Senior AccuWeather Meteorologist Joe Lundberg discussed the current weather trends, noting a recent front that cooled temperatures from the 80s to the 60s and 70s, with some areas experiencing frost for the first time in October. He predicted a sunny, cool day with temperatures barely above 60 degrees, followed by warmer conditions reaching the 70s and possibly 80s by Sunday. Lundberg forecasted a warmer-than-average October, with brief cool fronts interspersed by warmer periods. He also highlighted the potential for elevated wildfire risk due to wind stirred by these fronts.
Blue Origin launched its huge New Glenn rocket Thursday with a pair of NASA spacecraft destined for Mars. It was only the second flight of the rocket that Jeff Bezos' company and NASA are counting on to get people and supplies to the moon.
More than 1,000 unionized Starbucks workers plan to strike at 65 U.S. stores Thursday to protest a lack of progress in labor negotiations with the company.
President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill Wednesday night, ending a record 43-day shutdown that caused financial stress for federal workers who went without paychecks, stranded scores of travelers at airports and generated long lines at some food banks.
The U.S. Mint on Wednesday ended production of the penny, a change made to save money and because the 1-cent coin that could once buy a snack or a piece of candy had become increasingly irrelevant.
