Month: December 2019

NASA astronaut Christina Koch made history Saturday, setting the record for the longest single spaceflight by a woman. Koch arrived on the International Space Station on March 14 for her spaceflight mission. As of December 28, she has been in space for 289 days, surpassing the record of Peggy Whitson, who spent 288 consecutive days

The gift came in a plain white container. It wasn’t until her family helped pull out the shiny mirrored box inside that Barbara Shackleford knew this wasn’t just another Christmas present. “In loving memory of Robert D. Shackleford,” the engraving on the box read, referring to her late husband. Inside were letters. A handful of

Heidi Broussard, the Texas mother who was found dead just days after she and her infant were reported missing, will be laid to rest Saturday as loved ones gather to remember her in her hometown. Broussard vanished with her 4-week-old daughter, Margot Carey, on December 12 after dropping off her son at his elementary school

Do you ever wish life were a bit more… musical? Our private moments often are. A hairbrush doubles as a microphone. An afternoon commute becomes a sold-out concert. And the shower? That’s the recording studio where the hits get made. Music is a balm, too, for the post-holiday blues. When the celebrations end with the

Paul Whelan, a US national detained by Russian authorities on espionage charges, has now been behind bars for one year, the US embassy in Moscow said Saturday. “On December 28, 2018, Russian authorities arrested Paul Whelan,” US embassy spokesperson Rebecca Ross wrote on Twitter. “365 days. Still no evidence. Still no phone calls to his

Russia’s new hypersonic missile system known as Avangard has entered service, the country’s state media has reported. Russia’s Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu confirmed the nuclear-capable missiles had been added to service during a conference call with President Vladimir Putin on Friday. Shoigu gave his congratulations to “everyone with this significant event for our country and

The mysterious disappearance of two children in Idaho has left family and authorities pleading for their safe return and asking why the siblings haven’t been seen in months. Police reported that Joshua “JJ” Vallow and Tylee Ryan were missing. Their mother and stepfather are also missing and police want to question them about the children’s