NASA has just discovered a record number of ancient stars in a distant galaxy. NASA’s Webb Telescope spotted 44 ancient stars in the “Dragon Arc," which is about 6.5 billion light-years away from Earth in the Abell 370 galaxy cluster. Researchers used gravitational lensing to identify the stars, which includes red supergiants, like the star Betelgeuse in Earth's galaxy. Head to the linked article to read more about this groundbreaking discovery. #nasa #stars #astronomy #news

Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a civil lawsuit accusing the privacy-minded company of deploying its virtual assistant Siri to eavesdrop on people using its iPhone and other devices. Apple isn't acknowledging any wrongdoing in the settlement, which still must be approved by a judge. #news #apple #iphone #siri

The FAA will investigate a near collision between a private jet carrying the Gonzaga University men's basketball team and a Delta flight at LAX on Dec. 27. As the Delta flight lifted off the runway, an air traffic controller uttered over the radio "Key Lime, stop, stop stop." #news #aviation #lax #travel

“A continuous onslaught of rain, wind and mountain snow over the next three to five days” is set to impact the Pacific Northwest, NOAA meteorologist Rich Otto says. The conditions come amid a busy holiday travel weekend, with Otto warning that “if you don’t have to travel, certainly stay home.” #weather #holidaytravel #travel #pacificnorthwest #pnw #california #washington #oregon #atmosphericriver #rain #snow

Lawmakers from across the political spectrum had strong reactions after House Republicans tried and failed Thursday evening to fast-track a measure to avoid a government shutdown. Dozens of Republicans voted against the measure, while only two Democrats voted in favor of the bill. #news #government #dc