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 […]
Man who leaped at judge charged with attempted murder in Nevada courtroom attack
The man who leaped at a judge over the bench as he waited to be sentenced has been charged with attempted murder in the Nevada courtroom attack. It was one of multiple allegations filed against Deobra Delone Redden, 30, who has also been accused of battery on a protected person, extortion by threat and intimidating […]
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 […]
Cook County pair goes on ‘lawless crime spree’, carjacks multiple vehicles in suburbs: prosecutors
DUPAGE COUNTY – A suburban duo will remain locked up through their trial after they allegedly carjacked multiple vehicles in a “brazen, lawless crime spree” over the weekend. At least one victim was seriously injured when she was ejected from her vehicle. On Saturday, around noon, Hanover Park police were notified of a crash involving […]
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 […]
Trump Keeps Suggesting People Who Aren’t White Aren’t Eligible To Be President
Donald Trump is fueling a lie on social media that Nikki Haley isn’t eligible to be president because she’s not a natural-born U.S. citizen ― the same lie he spread about former President Barack Obama, Vice President Kamala Harris and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas.). It’s almost as if there is something ― something! ― about […]
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 […]