Melanoma is one of the deadliest cancers. It’s also one that – while still the least common form of skin cancer – is rising in prevalence around the world. Since the early 1990s, rates of melanoma in the UK have increased among every age group. Rates of non-melanoma have increased too. In the US alone, cases…
NASA Mission Control founder Chris Kraft in the old mission control at Johnson Space Center in Houston. This original mission control of the Apollo era is a national historic landmark. David J. Phillip/AP hide caption toggle caption David J. Phillip/AP NASA Mission Control founder Chris Kraft in the old mission control at Johnson Space Center…
VideoTens of thousands of protesters are out in Puerto Rico, calling for Governor Ricardo Rosselló’s resignation.CreditCreditCarlos Giusti/Associated PressSAN JUAN, P.R. — Hundreds of thousands of people swept through the capital of Puerto Rico on Monday, shutting down a major highway and paralyzing much of the city in the latest in a series of furious protests…
A violent mob of people in white shirts attacked protesters in a train station in Yuen Long, Hong Kong, on Sunday night, intensifying the standoff between Hong Kong’s government and police force and pro-democracy protesters. About 45 people were injured — including at least one critically — when a mob of mostly masked men in…
Candy Crush at 120FPS — Gamer phone features a Snapdragon 855 Plus SoC, 12GB of RAM, 6000mAh battery. Ron Amadeo – Jul 22, 2019 7:07 pm UTC The ROG Phone 2. It looks a lot like the ROG Phone 1. The back embraces the full kiddie-gamer aesthetic. Landscape gaming on this device actually seems pretty…
In 2012, this mother carried her 5-year-old son to a malaria clinic in Thailand from Myanmar. Two new studies find that multidrug-resistant parasites are rendering front-line malaria drugs ineffective in Southeast Asia. Ben de la Cruz/NPR hide caption toggle caption Ben de la Cruz/NPR In 2012, this mother carried her 5-year-old son to a malaria…
Ad astra — Chris Kraft was also my friend. Eric Berger – Jul 22, 2019 10:05 pm UTC Chris Kraft, left, and Robert Gilruth monitor the launch of Apollo 5 in 1968. NASA A great still image of Chris Kraft from the movie Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo. Kraft offering rare praise to…
Erica Werner Congressional reporter focusing on economic policy July 22 at 8:24 PM The White House and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) reached a tentative two-year budget deal Monday that would raise spending limits by $320 billion and suspend the federal debt ceiling until after the 2020 presidential election. The agreement, which still must be passed…
During a lengthy and at times wild White House press availability alongside Pakistani Prime Minster Imran Khan on Monday, President Donald Trump was asked if he plans to watch former special counsel Robert Mueller’s much-anticipated congressional testimony on Wednesday. Trump said he might watch “a little bit.” Some outlets highlighted that revelation as a key…
As a private citizen, former special counsel Robert Mueller is not bound by assertions of presidential privilege, but he is known as a rule follower who is unlikely to defy the administration’s directions to limit his testimony. | Alex Wong/Getty Images legal The Justice Department argues that anything outside the report is covered by ‘presidential…
A lot of startups in the San Francisco Bay Area claim that they’re planning to transform the world. San-Francisco-based, Elon Musk-founded OpenAI has a stronger claim than most: It wants to build artificial general intelligence (AGI), an AI system that has, like humans, the capacity to reason across different domains and apply its skills to…
As a full transport van drives away, another group of migrant families waits for Border Patrol agents to check their health and identification information in McAllen, Tex., in June. (Carolyn Van Houten/The Washington Post) The Trump administration on Tuesday will significantly expand its power to quickly deport undocumented immigrants who have illegally entered the United…
Big-three credit bureau Equifax has reportedly agreed to pay at least $650 million to settle lawsuits stemming from a 2017 breach that let intruders steal personal and financial data on roughly 148 million Americans. Here’s a brief primer that attempts to break down what this settlement means for you, and what it says about the…
Air Force Two lands at Pope Army Airfield near Fayetteville, N.C., for a visit from Vice President Mike Pence on July 17. | Melissa Sue Gerrits/The Fayetteville Observer via AP white house The White House had been mum about the sudden cancellation of a vice presidential trip to New Hampshire earlier this month. Vice President…
