Maura CareyAssociated Press The latest AP Top 25 rankings put two Big 12 teams in the top 10 for the first time in two years and Notre Dame returned to No. 10, reclaiming a playoff-worthy slot.The Fighting Irish have won six straight, and this weekend’s victory over Boston College boosted[Read More…]

Recap of Apimondia, European honeys, and What’s Next at Diggin’ Livin’ Here we are at the end of another honey season — and yes, we’re still extracting!Partly because this fall we took a big European beekeeping trip that began at Apimondia 2025 in Copenhagen and carried us through Norway, Denmark,[Read More…]

Thrips (Order Thysanoptera) This week’s Crawly is one which is easy to overlook, but quite the interesting insect indeed! Moreover, its name is just flat-out fun to say; meet the thrips (Order Thysanoptera).“Thrips” is both singular & plural, so you might see one thrips or a passel of thrips! Any[Read More…]

Adithi RamakrishnanAP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have spotted the brightest flare yet from a supermassive black hole that shines with the light of 10 trillion suns.These bursts of light and energy can come from things like tangled-up magnetic fields or hiccups in the heated gas disks surrounding[Read More…]

Stephen Groves, Ali Swanson and Susan HaighAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The crises at the heart of the government shutdown fight in Washington were coming to a head Saturday as the federal food assistance program faced delays and millions of Americans were set to see a dramatic rise in their[Read More…]

Anne M. PetersonAP Sports Writer CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Anthony Hankerson ran for 132 yards and a touchdown and Oregon State rallied in the fourth quarter for a 10-7 victory over Washington State on Saturday night in the first of two games between the two Pac-12 teams this season.Because the[Read More…]

The Northwest Forest Plan has long protected vulnerable species like spotted owls in federal forests along the West Coast. April EhrlichOregon Public Broadcasting A yearslong endeavor to change logging and environmental policies for millions of acres of Pacific Northwest forests is getting a restart.The U.S. Forest Service is going back[Read More…]

A New You A man struggled with a bad temper, which he blamed on others. He said nobody could cope with such people as he had to deal with. He decided to “leave the world” and become a hermit, thinking this would solve his problem.He moved into a cave in[Read More…]

All Saints Day – Luke 6:20-31Luke’s “Sermon on the Plain” in chapter 6 is a lot like Matthew’s “Sermon on the Mount.” But one of the main differences is it describes Jesus telling His disciples to love their enemies.Loving our enemies is hard and it isn’t a simple ticket to[Read More…]