A North Slope workhorse known as Doyon Rig 26. “The Beast” in industry shorthand, made headlines on January 23, 2026, when ...

Retirement is not a distant cliff at the end of a 40‑year career so much as a moving target that can arrive earlier than most people expect. In practice, health shocks, layoffs, caregiving demands and ...

What happens when an interstellar comet is also a dress rehearsal for maintaining the usability of Earth’s orbits? Comet ...

Quick Summary Retiring debt-free with $1.5 million saved sounds like the definition of peace of mind. But eliminating a mortgage can trade flexibility for certainty, especially once income shifts and ...

The Air Force is still trying to replace the aging VC-25A jets while the next-generation “Air Force One” program has slipped ...

No parent, teacher, adviser or other responsible educator would ever recommend, much less require, a student to take a course ...

January 25 feels like one of those rare moments when LivLive, Hyperliquid, and Solana all sit on the same page for very different reasons. One is brand new and still under the radar, one is pushing ...

Sound Off is an opinion forum for Mercury readers to offer brief comments on today’s news. Submissions must be 75 words or fewer and are subject to editing for grammar and clarity. Publication is at ...

Artificial Analysis overhauls its AI Intelligence Index, replacing saturated benchmarks with real-world tests measuring economic productivity across 44 occupations.

Until he reached third grade, Nate Hammer hardly knew what a stable household looked like. “It’s kind of just the situation life handed to me,” said the 18-year-old senior at Taos High School, noting ...

This explains why midlife gap years tend to be substantial—not a month, but six months or a year. People who try to shortcut ...

Trump's 10% credit card rate cap is meant to help struggling borrowers, but industry data shows 80% of accounts could be cut off, hitting those borrowers hardest.