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Vice President Mike Pence speaks Saturday at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Credit: Office of the Vice PresidentDespite appearances and a presidential tweet suggesting otherwise, the United States is “100%” committed to sending astronauts back to the moon in 2024 and establishing a long-term, sustainable presence there…
PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland – Those who watched the first Open Championship played on these rugged shores in nearly seven decades would learn that Shane Lowry is an infinitely likable bloke with the kind of short game that would make the late Seve Ballesteros envious. They would have also gleaned that Royal Portrush was as good…
With Emily Davies THE BIG IDEA: The stories coming out of Hong Kong this morning shock the conscience. Pro-democracy lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting was in a subway station near the area he represents on Sunday night, responding to reports of a violent mob in the area. Suddenly, dozens of white-shirted men appeared, surrounding the station. “Armed…
The Apollo program was gigantic.The U.S. government spent roughly $26 billion (about $260 billion in today’s dollars, according to one estimate) between 1960 and 1972 to hire contractors and subcontractors who employed hundreds of thousands of people to create and improve on technology that led us to the moon and back.While some of that tech has stayed within…
Consumer Reports has no financial relationship with any advertisers on this site. When kids or young adults break a bone, they might have weeks or months of recovery to get through. But they can usually expect to get back to their prefracture level of functioning. For older adults, the stakes of a fracture can be…
She says she would have voted for the big cut in June Judy Shelton, U.S. executive director for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, in Washington in May. (Bloomberg News) Judy Shelton, President Trump’s intended nominee to fill an open seat on the Federal Reserve Board, is calling for a large interest-rate cut at…
LONDON — Dangling from zip-wire 30 feet high, dressed in a suit and holding two Union Jack flags, the then-mayor of London laughed as he cried out, “get me a ladder.”The image, taken during the London Olympic Games in 2012, has become one of the most symbolic of Boris Johnson’s political career. It showed how…
Quentin Tarantino has, for a while now, been reminding us what’s so great about movies — or at least, what he thinks is so great about them.He’s made an old-fashioned double-feature (“Death Proof,” of “Grindhouse”), resurrected the wide-screen format of 70mm Ultra Panavision (“The Hateful Eight”) and generally presided as the pre-eminent B-movie evangelist for…
A Louisiana police officer is facing criticism over a comment he made last week suggesting Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., be shot.The officer, Charlie Rispoli, a 14-year veteran of the Gretna, Louisiana police force, called Ocasio-Cortez a “vile idiot” who “needs a round, and I don’t mean the kind she used to serve,” alluding to her…
| July 22, 2019 10:47 AM Democrats and liberals in the news media have found a sudden nuance when defining “sexual misconduct,” though the concept was conveniently a lot more clear-cut when a Supreme Court seat was on the line just 10 months ago. The New Yorker’s Jane Mayer published a lengthy article Monday that…
Tens of thousands of people have joined what is expected to be one of the largest protests the island has ever seen against Gov. Ricardo A. Rosselló.Right NowDemonstrators have taken over miles of a major highway in San Juan to demand the governor’s ouster.ImagePeople massed in San Juan on Monday in a renewed push for…
COOPERSTOWN — Brandy Halladay knew the emotions would flow and the tears would come. As it turned out, they came even faster than she thought they would Sunday at the Baseball Hall of Fame induction of her late husband. As a video reviewing the career of Roy Halladay played on a giant screen near the…
A Notre Dame fan waves his Fighting Irish flag as he is energized during the game against Navy at SDCCU Stadium in San Diego on Oct. 27, 2018. Notre Dame won, 44-22. (Howard Lipin/San Diego Union-Tribune) Football There’s Georgia in September and Michigan in late October; wins in those two games could have the Irish…
For a second consecutive week, the Dodgers just barely held off the Yankees to cling to the No. 1 spot in our rankings, getting just one more first-place vote. In a Power Rankings vote that saw 22 different teams move up or down this week, everybody might have to look over their shoulders.The most significant…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran said Monday it has arrested 17 Iranian nationals allegedly recruited by the Central Intelligence Agency to spy on the country’s nuclear and military sites, and that some of them have already been sentenced to death.The arrests took place over the past months, and those taken into custody worked…
