pay their tax returns after the web page for paying their tax bills using their bank accounts crashed. The page was operational again as of 5:05 p.m. ET on April 17 — Tax Day — after being unavailable for most of the day. The […]
Odds of survival can greatly improve for people with the most common type of lung cancer if they are given a new drug that activates the immune system along with chemotherapy, a major new study has shown. The findings, medical experts say, should change the way doctors treat lung cancer: Patients with this form of […]
An asteroid similar in size to one that exploded more than 100 years ago in Russia’s Tunguska region in Siberia gave Earth a close shave on Sunday (April 15), just one day after astronomers discovered the object. The asteroid, designated 2018 GE3, made its closest approach to Earth at around 2:41 a.m. EDT (0641 GMT), […]
WASHINGTON – Three Democratic members of the Senate panel that oversees airlines called Monday for more information about how the Federal Aviation Administration handled safety concerns at Allegiant Air. The CBS program 60 Minutes reported Sunday that Allegiant had more than 100 mechanical issues from January 2016 to October 2017. But FAA officials have said […]
Tesla plans to halt production of its Model 3 compact car on Tuesday in a bid to work out kinks that have slowed assembly of the car, a critical vehicle in the company’s business plan. It expects to idle its Model 3 assembly line for several days to clear impediments that have held production well […]
Sometimes the most challenging part of losing weight isn’t the time spent shedding the pounds; it’s sticking with the exercise and nutrition plan that got results in the first place for months, and even years, after the initial weight loss occurred. According to the Boston Medical Center, an estimated 45 million Americans go on a […]
Every April of each year, the Lyrids meteor shower throws in a few fireballs in the sky and skywatchers can watch this spectacular show starting April 16. The annual Lyrid meteor shower is the oldest known meteor shower ever recorded. It was first observed in 687 BC or some 2,700 years ago. This year, Lyrids […]
1. Maxing out the credit card: House Speaker Paul Ryan, who built his career on the promise of fiscal responsibility, is leaving behind a looming $1 trillion budget deficit. In the short run, Ryan’s signature achievement of tax cuts could extend the life of America’s recovery from the Great Recession. Yet those same tax cuts, […]
Steve Kroft investigates Allegiant Air, a discount carrier known more for its ultra-low fares than its high record of in-flight breakdowns Allegiant Air is a small, ultra-low-cost carrier based in Las Vegas, that happens to be one of the country’s most profitable airlines. But, according to federal aviation records and interviews with pilots, mechanics and […]
Scientists have discovered a rather unusual mating technique in male Costa’s hummingbirds, who attract potential mates by diving at a female’s side and producing a “song” with their tail-feathers that helps them further declare their intent. In a study published Friday in the journal Current Biology, researchers from the University of California, Riverside described this […]
NASA’s next planet-hunting telescope will swing its gaze from point to point in the sky, searching for worlds that could be habitable. The telescope, known as the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), will launch no earlier than Monday (April 16). Its ultimate goal is to provide a catalog of planets all over the sky. Then, […]
A Barbie by the broccoli? Hot Wheels by the hot sauce? Some toy experts say that stocking toys at supermarkets is a recipe to boost the industry as Toys “R” Us begins to close all 800 of its U.S. stores, including its Cedar Rapids location 2425 Wiley Blvd. SW. Toymakers could see a bump in […]
