The astronomer and science communicator Carl Sagan is noted for having coined the phrase, “Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.” His observation has since been applied to many situations, from the assertion of fossilized extraterrestrial life in meteorites to the recent announcement of a possible new subatomic particle. The same advice can and should be applied to at least certain claims made by co-authors Piers Bizony and Jamie Doran in the recently revised edition of their 1998 book, “Starman: The Truth Behind the Legend of Yuri Gagarin.

Alongside the Galaxy Watch 6 series, Samsung is introducing a new band connector for smartwatches as well as a new fabric band, and they’ll work across all modern Galaxy Watch models. Samsung’s new “One-Click” band mechanism allows Galaxy Watch bands to connect to the watch without needing any tools, and it replaces the usual pin that you can push over to switch the band. This new system notably doesn’t replace a traditional spring pin.

Do you feel like your life is a little out of balance? Would you like more energy and want to feel happier? Then this #jammingwithjason #podcast episode with Dr. Jeannie Arunima is made just for you. Hear her journey of healing and balance through trauma, depression, fibromyalgia, and Graves’ disease using a technique she learned as a student from Japanese medicine and ancient yogic wisdom. This an a whole lot more in thisSee more +

A panel of federal judges will hear arguments Monday over the future of Alabama’s congressional map, months after the Supreme Court ruled the state’s previous map likely diluted the electoral power of its Black voters. The state currently has six districts where white voters predominantly elect Republicans and one represented by a Black Democrat in a state with a more than 25 percent Black population. Last month, in response to the Supreme Court ruling that its current map likely violated the Voting Rights Act, the state passed a new one that has one majority-Black voting-age district and a second with a roughly 40 percent Black voting-age population.

The official YouTube account of the Los Angeles Police Department was briefly suspended after the department posted a violent video showing what police called a "brutal attack." The LAPD posted the video in hopes the public could help identify the assailants. The department said it appealed the suspension Saturday and was denied. On Sunday, the LAPD said YouTube reached out and reinstated the @LAPDHQ account on YouTube, but that the video was removed.