February's unique length on the modern-day calendar is derived from the Romans' alterations and superstitions while they were in power in Italy centuries ago. February has 28 days most years — ...

A python hunter caught the second-heaviest Burmese python ever recorded in Florida, weighing 202 pounds. The 16-foot, 10-inch female python was captured in Big Cypress National Park with the help of ...

Is 2026 a leap year? There's something about the randomness of throwing an extra day into a month once every few years that grabs our attention and curiosity. Feb. 29 has all sorts of myths and trivia ...

DUCK KEY, Fla. — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is celebrating what it calls a successful Python Challenge and announcing its 2024 winners. This year, 857 participants ...

We look back at 2025. By Lauren Jackson I am an editor for this newsletter. The list of our most-read stories reflects who we were in 2025. It shows what we were curious about, what we longed for and, ...

Happy birthday, leaplings! As you know, there is no Feb. 29, 2025, 2024 was the most recent Leap Year, and the next Leap Day ...

The end of year recaps can be dizzying. But they’re also full of gold. By Sam Sifton I am the host of The Morning. The lists are coming. The lists are here. Spotify and Apple Music pushed out their ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... An aerospace firm that recently leased land east of Aurora is building a rocket that it hopes will be able to deliver goods to anywhere on the planet within ...

Jennifer McRae is a digital media producer for CBS Colorado with more than 25 years of experience in news. Jennifer is part of the digital team recognized for excellence for Best Website several times ...

Magic Leap announced this week at the Future Investment Initiative (FII) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia its latest AR hardware plans along with a renewed partnership with Google. Google and Magic Leap ...

“The Last of the Meheecans” is one of several of the series’ illegal immigration-focused episodes, without another great example being “Goobacks” from seven years prior. In this episode, all of the ...