Geminids meteor shower peaks this week under dark skies
The year’s best meteor shower, the Geminids, peaks this week. Skygazers may see as many as one or even two a minute streaking across dark skies.
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Pew survey: YouTube tops teens’ social-media diet, with roughly a sixth using it almost constantly
een usage of social media hasn’t dropped much, despite rising concerns about its effects on the mental health of adolescents, a survey from the Pew Research Institute found.
Coming home, staying home: ‘Apollo 13’ and ‘Home Alone’ among 25 films picked for national registry
Perhaps the ultimate coming-home movie, “Apollo 13,” and the ultimate staying-home one, “Home Alone,” are both being honored this year, selected for preservation in the National Film Registry They’re part of an annual group of 25 that this year spans more than 90 years of filmmaking.
Ohio opens first interstate EV charging station
Ohio took a big step Wednesday toward relieving “range anxiety” felt by prospective owners of electric vehicles and those already driving them with the opening of a charging station on an interstate west of Columbus.
Crimes Against Children Task Force arrest Columbus man on child porn crimes
Authorities have arrested a 53-year-old Pleasant Township man on child pornography-related charges.
Celtics 120, Cavs 113
Jayson Tatum had 25 points and 10 rebounds, Jaylen Brown also scored 25 and the Boston Celtics remained unbeaten at home with a 120-113 victory over the Cavaliers on Tuesday night.
2 charged in OSU Jewish center vandalism incident
Columbus city prosecutors have filed multiple misdemeanor criminal charges against two individuals who allegedly vandalized the OSU Hillel Wexner Jewish Student Center in November, City Attorney Zack Klein said.
Magic 104, Cavs 94
Orlando’s Paolo Banchero had 20 points and 10 rebounds, Franz Wagner added 19 points and the Cavaliers couldn’t recover from a dismal third quarter in a 104-94 loss to the Magic.
What to stream this week: ‘Barbie,’ Taylor Swift in your home, Cody Johnson and ‘Reacher’
“Barbie” makes her way onto the Max streaming service and the second season of Prime Video’s “Reacher” starring Alan Ritchson are some of the new television, movies and music headed to a device near you.
Miyazaki’s ‘The Boy and the Heron’ is No. 1 at the box office, a first for the Japanese anime master
For the first time in Hayao Miyazaki’s decades-spanning career, the 82-year-old Japanese anime master is No. 1 at the North American box office. Miyazaki’s latest enchantment, “The Boy and the Heron,” debuted with $12.8 million, according to studio estimates.