John Hudson National security reporter focusing on the State Department and diplomacy. July 22 at 6:54 AM Huawei Technologies Co., the Chinese tech giant embroiled in President Trump’s trade war with China and blacklisted as a national security threat, secretly helped the North Korean government build and maintain the country’s commercial wireless network, according to…
ImageIsraeli bulldozers tearing down one of the Palestinian buildings in the West Bank village of Dar Salah, between annexed East Jerusalem and the West Bank.CreditCreditAhmad Gharabli/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesJERUSALEM — Israeli bulldozers arrived before dawn on Monday and began clawing at the first of 10 Palestinian apartment blocks that were slated for demolition because…
A typical subdivided flat in Hong Kong About 10 feet Storage Microwave Dining table Work desk Fridge Bunk bed for three people To shared toilet and kitchen Photo: Tyrone Siu/Reuters A typical subdivided flat in Hong Kong About 10 feet Storage Microwave Dining table Work desk Fridge Bunk bed for three people To shared toilet…
Former special counsel Robert Mueller’s testimony this week will be his first as a private citizen. | Alex Wong/Getty Images congress The former special counsel has relied on Jonathan Yarowsky, a veteran Beltway attorney who’s advised a president on impeachment and sparred with Bill Barr over independent prosecutors. Robert Mueller testified more than 60 times…
Forty observations on the 2019 college football schedule — hardest, easiest, weirdest, toughest stretches and more:1. For the second straight season, Notre Dame has scheduled itself into a serious pickle. Last year it was the November cross-country travel — a grind the Fighting Irish nonetheless survived on their way to an undefeated regular season. This year, it’s…
MEXICO CITY, July 21 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo recognized the “significant advances of Mexican operations” in reducing migrant flows to the United States, part of an agreement between the nations, Mexico’s foreign ministry said on Sunday.Pompeo met with Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard on Sunday in Mexico City to discuss migration…
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren sees numerous warning signs on the economy: “I see a precarious economy that is built on debt — both household debt and corporate debt — and that is vulnerable to shocks.” | Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Monday predicted an imminent economic crisis unless the Trump administration and Congress…
ImageThe Equifax offices in Atlanta. One of America’s three largest credit bureaus, the company has files on hundreds of millions of people worldwide that contain extensive details about their financial accounts and transactions.CreditCreditKevin D. Liles for The New York TimesThe credit bureau Equifax will pay at least $650 million and potentially significantly more to end…
Getty Images; Melissa Herwitt/E! Illustration One day, everything that the light touches, will belong to him.Wait, that’s The Lion King, but Prince George’s birthright—reign over the United Kingdom and, as of now, 16 commonwealth realms—isn’t too shabby.Don’t worry, the little lad hasn’t yet been apprised of just what, exactly, is in store for him some decades down the…
Steve Wickham, at home in Grundy County, Tenn., has developed an educational seminar with his wife, and fellow nurse, Karen, that they are using to help people with Type II diabetes bring blood sugar under control with less reliance on drugs. Blake Farmer/WPLN hide caption toggle caption Blake Farmer/WPLN Steve Wickham, at home in Grundy…
THE first pictures have emerged from inside the British oil tanker captured on Friday by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard. One image shows the crew of the Stena Imperio, currently held captive in the Persian Gulf, huddled on the floor and surrounded by makeshift bedding. 17 A picture from on board the Stena Impero shows the crew…
CLOSE Kim Hjelmgaard on how Brexit and election situations that has led to this moment: the Conservative Party once again choosing the next Prime Minister. USA TODAYLONDON – Britain’s next leader will either be Boris Johnson, regarded as an eccentric, gaffe-prone populist who draws comparisons to President Donald Trump, or Jeremy Hunt, who has a reputation as a steady…
Former special counsel Robert Mueller leaves after speaking on his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election in May. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images Former special counsel Robert Mueller leaves after speaking on his investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election in May. Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images…
Boris Johnson (L) and Jeremy Hunt take part in the Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson debate Head To Head on ITV on July 9, 2019 in Salford, England.Handout | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesThe U.K. will find out who its next prime minister will be this week as voting within the U.K.’s ruling Conservative…
