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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 …

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 …

Federal prosecutors asked a New York judge on Friday to sentence FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried to between 40 and 50 years in prison for cryptocurrency crimes they described as a “historic fraud.” Prosecutors made the request as they submitted their presentence recommendations to a federal judge who will sentence the man who at one time dazzled the cryptocurrency world with …

Boeing told lawmakers its planned fix for an engine issue on all 737 Max jets will take up to a year, delaying certification of the 737 Max 7 and Max 10 airliners. In written responses to questions from Sen. Tammy Duckworth, chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, obtained exclusively by CBS News, Boeing says it has assembled a …

California resident Shannon Johnson lives a few blocks from Imperial Beach’s turquoise water and waves of “perfect little curls” — but Johnson and her two young children haven’t stepped foot on the sand in a year. “Every time we go by the beach they’re asking, ‘Is it going to be clean? When are they going to fix it?'” said Johnson, …