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Sierra Space lines up Dream Chaser customers, but launch date still TBD
Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser, the spacecraft that looks like a miniature space shuttle, doesn’t have a target launch date yet but it does have “undisclosed national security and commercial customers,” according to a company press release.
“As the space domain has become increasingly contested, Dream Chaser has evolved into exactly what...Read more
US sends another deportation flight to Haiti. A former Haitian official is aboard
A former senior Haitian government official wanted on corruption allegations in his volatile homeland, who was arrested last week by U.S. immigration authorities, was deported Thursday along with dozens of other detained Haitian nationals.
Renan Hédouville, a lawyer and human-rights advocate who served as Haiti’s ombudsman, asked to ...Read more
Satellite images show how penguins’ diets are changing in response to Antarctic climate change
The color of penguin poop, as seen from space, is offering a new window into how the ecology and the environment of Antarctica are changing over time.
Adélie penguins are one of the most abundant predators in the Southern Ocean. They rely on food sources in the ocean, but nest on rocky outcrops all around the Antarctic continent.
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25 years after 9/11, what disasters reveal about Americans’ ability to reconnect
Many Americans will pause on the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks to remember the nearly 3,000 people who were killed that day. The attacks became a shared national tragedy, the impact of which reached far beyond those who experienced them firsthand.
The aftermath of such a disaster can place enormous strain on a community. If ...Read more
Convicted Trump Media-linked fraudster funded pro-Trump film in hopes of pardon, lawsuit says
A Miami investor who pleaded guilty to making insider trades connected to the parent company of President Donald Trump's Truth Social platform helped fund a pro-Trump documentary film in hopes of securing a presidential pardon, according to a lawsuit by an L.A. studio that accuses him of threats and extortion.
Michael Shvartsman pleaded guilty ...Read more
Trump backs a federal film tax credit. What that could mean for Hollywood
LOS ANGELES — For years, Hollywood has talked about a federal film and television tax credit that could help the industry combat the growing number of productions fleeing overseas.
This week, the entertainment business got a glimmer of hope.
After more than a year of quiet work from California lawmakers, industry lobbyists and Hollywood ...Read more
How Seattle Schools got the deal done to avert a teachers strike
SEATTLE — Educators were surprised, and relieved, that their union and Seattle Public Schools were able to eke out a deal at the very last hour, avoiding a strike that would have delayed the start of the school year.
Parents were relieved too, albeit also annoyed they didn’t find out until 11 p.m. whether their young ones would be going to ...Read more
NY state lawmakers want to honor Dolly Parton by renaming 9/25 '9 to 5' day
NEW YORK — Superstar Dolly Parton’s workday anthem “9 to 5” has resonated with generations of New Yorkers grinding out a living. Now, State Senators Erik Bottcher and Jeremy Cooney are working to rename 9/25 into “9 to 5” day to honor the country music icon.
Bottcher and Cooney are slated to announce plans on Thursday to introduce a...Read more
Chicago school board candidates asked to sign pledge restricting AI, screen time
CHICAGO — More than half of school board candidates have signed a pledge calling for a three-year moratorium on the use of generative AI in Chicago Public Schools.
The moratorium, included in Illinois Families for Public Schools’ “Pledge to Protect Human-Centered Education,” also asks that the new 21-member elected school board limit ...Read more
Who is Carlton Johnson II, the suspect in the Minneapolis mass shooting?
MINNEAPOLIS — The man accused of carrying out a mass shooting at a downtown Minneapolis apartment building Wednesday afternoon was about to be evicted from his 9th floor unit and had a long criminal record.
Those familiar with the investigation into the Wednesday shooting at Shoreline Plaza that left 3 people dead and several others injured ...Read more
'We are stalled': US-Iran conflict stuck with no end in sight
The U.S. and Iran have intensified tit-for-tat military strikes in recent days, remaining locked between ceasefire and all-out war as the White House struggles to end the six-month conflict.
“Very clearly militarily, we are stalled,” Republican Representative Pat Harrigan of North Carolina, who sits on the House Armed Services Committee, ...Read more
Putin says Russia and Ukraine must first agree on peace together
President Vladimir Putin said Russia and Ukraine maintain contacts even as he gave little sign that they’re making any progress on a peace deal.
“Russia and Ukraine should come to an agreement between themselves first of all,” Putin said Thursday at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok. While other countries including the U.S. and ...Read more
A summer of recalls exposes holes in the nation's food safety net
Jalapenos. Frozen berries. Beef. Alfalfa sprouts.
A summer of food recalls, including the record-shattering cyclosporiasis outbreak tied to iceberg lettuce that has sickened thousands, has raised many Americans’ fears of contracting a foodborne illness.
The recalls have focused attention on the Trump administration’s decision to cut ...Read more
Burnham offers more style than specifics in Parliament debut
New U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham was prepared for a grilling from Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch during his first session of prime minister’s questions in the House of Commons, but the surprise attack came from one on his own backbenchers.
“Defense is definitely one area where vibes alone just isn’t going to be enough,” Labour ...Read more
From the Freedom Caucus to the democratic socialists, small groups inside parties can wreak havoc with leaders’ agenda in Congress
The Democratic Party’s coalition headed into the 2026 midterms is as broad as it’s been in years. That seems likely to help them pick up dozens of seats in Congress and win majorities back from Republicans in either or both chambers.
One notable and attention-getting portion of that coalition is a group of progressive political ...Read more
AI skin cancer detection tools are getting better – but only for people with light skin
Imagine you’re getting out of the shower one morning and you notice a mole on your thigh that you’ve never seen before. It’s reddish brown, bumpy and surprisingly large. Is it a benign mole, or is it melanoma?
A slew of new artificial intelligence tools claim they can help you figure it out. Some are smartphone apps that anyone ...Read more
Gloria Steinem, charismatic feminist and co-founder of Ms. Magazine, dies at 92
Eating breakfast in a South Dakota coffee shop, Gloria Steinem was all too aware of the couple eyeballing her from the next booth. He was sporting chains. She wore leather pants and what Steinem later recalled as “an improbable hairdo.” The place was packed with tough-looking, mostly male bikers pumped about a huge rally they were attending....Read more
3 decades after 'A Different World' ended, it's back: 'This is the time that's right'
LOS ANGELES — It's never too late to go back to school. But after years of deferred admission, can a new generation of students at Hillman College score high at delivering a compelling, modern take of the groundbreaking sitcom "A Different World"?
The foundation for an updated version of the popular sitcom set at a historically Black college ...Read more
Some states raise pay for home caregivers as shortage looms
WILMINGTON, Ohio — From her recliner in her tidy townhouse, Donna Logan offers advice to the first baby boomers to hit the big ‘8-0’ this year: Life can be good, especially with someone like Helen Aponte helping with laundry and housekeeping and the drive to the doctor’s office.
“I do most things on my own,” said Logan, 81, a native...Read more
ICE pays Minnesota counties millions for detention -- but little for enforcement
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota county jails have been paid $21.5 million to hold detainees caught up in President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement push, but the future of those payments is in question after the federal government purchased the long-shuttered prison in Appleton, Minn.
The money — roughly $1 million a month since Trump ...Read more
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- A summer of recalls exposes holes in the nation's food safety net
- Gloria Steinem, charismatic feminist and co-founder of Ms. Magazine, dies at 92
- From the Freedom Caucus to the democratic socialists, small groups inside parties can wreak havoc with leaders’ agenda in Congress
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