FILE 2010: Former New York City District Attorney Robert Morgenthau attends a gala launch party in New York. He seemed almost like he was out of Central Casting — tall and patrician, with a cultivated above-the-fray presence. And in fact, former Manhattan District Attorney Robert M. Morgenthau inspired some television casting of his own, as…
Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) said he has “no doubt” President Donald Trump is a racist following the president’s recent attacks on four Democratic congresswomen of color in which he told them to “go back” to other countries.“What I’m hearing over and over again from my constituents is, please save our democracy,” Cummings told ABC’s “This…
Washington (CNN)Democrats are pinning their last, best hopes of proving that President Donald Trump committed impeachable crimes on former special counsel Robert Mueller who is set to reluctantly serve as a star witness in Wednesday’s televised spectacle.Mueller’s date before two back-to-back House committees represents Democrats’ most powerful weapon in a war for public perception over…
A review of “I Want To Know,” the Big Little Lies Season Two finale, coming up just as soon as I have connections for my sugar cereals… Midway through “I Want To Know,” Ed calms Madeline‘s fears about their marriage by offering to renew their vows. But, he tells her, “This is not some, like,…
| July 21, 2019 09:19 PM The top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee said today that special counsel Robert Mueller’s congressional testimony this Wednesday will be the GOP’s first, and perhaps final, opportunity to question Mueller about the way he conducted his nearly two-year probe, the conclusions he reached (or didn’t reach) on collusion…
July 21, 2019 5:08pm PT by Lesley Goldberg, Borys Kit , Aaron Couch, Mia Galuppo , Patrick Shanley Heading into the 50th annual San Diego Comic-Con, much of the conversation focused on its limited film offerings and a lack of movie stars and the abundance (60-plus) of TV panels. What emerged over the five-day pop…
ImageGov. Ricardo A. Rosselló of Puerto Rico on Tuesday. In an address Sunday night he said he would not resign but was prepared to face possible impeachment.CreditCreditErika P. Rodriguez for The New York TimesSAN JUAN, P.R. — Facing an angry public uprising against his administration, Gov. Ricardo A. Rosselló of Puerto Rico announced on Sunday…
Since Fortnite: Battle Royale’s inception in September 2017, battle royale has become one of the dominant genres in gaming. While this gamestyle isn’t new — H1Z1 (January 2015) was an early example of a game in this space — these types of multiplayer online shooters have gotten more sophisticated. In order to understand the impact…
Pence details plans to return to the moon before missions to Mars Despite appearances and a presidential tweet suggesting otherwise, the United States is “100%” committed to sending astronauts back to the moon in 2024 and establishing a long-term, sustainable presence there as a stepping stone to eventual piloted flights to Mars, Vice President Mike…
Hong Kong (CNN)On a hot summer night earlier this month, a few thousand people gathered in Hong Kong to honor a 28-year-old woman who many of them had never met.Under the glow of Hong Kong’s harbor-side Ferris wheel, they lit candles, sang songs, and left messages to her on colorful Post-it notes, calling her “brave.””We…
ImageRobert M. Morgenthau in 1984. He was the United States attorney for the Southern District of New York for nearly nine years and the Manhattan district attorney for 35 more.CreditCreditChester Higgins Jr./The New York TimesRobert M. Morgenthau, a courtly Knickerbocker patrician who waged war on crime for more than four decades as the chief federal…
Photo: Merie W. Wallace (HBO)TV ReviewsAll of our TV reviews in one convenient place. Big Little Lies, a show with five (six) female leads in the same slow-knit community, offered the opportunity to say a lot about a lot of things. About motherhood, about marriage, about privilege. The second season wasn’t as successful as the first…
What lurks inside the human brain, maybe the ability to drive a car via thoughts alone and a sidekick of AI. Photocredit: Getty Getty I was speaking at an AI autonomous vehicle industry event this week and was asked whether there is any kind of connection between Elon Musk’s efforts with Tesla and his activities…
The Apollo 11 crew, still under a 21-day quarantine, are greeted by their wives. NASA NASA’s Apollo program landed astronauts on the moon for the first time 50 years ago.No women have been to the moon, but women were instrumental in the success of the missions: They worked in the control room, designed flight software,…
