All the NFL WAGs spotted at Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding

The football wives and girlfriends came out for the wedding of the year. Many of Travis Kelce’s Kansas City Chiefs and his friends from around the NFL made their way to Madison Square Garden to join the celebration of his and Taylor Swift’s nuptials Friday night. Fellow tight end and 49ers star George Kittle and his wife Claire also took part in the MSG festivities, with Claire posing for a photo with close friend Kristin Juszczyk, wife of San Francisco fullback Kyle Juszczyk. As seen in a photo posted by makeup artist Arbella with Swift’s “I Knew It, I Knew…

Science news this week: James Webb telescope finds a never-before-seen substance, China’s ‘Great Green Wall’ grows faster than natural trees, and a Medici murder mystery is solved

This week’s science news was all about goings on in space, with reports that the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) picked up a signal from a mysterious, never-before-seen substance on Pluto and Titan.The space telescope detected a specific absorption line in the spectra of these worlds’ atmospheres, revealing the characteristic…

Are CAPTCHAs obsolete in the age of AI?

When you click to enter a website or try to log in or fill out a form, you may be asked to identify motorcycles from a grid of grainy images, decipher a string of convoluted characters, or click a box that states “I am not a robot.”These tests are called…

Gerrit Cole overrules Aaron Boone in gutsy, winning outing for Yankees

For much of the time Gerrit Cole has been back in the Yankees rotation after recovering from Tommy John surgery, the team had been clicking. Now, they’re still without Aaron Judge in the lineup and Carlos Rodón has joined Max Fried on the IL. And then there’s the seven-game losing…

Science news this week: Atlantic current edges closer to collapse, scientists make artificial-neuron breakthrough, and a copy of the “Iliad” is found inside an Egyptian mummy

We celebrated Earth Day this week, and the science news was filled with troubling implications for the pale blue dot we call home.Topping the list was a new study that suggests the collapse of a vital Atlantic Ocean current is much closer than we thought. The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation…

Jazz Chisholm Jr.  admits his ABS challenges are so bad you ‘gotta laugh’

HOUSTON — Entering Friday, only one player in the big leagues had lost more automated ball-strike system challenges than José Caballero, but none had won more than the Yankees shortstop. Taking into account the situations in which Caballero has challenged and been unsuccessful — not necessarily the highest-leverage spots —…

BLM and anti-cop activists get first word in LA City Hall budget fight

Los Angeles is barreling into a high-stakes budget showdown, with a nearly $15 billion spending plan, but before a single department defends a dollar, City Hall is handing the floor to activists. The City Council’s Budget Committee will launch hearings Friday on Mayor Karen Bass’ $14.9 billion proposed spending plan,…

Why are some constellations visible for only part of the year?

Some stars and constellations are ever-present in the night sky; Polaris, for example, has served as a steady guiding light for millennia in the Northern Hemisphere.But if you look closely at the sky night after night, you may notice that some stars move east to west from dusk to dawn,…

Your daily coffee habit may be quietly reshaping your gut and mood, study finds

Coffee may do more than keep you going: It could have a noticeable impact on your digestive health, even if you drink decaf. Researchers from APC Microbiome Ireland found that habitual coffee consumption alters the trillions of microbes living in the digestive tract, creating a chemical feedback loop that directly influences…

Freddy Peralta still searching for elusive Mets longevity

It was not third time’s the charm for Freddy Peralta.  The Mets pitcher faltered toward the end of his night Friday against the Rockies as he lost his third consecutive start and continued to struggle with his longevity.  Peralta pitched a scoreless four innings before surrendering control, as he allowed…

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