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Private lunar lander Blue Ghost's shadow is seen on the moon's surface after touching down on the moon with a special delivery for NASA, Sunday, March 2, 2025.

Private lunar lander Blue Ghost aces moon touchdown with a special delivery for NASA

Private lunar lander Blue Ghost's shadow is seen on the moon's surface after touching down on the moon with a special delivery for NASA, Sunday, March 2, 2025.

March 2, 2025, 9:44am Business

A private lunar lander carrying a drill, vacuum and other experiments for NASA touched down on the moon Sunday, the latest in a string of companies looking to kickstart business on Earth's celestial neighbor ahead of astronaut missions. Read story

AI-powered chatbots grew rapidly in use and popularity over the last two years, fueled largely by the success of OpenAI’s ChatGPT in late 2022.

Teens are spilling dark thoughts to AI chatbots. Who’s to blame when something goes wrong?

AI-powered chatbots grew rapidly in use and popularity over the last two years, fueled largely by the success of OpenAI’s ChatGPT in late 2022.

March 2, 2025, 6:05am Entertainment

When her teen with autism suddenly became angry, depressed and violent, the mother searched his phone for answers. Read story

Quilter and textile artist Shaadee Mae Ighanian poses for a portrait with piles of quilts she collected at her home on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, in Glendale, California. Ighanian began a quilt campaign called ǃúStitch by Stitch Quilts for Altadenaǃù in the wake of the Eaton fire to provide quilts to those displaced by the fire.

‘We are here; we see you’: Making quilts for fire victims resonates far beyond LA

Quilter and textile artist Shaadee Mae Ighanian poses for a portrait with piles of quilts she collected at her home on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, in Glendale, California. Ighanian began a quilt campaign called ǃúStitch by Stitch Quilts for Altadenaǃù in the wake of the Eaton fire to provide quilts to those displaced by the fire.

March 2, 2025, 6:02am Entertainment

Shaadee Ighanian didn’t lose her home in the Eaton fire, but when her close friends with a baby did, the former children’s apparel designer wanted to help by making a quilt for 7-month-old Luna. Read story

Jason Klein, co-founder of Spiteful Brewing in the Bowmanville neighborhood, at the brewery Feb. 24, 2025. He said the 13-year-old brewery sells a half-million cans each year, all imported from Canada through a supplier. If the 25% tariffs hit, Klein expects that Spiteful will have to raise prices to cover the additional cost. (E.

Craft brewers expect Trump’s aluminum tariffs to raise the price of a six-pack

Jason Klein, co-founder of Spiteful Brewing in the Bowmanville neighborhood, at the brewery Feb. 24, 2025. He said the 13-year-old brewery sells a half-million cans each year, all imported from Canada through a supplier. If the 25% tariffs hit, Klein expects that Spiteful will have to raise prices to cover the additional cost. (E.

March 2, 2025, 6:00am Business

When two suburban childhood hockey pals launched Spiteful Brewing in 2012 as a post-collegiate enterprise, the business overcame long odds to grow from a stovetop startup into an award-winning craft brewery and tap room on Chicago’s North Side. Read story

An assortment of beers on tap.

That skunky draft beer at the bar? Don’t blame the brewery. It could be dirty taps

An assortment of beers on tap.

March 2, 2025, 6:00am Business

Have you ever tasted a draft beer at a bar and thought, “Ugh! I thought I liked this beer, but no!?” Read story

This combination of images shows promotional art for ten films nominated for the Oscar for best picture, top row from left, “Anora,” “The Brutalist,” “A Complete Unknown,” “Conclave,” and “Dune: Part Two,” bottom row from left, “Emilia Perez,” “I’m Still Here,” “The Nickel Boys,” “The Substance,” and “Wicked.” (Neon/A24/Searchlight Pictures/Focus Features/Warner Bros.

Glenn Whipp: Oscars 2025: Final predictions for all 23 categories

This combination of images shows promotional art for ten films nominated for the Oscar for best picture, top row from left, “Anora,” “The Brutalist,” “A Complete Unknown,” “Conclave,” and “Dune: Part Two,” bottom row from left, “Emilia Perez,” “I’m Still Here,” “The Nickel Boys,” “The Substance,” and “Wicked.” (Neon/A24/Searchlight Pictures/Focus Features/Warner Bros.

March 2, 2025, 5:52am Entertainment

Gravity has been defied and social media accounts deleted. Comeback stories have been heralded and our AI robot overlords have been held at bay — for now. Read story

Alan Ritchson returns as the titular character in the third season of “Reacher.” (Jasper Savage/Prime/TNS)

‘Reacher’ Season 3 review: Prime series returns in fighting shape

Alan Ritchson returns as the titular character in the third season of “Reacher.” (Jasper Savage/Prime/TNS)

March 2, 2025, 5:49am Entertainment

There’s a simple rhythm to the first two seasons of “Reacher”: an explosive opening, the hero getting pulled into some sort of shenanigans he’ll need to punch and shoot his way out of, plenty of twists, brilliant deductions and a generally satisfying if somewhat melancholic conclusion. The third season of… Read story

This image released by Netflix shows Scott MacArthur as Ness Gordon, from left, Kate Hudson as Isla Gordon and Drew Carver as Sandy Gordon in “Running Point.” (Katrina Marcinowski/Netflix via AP)

Review: ‘Running Point’ is a cozy comedy that’s ‘Ted Lasso’ meets ‘Succession’

This image released by Netflix shows Scott MacArthur as Ness Gordon, from left, Kate Hudson as Isla Gordon and Drew Carver as Sandy Gordon in “Running Point.” (Katrina Marcinowski/Netflix via AP)

March 2, 2025, 5:48am Entertainment

Created by Mindy Kaling, with her “Mindy Project” co-star Ike Barinholtz and producer David Stassen, “Running Point,” which premiered Thursday on Netflix, is an adorable workplace family sports comedy set around a fictional Los Angeles basketball team, the Waves. Read story

From left: Jason Isaacs, Parker Posey, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sarah Catherine Hook and Sam Nivola in Season 3 of ǃúThe White Lotus.ǃù (Fabio Lovino/HBO/TNS)

‘The White Lotus’ review: 3 seasons in, there’s little beneath the gleaming surface

From left: Jason Isaacs, Parker Posey, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sarah Catherine Hook and Sam Nivola in Season 3 of ǃúThe White Lotus.ǃù (Fabio Lovino/HBO/TNS)

March 2, 2025, 5:46am Entertainment

There’s a certain type of prestige TV that appeals to the gawker in all of us, and it increasingly functions as a sign of the times: The rich may have all the power and Hollywood is all too happy to reinforce that status quo. What about something punchier? A lampoon… Read story

The Dangbei Freedo portable projector.

Tech review: Project anywhere with no wires at all

The Dangbei Freedo portable projector.

March 2, 2025, 5:40am Business

I love projectors, but I don’t have the room in my house to keep one set up all the time. Read story