Need to catch up? Read our previous Big Little Lies recap here. After all the lying and deceit, Season 2 of Big Little Lies wrapped up by dropping a steady dose of truth bombs on us. (And was that really it? Here’s the latest on a possible Season 3.) Sunday’s finale opens with yet more…
I cried on Sunday when Shane Lowry won The Open Championship. Covering The Open from afar is a bizarre experience. It’s always one of my favorite weeks of the year, but it’s still a little weird. My family drove to Colorado for the week for a wedding, and I was left in my house for…
This week’s much-anticipated hearing with former special counsel Robert MuellerRobert (Bob) Swan MuellerTop Republican considered Mueller subpoena to box in Democrats Kamala Harris says her Justice Dept would have ‘no choice’ but to prosecute Trump for obstruction Dem committees win new powers to investigate Trump MORE promises to be full of high political drama. But…
The embattled governor of Puerto Rico Ricardo Rossello has announced that he will not seek reelection in November 2020 but will not resign. Interested in Puerto Rico? Add Puerto Rico as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Puerto Rico news, video, and analysis from ABC News. Rossello will step down as…
July 21, 2019 — The 50th anniversary of the first moon landing inspired more than just memories to come forward, but also millions of dollars for memorabilia from the Apollo 11 mission. Three high profile auctions organized in celebration of the golden anniversary offered up thousands of items associated with the 1969 journey to Tranquility…
Continuing our detailed coverage of the Star Trek Universe panel at San Diego Comic-Con, this time focused on Short Treks. Yesterday we reported some highlights along with the new Short Treks trailer, but there were more details about the upcoming second season for the series focused on mini standalone stories, which is now expanding beyond…
8:59 PM ETAssociated Press COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — For Mariano Rivera, it was the culmination of a storied career, dreams of being the next Pele long since forgotten. For Brandy Halladay, the Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony was a tearful moment to reflect on the accomplishments of her late husband, and she handled a difficult…
Top Democrats have revealed how they plan to interview special counsel Robert Mueller when he testifies before the House Judiciary and Intelligence Committees this week. Their ultimate goal: To make Mueller’s 448-page report on Donald Trump’s ties with Russia and potential obstruction of justice vivid and interesting to the American people. House Intelligence Committee Chairman…
Wait, what about the Journey to Mars? — We need to recognize Apollo as a historical event, not a model for future exploration. Eric Berger – Jul 21, 2019 2:34 pm UTC Video shot by Joshua Ballinger, edited and produced by Jing Niu and David Minick. Click here for transcript. And then it was all…
Washington (CNN)Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Saturday called for a “9/11-style” commission to investigate the Trump administration’s child separation policy, arguing that it’s “what’s going to be required in order to reunify as many children with their parents as possible.””In the 9/11 commission they had — they were charged with investigating and making sure they…
Each year Lake Lanier collects more names on its list of drownings and boating fatalities.With 11.8 million visitors annually, according to the Army Corps of Engineers, Lanier holds the title of Georgia’s most popular lake. Population size factors into the deadly reputation of the lake that dominates other frequently visited lakes like Alatoona, Oconee and…
News Posted Jul 20, 2019 Steve Strunsky | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Four moon rock fragments brought back to earth by the Apollo 11 crew in 1969 and given to New Jersey encased in Lucite, on display at the State Museum in Trenton. A single, much larger rock from Apollo 17 in 1973 has…
5:48 PM ETIan O’ConnorESPN Senior Writer PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — The rain was coming sideways at Royal Portrush, and the wind was screaming like a banshee. It did not take much of an Irish fatalist to forecast the demise of Shane Lowry, who had taught himself three years ago how to blow a big major-championship…
SALEM, Oregon — Oregon will allow students to take “mental health days” just as they would sick days, expanding the reasons for excused school absences to include mental or behavioral health under a new law that experts say is one of the first of its kind in the U.S.But don’t call it coddling. The students…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Several cases of flesh-eating bacteria, otherwise known as necrotizing fasciitis, have put people in hospitals across the United States and killed some.A Memphis, Tennessee, man died last week after contracting the flesh-eating bacteria, vibrio vulnificus, while on vacation in Destin, Florida. So, just how common is this, and should you be worried about swimming…
