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Spring started a little earlier than usual this year. Tuesday,March 19 at 11:06 p.m. EDTmarked the vernal equinox for the Northern Hemisphere, when the sun was directly over the equator and its energy was in balance between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, according to the National Weather Service. Most years, the season typically changes on March 20th or 21st. So, …

Pepsi has edged out Coca-Cola in the Subway soda wars. The sandwich chain will no longer serveCoca-Cola products, but instead, Pepsi, the company announced. It’s areversal from their previous commitmentto Coke. Subway has signed a 10-year deal with PepsiCo that begins in 2025 and will serve that brand’s beverages like Mountain Dew, Gatorade and Aquafina, said the company. “The partnership …

The fruits and vegetables you eat may soon be cultivated and processed by an army of drones and robots, some powered by artificial intelligence. In fact, it’s already happening on farms across America. Hylio, a Houston-based tech company, was granted an exemption from the Federal Aviation Administration in February for a single pilot to operate swarms of heavy drones over …

The executive director of the Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport in Little Rock, Arkansas, died after a shootout at his home, officials said Thursday. The shootout took place early Tuesday as federal agents tried to serve a search warrant at the home of the airport’s director, Bryan Malinowski, authorities said. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosivessaid agents …

The upcoming solar eclipse on April 8 will darken the sky for millionsas the moon passes in front of the sun – but the spectacle could also affect how much solar power gets generated. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, known as ERCOT, which provides solar service to 90% of the state, says the event will affect solar production in …

The iconic pink and white blossoms that transform Washington, D.C., at the beginning of spring have officially hit their earliest peak bloom recorded in at least 20 years. It’s one of the earliest days it’s happened in the area on record — and experts say it will likely keep shifting earlier. Peak bloom occurs when 70% of the Yoshino cherry …

It could soon cost homeowners a lot less to sell their homes after a real estate trade group agreed to slash commissions to settle lawsuits against it. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) agreed on Friday to pay $418 million over roughly four years to resolve all claims against the group by home sellers related to broker commissions. The agreement …

Update:World Central Kitchen says seven aid workers were killed on April 1 when their convoy was hit by an Israeli air strike in Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called it “a tragic case of our forces unintentionally hitting innocent people,” and said it would be investigated. Read more here. Our earlier story is below. Celebrity chef José Andrés and …

Former Kentucky swimmerRiley Gaineswas among more than a dozen college athletes who filed a lawsuit against the NCAA on Thursday, accusing it of violating their Title IX rights by allowing transgender woman Lia Thomas to compete at the national championships in 2022. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in Atlanta, details the shock Gaines and other swimmers felt when …

A Louisiana truck driver has been arrested on multiple charges, including negligent homicide, for the state’s 168-car “super fog” pileup in October. Eight people were killed in the pileup, including one man who police said died as a direct result of the truck driver who was driving at a “negligent speed.” Police said this week that they arrested Ronald Britt …