A ‘Planet Parade’ is Now in Alignment for Viewing Our Solar System This Week

A ‘Planet Parade’ is Now in Alignment for Viewing Our Solar System This Week

A collage of planets to scale – credit, CactiStaccingCrane CC 4.0. BY-SA via Wiki Next Saturday, the 28th of February, stargazers will have the chance to spot Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune all clustered together in the sky. Called a planetary alignment, they occur when the planets, which orbit atop the same horizonal … Read more

Kennedy defends Trump glyphosate order; MAHA erupts as midterms approach

Kennedy defends Trump glyphosate order; MAHA erupts as midterms approach

U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks, announcing new nutrition policies during a press conference at the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C., U.S., Jan. 8, 2026. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended President Donald Trump’s executive order … Read more

The NBA wants to embrace content creators without degrading its golden goose of live sports rights

The NBA wants to embrace content creators without degrading its golden goose of live sports rights

The future of the NBA’s media strategy was taking shape at this year’s All-Star weekend. The fanfare has always been about showcasing the league’s best players. But this year, the event was as much about the league’s partnership with content creators as it was about on-the-court talent. More than 200 global creators took part in … Read more

Trump to decide whether to attack Iran in next 10 days — oil prices jump

Trump to decide whether to attack Iran in next 10 days — oil prices jump

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks during the inaugural meeting of the “Board of Peace” at the US Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, on February 19, 2026. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will decide whether to launch military strikes against Iran in the next 10 … Read more

More What’s Booming RVA: February 19 + | BOOMER Magazine

More What’s Booming RVA: February 19 + | BOOMER Magazine

Concerts galore, serial killer gore, books and lore, pets to adore, and so much more! What’s Booming, February 19 to 26, 2026. Explore: February 19 to 26, 2026 What’s happening in and around the Richmond region Thursday, February 19 National African American Read-In. See and hear notable figures from the greater Richmond community deliver prose … Read more

Loyal Dog Who Lived by Owner’s Grave Inspires New Law Allowing Pets a Place in Family Plots

Loyal Dog Who Lived by Owner’s Grave Inspires New Law Allowing Pets a Place in Family Plots

Bob Gravedigger, a dog whose loyalty to his deceased owner inspired a new law – credit, PATRE The state of São Paolo in Brazil recently passed a law in honor of a famous loyal dog that will allow residents to have their pets buried in family cemetery plots. Bob, nicknamed Bob Gravedigger, was an orange … Read more

Trump family says U.S. dollar needs an upgrade and they are the ones to do it

Trump family says U.S. dollar needs an upgrade and they are the ones to do it

Donald Trump Jr. , left, and Eric Trump speak on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street,” Feb. 18, 2026. CNBC Since the dollar was created in 1792, U.S. presidents and their families have generally been content with the status quo of effectively giving the national government a monopoly on issuing currency and outlawing the use of … Read more

What’s Booming RVA: Environmental Films and Beer | BOOMER Magazine

What’s Booming RVA: Environmental Films and Beer | BOOMER Magazine

An abundant assortment of Motown music backed by the Richmond Symphony, lotsa beer from here and there, films to honor the Earth, Virginia War Memorial celebration, and the story of Hattie McDaniel. In What’s Booming RVA: Environmental Films and Beer. Let’s Groove Tonight Motown and the Philly sound presented by Richmond Symphony, with guest artists … Read more

Mystery of Armenia’s Giant 6,000-Year-old ‘Dragon Stones’ is Finally Solved

Mystery of Armenia’s Giant 6,000-Year-old ‘Dragon Stones’ is Finally Solved

Dragon stones of Armenia – Credits: Armen Manukov (left) and Sonashen (right) CC BY-SA 3.0 For the first time in the country’s history, a detailed analysis of Armenia’s “dragon stones” has been conducted with the hope of solving the mystery of these large Neolithic monuments. Raised between 4200 and 4000 BCE, in concert roughly with … Read more

Amid Epstein fallout, Bill Gates becomes point of controversy at India AI summit

Amid Epstein fallout, Bill Gates becomes point of controversy at India AI summit

Bill Gates speaks during the Gates Foundation’s first global Goalkeepers event in the Nordics, which is being held in Stockholm, Sweden, Jan. 22, 2026. TT News Agency | Stefan Jerrevang | Via Reuters Bill Gates has become a source of controversy at this week’s high-profile India AI Impact Summit, as speculation around his planned keynote … Read more