SpaceX test fires Crew Dragon spacecraft ahead of first astronaut mission
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft test fired its emergency abort engines this week, indicating the vehicle could soon be ready for its final…
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Refugee author arrives in New Zealand after six years in Australian detention
An asylum seeker who won Australia’s richest literary prizes while being detained by the country has been granted entry to New Zealand. Behrouz…
Continue Reading The one-trick tech pony is dead
The rise and fall of Fitbit on Wall Street is a cautionary tale for other one-trick pony techs. Fitbit makes activity trackers and smartwatches that…
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CNN and The Des Moines Register to release 2020 Iowa caucus poll Saturday
CNN and The Des Moines Register will release their fifth Iowa poll on Saturday, providing a look as to where 2020 presidential candidates stand in…
Continue Reading With a focus on Ukraine, Trump made 67 false claims last week
President Donald Trump made 67 false claims last week, 27 of them related to Democrats’ impeachment inquiry. This was the sixth consecutive…
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Your hatred of heart-healthy veggies could be genetic
If certain vegetables have always made you gag, you may be more than a picky eater. Instead, you might be what scientists call a…
Continue Reading Here’s how the impeachment hearings will work
The first public hearings in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump began this week, with Bill Taylor, the top US diplomat in Ukraine,…
Continue Reading Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner host book party on first night of impeachment hearings
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, two of President Donald Trump’s senior advisers, threw a book party on the evening of the first public…
Continue Reading Instagram is now testing hiding likes worldwide
Some Instagram users around the world will have to kiss their likes goodbye. On Thursday, Instagram announced it is now expanding its months-long…
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House committee subpoenas agency for Trump DC hotel documents
The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued a subpoena to the General Services Administration on Thursday for documents concerning…
Continue Reading Gannett shareholders approve GateHouse merger
Hundreds of local newspapers are now under one umbrella company, making it the largest US media company by print circulation and completing a deal…
Continue Reading The Democratic field is a mess with Iowa just 81 days away
There are two races happening at the moment in the 2020 Democratic presidential contest. The first features the top tier: Sens. Bernie Sanders…
Continue Reading Michael Bloomberg to skip New Hampshire primary
Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg will not file for the Democratic presidential primary in New Hampshire, a senior Bloomberg adviser confirmed…
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Man fatally shot at convenience store
Click here for updates on this story Benson, NC (WRAL) — A man was fatally shot overnight at a convenience store in…
Continue Reading Artist paralyzed by bullet learns to paint intricate designs with a brush in her mouth
Click here for updates on this story Chicago, IL (WGN) — Thousands of people order the holiday cards Mariam Paré…
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Every year, between 1,000 to 2,000 people get the plague — including about 7 in the US
The plague — yes, that plague — is back in the news. But it never really went away. The same scourge that caused the Black Death in the…
Continue Reading Kellyanne Conway says ‘nothing new’ in impeachment hearing despite new revelations
Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway argued Thursday that there was “nothing new” in the first public hearing of the impeachment…
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Thierry Henry named as head coach of MLS side Montreal Impact
Former Arsenal and Barcelona striker Thierry Henry has been appointed as the new head coach of Major League Soccer side Montreal Impact in Canada.…
Continue Reading Why Tesla doesn’t scare the fracking industry
Midland, Texas, home of the boom in US oil and natural gas production, is more than 300 miles from the nearest Tesla store, but it feels even farther…
Continue Reading Supreme Court debates merits of black media mogul’s discrimination suit against Comcast
Attorneys for Entertainment Studios founder and CEO Byron Allen and Comcast engaged in a contentious back and forth with US Supreme Court justices on…
Continue Reading MH17 investigators appeal for witnesses of Moscow’s involvement
International investigators are pleading for witnesses to testify about the role Russian government officials may have played in the downing of…
Continue Reading Investigators search wooded area for missing woman
Click here for updates on this story Tottenville, Staten Island, NY (WPIX) — Investigators searching for a missing New…
Continue Reading Appeals court hands Trump another loss, saying Congress can seek his tax returns
An appeals court has denied for the second time President Donald Trump’s attempt to stop an accounting firm from turning over his financial…
Continue Reading Doctors removed a tumor the size of a soccer ball from a man’s neck
The New Jersey man had just one option to get rid of the massive tumor that had been growing on his neck and was now threatening his life: Remove it.…
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China’s Mars ambitions one step closer after successful test of lander
China has completed its first public test of a Mars lander, keeping the country on track for an unmanned exploration mission to the red planet in…
Continue Reading Animal Rescue Group Needing Help After Dozens Of Cats Found In Hoarding Situation
Click here for updates on this story SEBASTIAN COUNTY, AR (KFSM) — Just outside of the city limits of Hackett on…
Continue Reading Shaky Gaza ceasefire appears to hold after 50 hours of fighting
A ceasefire between Israel and Gaza militants appeared to have been restored early Thursday morning after more than 50 hours of cross-border…
Continue Reading Muslim woman who was told to remove her hijab at Pepsi Center speaks out
Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KMGH) — Gazella Bensreiti says out of all the times she has visited the…
Continue Reading New revelations from first public hearings paint damning portrait of Trump
Dramatic new disclosures on Day 1 of the House impeachment hearings painted an incriminating picture of Donald Trump as a President instinctively…
Continue Reading A Michigan city will pay $190K to an American war veteran who was detained by ICE
A Michigan city will pay $190,000 to a Marine veteran and United States citizen who was arrested by the police and turned over to Immigration and…
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