Portland welcomes monument (origin unknown) to Black man who reached the Pacific in 1805
A man named York, enslaved by explorer William Clark, trekked from St. Louis to the Pacific Northwest and back, hunting, tracking, and foraging with Clark...
Slack disruption affects workers returning after holiday
The communications tool used by some 750,000 companies reported a spike in problems Monday morning. Issues included trouble loading channels and sending messages.
Who will miss the coins when they’re gone?
Not only has the pandemic dropped coins out of circulation, it has accelerated a trend toward cards, apps and other cashless payments that could eventually...
Partial Zoom outage is fixed after school disruptions
The company did not describe the problem except to say it was “causing users to be unable to authenticate to the Zoom website” and unable...
What day is it? You’re not the only one asking
It sounds like a punch line, but experts say the problem is real: The coronavirus pandemic, by unmooring the daily lives of tens of millions...
Truck crashes into an Easter Island statue
The statues on Easter Island have stood for centuries, braving many challenges over the years: climate change, lichen growth, damage from livestock and the encroaching...