Access Hollywood video cleared as evidence in Trump court case

A video in which former US president Donald Trump was recorded speaking disparagingly about women can be shown to jurors deciding what he owes a columnist he defamed, a judge has ruled. US district judge Lewis A Kaplan ruled the 2005 Access Hollywood video can be shown in the trial which is due to start […]

JAXA, NASA reveal 1st images from XRISM X-ray space telescope

The X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) — a space telescope led by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, in collaboration with NASA with additional contributions from the European Space Agency — has produced its first test images: one of supernova remnant N123D and one of galaxy cluster Abell 2319. Launched in September 2023, on the same rocket as Japan’s […]

Cubans brace for impact as gasoline prices set to soar

By Nelson Acosta and Mario Fuentes HAVANA (Reuters) – Shortly after Cuban taxi driver Javier Ernesto heard fuel prices were set to soar fivefold on Feb. 1, he bolted for his local gas station. “We’re trying to fuel up before they raise prices,” the 33-year-old Havana resident told Reuters as he waited in a line […]

Park River man sentenced for law enforcement vehicle pursuit

Jan. 9—WALSH COUNTY — A Park River man pleaded guilty to two felonies on Monday, Jan. 8, related to a law enforcement vehicle pursuit. Gregory Scott Kachena, 53, fled from Walsh County sheriff’s deputies and Grand Forks Narcotics Task Force officers on Dec. 8. They were pursuing him due to an outstanding warrant. During the […]

Time is running out for stricken Peregrine moon lander after crippling fuel leak

Time is running out on Astrobotic’s private Peregrine moon lander after suffering a critical fuel leak shortly after its launch into space early Monday (Jan. 8). The private U.S. moon lander lifted off Monday during the flawless first launch of  United Launch Alliance’s brand-new Vulcan Centaur rocket as the booster’s primary payload. Hours later, however, […]

Looking to avoid COVID infection? Your diet could help, according to a new study

Mask, social-distancing, and meatless meals? If you’re looking to avoid COVID-19 infection and its potential long-term consequences—especially during this winter’s “Pirola” JN.1 surge—you may want to rethink your diet, according to new research published in the British Medical Journal. Scientists surveyed hundreds of Brazilians between March and July 2022, querying them about their weight, height, […]

Commercial semi-truck overturns in Preble County Tuesday

A commercial semi-truck overturned in Preble County on Tuesday, an Ohio State Highway Patrol dispatcher confirmed. >>RELATED: Wind Advisory issued for entire region tonight; Snow, colder tomorrow After 7 p.m., troopers from the Dayton post responded to reports that a semi-truck overturned in the 300 block of East South Street in Gratis. This embedded content […]

Amid doctor strikes, are UK patients losing patience? Three questions.

If there is one thing Britons are simultaneously most proud of and most concerned about, it’s their National Health Service. The NHS has been under pressure since before the pandemic, from long waitlists for patients to staffing shortages and financial strain. The longest strike in NHS history, a six-day walkout led by junior doctors, came […]

SpaceX to launch 22 Starlink satellites from California early Jan. 10

SpaceX is set to launch yet another batch of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit. A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 22 Starlink spacecraft is scheduled to lift off from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base on Wednesday (Jan. 10) during a nearly 2.5-hour window that opens at 12:06 a.m. EST (0506 GMT; 9:06 p.m. local time […]