“Riverdale” is planning to make a special tribute to Luke Perry. The show’s executive producer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa announced at Comic-Con that Shannen Doherty, Perry’s longtime friend and “Beverly Hills 90210” co-star, will guest star in the season 4 premiere. The tribute episode will “reflect Perry’s enduring legacy and the indelible imprint his character” Fred Andrews…
On Friday, July 19 Tesla whistleblower Karl Hansen filed a civil lawsuit in Nevada against Elon Musk, the company and others for violations of the Sarbanes Oxley Act, Intentional Interference with Business Relations, and Breach of Contract. Hansen, a former Senior Investigator for the Federal Maritime Commission, states that he continues to provide investigative assistance to…
Felicia Sonmez National reporter on The Washington Post’s breaking political news team July 21 at 3:34 PM A week after his racist tweets about four minority congresswomen, President Trump’s aides on Sunday defended his behavior, even as top Democrats sharply criticized him and pushed for greater accountability. Stephen Miller, a White House senior adviser, had…
British Airways and Lufthansa canceled all flights to Cairo on Saturday over unspecified security concerns after the British government warned of a “heightened risk of terrorism against aviation.” The announcements by two of Europe’s biggest airlines caught some passengers off guard as they prepared to board their flights, the BBC reported. Cairo’s airport was apparently…
Here are AbbVie’s grades on its previous acquisition deals. And they look ugly overall. Keith Speights Jul 21, 2019 at 12:10PM Health Care You can’t predict the future by merely looking at the past. But the past does give clues that help us make educated guesses about what the future might hold. AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) announced…
SALT LAKE CITY — Cyndy Carlton sat anxiously at her desk, eyes glued to the small black-and-white television set at the front of the classroom. Images of a rocket shined on the screen. Inside a small capsule on top of the Mercury-Redstone rocket sat Alan Shepard. He was to be America’s first man in space.Like…
Without an event, Apple quietly announced an updated base model 13-inch MacBook Pro that featured new quad-core processors, Touch Bar with Touch ID, T2 Security Chip, True Tone display, and an updated butterfly keyboard. Is this new $1299 laptop worth it?Mid 2019 Base 13-inch MacBook Pro We thought that the low-end MacBook Pro, formerly with…
The weather sent scores way over par, but Shane Lowry was able to battle both the inclement conditions at Royal Portrush and the nerves of closing out his first major championship as he shot a final round score of 72 to win the 2019 Open Championship by six strokes. Lowry’s win will ultimately be remembered as…
1:00 PM ETDan RafaelCloseESPN Senior Writer2013 BWAA Nat Fleischer Award winner for excellence in boxing journalism ESPN.com boxing writer since 2005 Five years at USA TodaySteve KimManny Pacquiao added another impressive notch to his belt by beating the previously undefeated Keith Thurman on Saturday night. While the verdict was a split decision after 12 rounds,…
Some people are morning exercisers. For them, an early run or swim is as much a part of their wake-up ritual as that first cup of coffee. Others can’t abide the idea. They need a nighttime workout to rid themselves of the day’s stresses. Does it make a difference? Several recent studies suggest that it…
There are countless ways to remind your family members that you love them. Preserving your home movies, entombed in rapidly-decaying VHS tapes, by converting them into digital files is a thoughtful (and often tear-jerking) way to do that. It’s one of those gifts that’s appropriate at any time in the year, whether you’re celebrating Father’s…
President Donald Trump on Sunday again ripped into four freshmen Democratic congresswomen who’ve been the target of his sustained attacks, calling them “weak” and “insecure” minutes after blasting a Washington Post story on the fallout over his initial comments about the members a week earlier.”I don’t believe the four Congresswomen are capable of loving our…
Do you really know who’s watching? Angela Lang/CNET You don’t want to be dripping out your private information as you browse the web. The biggest browsers — from Chrome to Firefox — can help you lock away your data from prying eyes. But securing your browser may require setting up a few security-minded extensions or…
WASHINGTON — NASA and the White House used the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing to mark the latest achievement in the development of the Orion spacecraft and reaffirm plans to use it to return humans to the moon by 2024. In a speech at the Kennedy Space Center July 20, Vice President Mike…
