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US request prompts Planet Labs to withhold Iran war images
The Trump administration has asked satellite imagery providers to voluntarily withhold images of designated areas of interest due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, prompting Planet Labs PBC to restrict access to data from the region.
The San Francisco-based commercial satellite provider said on Sunday that the measures would apply ...Read more
Inside the Pentagon, fears of a disrupted war effort after Army chief's ouster
WASHINGTON — Merely two weeks had passed since the Iran war began when Gen. Randy George, the Army's highest-ranking officer, began sounding an alarm.
Touring a weapons depot in North Carolina, George warned lawmakers present that the conflict's vast and ever-growing list of targets was straining U.S. capacity — "depleting our stockpiles ...Read more
Trump loses across courts in bruising week of immigration and legal setbacks
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump spent much of last week railing against the courts. The courts, in turn, spent it ruling against him.
While Trump made history as the first sitting president to attend oral arguments at the Supreme Court, where he stared down justices as they questioned his bid to end birthright citizenship, quieter ...Read more
NASA shoehorns in human science on Artemis II moon mission
While the primary goal of the Artemis II mission is the ensure the Orion spacecraft is safe for humans, NASA did find time to fit some science on board during the 10-day lunar fly-by.
“The most complex machine we’re flying is the human, and we have to understand the human as a system in order to be successful,” said Steven Platts, NASA’...Read more
Israel says more than 1,000 Iranian missiles still threaten it
Israel assesses that Iran still has more than 1,000 missiles capable of reaching it, while Hezbollah’s arsenal in Lebanon includes as many as 10,000 shorter-range rockets, according to military briefings cited by Israeli media this weekend.
In an interview with Channel 12, an Israeli air force officer provided the tally of remaining Iranian ...Read more
Microplastics are everywhere -- even in the labs studying them. That's a problem for research
As the science of detecting microplastics matures, so too does consensus about their ubiquity. Everywhere researchers have looked to find them, there they've been: In human brains and lungs; in breast milk and semen; in alpine snow and deep-sea sediment; in corn plants and beer.
And that, say researchers, is the rub: Scientists are not just ...Read more
What does drought look like? How record-low snowpack is hitting southwestern Colorado
DENVER — Colorado is experiencing its lowest snowpack levels since record-keeping began statewide in 1941. Statewide snowpack, as of Thursday, was at 26% of the median — about a quarter of what the state typically has this time of year, according to data from the USDA National Water and Climate Center.
That means there is roughly 74% less ...Read more
US rescues missing airman as Iran strikes gulf Arab states
U.S. forces rescued an airman from Iran more than a day after his fighter jet was shot down and President Donald Trump threatened to target the country’s infrastructure, while the Islamic Republic’s continued attacks damaged Kuwait’s oil headquarters and shut down an Emirati petrochemicals plant.
Trump renewed his threats to destroy ...Read more
US deploys bulk of stealthy long-range missiles for Iran war
The next steps in the U.S. military campaign against Iran will commit nearly its entire inventory of stealthy JASSM-ER cruise missiles, drawing them from stockpiles devoted to other regions.
The order to pull the $1.5 million weapon from Pacific stockpiles was issued at the end of March, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter...Read more
Trump risks confidence in US role as guardian of global shipping
Of all the things Donald Trump has done to disrupt global commerce, from levying punitive tariffs to tearing up trade deals, few would be as consequential as withdrawing and leaving the rest of the world to secure the Persian Gulf.
The move, which the U.S. president has repeatedly threatened as his war with Iran drags on, would represent a ...Read more
Christians hold many views on Jesus’ resurrection – a theologian explains the differing views among Baptists
Every year, Christians from around the world gather for worship on Easter Sunday. Also known as Pascha or Resurrection Sunday, Easter is the final day of a weeklong commemoration of the story of Jesus’ final days in the city of Jerusalem leading up to his crucifixion and resurrection.
Most Christians refer to the week before Easter ...Read more
US rescues missing airman as Iran strikes gulf Arab states
U.S. forces rescued an airman from Iran after his fighter jet was shot down, while the Islamic Republic’s continued attacks sparked fires that damaged Kuwait’s oil headquarters and shut down an Emirati petrochemicals plant.
The U.S. deployed dozens of aircraft to retrieve the injured crew member from a mountainous area, a day after a second...Read more
Holy Week behind bars: How religious services help cut Maryland's recidivism rate
BALTIMORE — Reginald Bellamy was playing poker with his buddies in the back of the day room at the old Baltimore City Detention Center when he heard the voice that changed his life.
A religious service was underway in the room at the same time. As the female preacher spoke of God’s mercy, Bellamy rushed toward the pulpit, threw his arms ...Read more
South Florida's e-bike boom: As popularity rises, so do injuries
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — On a late afternoon e-bike ride with friends in his Miramar neighborhood, 11-year-old Varren Lacoste hit a signpost straight-on and cracked open his forehead.
Racing from work to the hospital, his father, Smith Lacoste, arrived to see the profuse bleeding. “The gash was gruesome,” he recalls.
Doctors at Joe ...Read more
Autistic people are more likely to experience suicidal crisis. 988 is changing to serve them better
Free, largely confidential and available 24 hours a day via call, text or online chat, the 988 Lifeline — formerly the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline — is among the most accessible and effective suicide prevention tools in the U.S.
People have contacted the service roughly 25 million times since July 2022, when the previous 10-digit ...Read more
Give and take: Federal rural health funding could trigger service cuts
BIG SANDY, Mont. — The emergency department at Big Sandy Medical Center is one room with a single curtain between two beds.
It’s one of the many parts of the 25-bed rural hospital that need updating, former CEO Ron Wiens said.
He said the hospital, an essential service in its namesake town of nearly 800 residents in the state’s sprawling...Read more
The 30-second kidnapping -- and a family's years-long fight for the truth
ADEN, Yemen — The ambush spot was good: Single-lane street, just enough space to overtake. Few exits, easily controlled. Hidden from the highway by high buildings lining either side.
So when the strike team trailed Lt. Col. Ali Ashaal into this quiet neighborhood on the western edge of Aden, they were ready. A Toyota Voxy minivan with tinted...Read more
Maryland lawmakers push women-focused bills; many meet legislative hurdles
BALTIMORE — With just a little more than a week left in the legislative session, a slate of bills focused on Maryland women has advanced through the General Assembly, tackling issues from maternal health and menopause care to child care access and public safety.
Taken together, the measures reflect a growing recognition among lawmakers that ...Read more
Amid blackouts and distress, a Havana couple keep their weekly dance night alive
HAVANA — After another nationwide blackout debilitated Cuba, electricity began flickering back on in parts of Havana on a recent Sunday afternoon. As cell signal returned, Alberto González's phone buzzed nonstop with messages.
"Will you open today?"
"Is there power?"
"Good afternoon, brother. Will there be dancing?"
Until now, it wasn't a...Read more
Missing US airman rescued as Iran steps up attacks on neighbors
U.S. forces rescued an airman who went missing on Friday after Iran downed an American fighter jet in the country, President Donald Trump said.
The rescue operation for the crew member of the F-15E jet was conducted along with “dozens” of U.S. military aircraft, Trump said in a Truth Social post early Sunday. The mission spanning two days ...Read more
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