US president Donald Trump’s days-long attack on four non-white American Congresswomen is turning into a galvanizing moment in his presidency.After tweeting July 14 that the women, who are all US citizens—three of them were born in the US—should “go back” to where they came from, Trump dug in his heels and ramped up the attacks…
ImageVoters at a polling station in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday.CreditCreditKimimasa Mayama/EPA, via ShutterstockTOKYO — As polls closed in Japan on Sunday after lackluster turnout in national elections, voters appeared to have delivered a victory to the governing party of Shinzo Abe and its allies, according to the public broadcaster NHK, all but ensuring his place…
Washington (CNN)When Hillary Clinton lost the 2016 presidential election, a California law professor named Katie Porter — who had been expecting to join Clinton’s transition team to advise on housing policy — thought she would sit the next four years out of government.She figured she’d wind up working for Elizabeth Warren, her former Harvard law…
(CNN)An audio recording of British and Iranian naval authorities radioing instructions to a UK-flagged oil tanker just moments before it was seized in the Strait of Hormuz surfaced on Sunday, amid a mounting diplomatic spat between the two countries.In the radio exchange, what is believed to be an Iranian vessel can be heard telling a…
LONDON — Britain’s 2016 referendum campaign to leave the European Union was built on positive statements about “taking back control” and giving the billions the United Kingdom spends on the 28-nation bloc to the National Health Service.Trade deals with foreign partners would blossom, boosting the national finances and cutting bureaucratic red tape would unleash entrepreneurialism,…
Last week, I had a great time watching documentaries that celebrated the 50th anniversary of the first man to walk on the Moon. I remember the event happening live on television and thinking how thrilling it was to see people for the first time on another world.It seemed to me, aged 12 and a nerdy…
Thousands of protesters demonstrated in the streets of San Juan, Puerto Rico Saturday, marking the eighth straight day of rallies calling for the resignation of the island’s governor. The crowds show no sign of ebbing, and analysts say that the protests are quickly becoming the biggest political demonstration in the US territory’s modern history. The…
Katherine Streeter for NPR Katherine Streeter for NPR Anya Kamenetz is an NPR education correspondent, a host of Life Kit and author of The Art Of Screen Time. This story draws from the book and recent reporting for Life Kit’s guide, Parenting: Screen Time And Your Family. Elise Potts picked up her 17-month-old daughter, Eliza,…
2:58 AM ETDan RafaelESPN Senior Writer Close2013 BWAA Nat Fleischer Award winner for excellence in boxing journalism ESPN.com boxing writer since 2005 Five years at USA TodayLAS VEGAS — Manny Pacquiao, the all-time boxing legend, aimed to prove he could still take care of business against an elite opponent at age 40.He did just that,…
Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin takes his last step off the Eagle lunar module onto the surface of the Moon.© Corbis / Corbis via Getty Images“For me, the most ironic token of [the first human moon landing] is the plaque signed by President Richard M. Nixon that Apollo 11 took to the moon. It reads,…
Reaching the moon was a giant leap for mankind—and for the businesses behind the project. The Apollo program’s total cost was about $25.4 billion, about $152 billion in today’s dollars. That money flowed to giants like Boeing (one of the makers of the Saturn V rocket), established brands like Velcro (whose fasteners kept things in…
2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Chevrolet The wait has taken decades, but a production mid-engine Chevrolet Corvette Stingray has finally been introduced to an enthusiast audience literally salivating for the new car. While some might liken the 2020 Corvette to contemporary supercars from Ferrari, Lamborghini, and McLaren, Corvette Product Manager Harlan Charles takes a different view.…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionA Royal Navy frigate can be heard warning Iranian armed forces, before the oil tanker is seizedA recording has emerged of radio exchanges between a Royal Navy frigate and Iranian armed forces vessels, moments before a British-flagged oil tanker was seized in the Gulf.In the recording, what…
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION The three new crew members delivered to the space station by the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft — Luca Parmitano, Alexander Skvortsov and Andrew Morgan — join three other Expedition 60 crew members on the International Space Station. Credit: NASA TVFifty years to the day after Neil Armstrong stepped onto…
