Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. The target date for the highly anticipated inaugural crewed mission of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft has moved yet again. Starliner’s first flight carrying astronauts was expected as soon as May 21 after two previous delays this […]
BALTIMORE — Former Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon conceded the race to win back her former seat Friday morning, several days after Mayor Brandon Scott claimed victory in the contest. In a news release, Dixon officially bowed out, closing the door on the contest which was her third attempt at a political comeback since she was […]
BANSKA BYSTRICA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovak authorities charged a man Thursday with attempting to assassinate Prime Minister Robert Fico, saying he acted alone in a politically motivated attack that left the longtime leader in serious but stable condition. Fico’s pro-Russia views have contributed to deep divisions in the small European country that borders Ukraine, and […]
(Bloomberg) — Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was being treated in intensive care in a “very serious” but stable condition a day after he was shot in what the government called a politically motivated assassination attempt. Most Read from Bloomberg The first such attack on a European leader in more than 20 years has sent […]
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is in a serious but stable condition after the populist leader was shot multiple times in an assassination attempt that shook the small country and reverberated across the continent weeks before European elections. A suspect is in custody, and Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok said that an initial investigation found […]
(Bloomberg) — Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico was being treated for “life-threatening” injuries after being shot in what the nation’s Interior Ministry described as an assassination attempt. Most Read from Bloomberg Fico, 59, was attacked after a government meeting in the town of Handlova some 165 kilometers (100 miles) northeast of the capital Bratislava. The […]
The judge overseeing Rudy Giuliani’s bankruptcy case said he was “disturbed” so little progress has been made in sorting out his finances, and refused Tuesday to lift a legal barrier that has kept the former New York City mayor from appealing a $148 million defamation judgment. Giuliani declared bankruptcy in December after he was ordered […]
The judge overseeing Rudy Giuliani’s bankruptcy case said he was “disturbed” so little progress has been made in sorting out his finances, and refused Tuesday to lift a legal barrier that has kept the former New York City mayor from appealing a $148 million defamation judgment. Giuliani declared bankruptc y in December after he was […]
SpaceX’s most ambitious crewed mission to date is gearing up to launch this summer — it will include the company’s first spacewalk-capable spacesuits and a Crew Dragon capsule with an interior modified for vacuum exposure. Polaris Dawn is the first of three anticipated missions in the Polaris Program, funded by billionaire philanthropist Jared Isaacman. The […]
Kazuya Hiraide and Kenro Nakajima will travel to Pakistan in two weeks to attempt one of the most ambitious goals in current alpinism: a new route on the West Face of K2, likely in alpine style. Kazuya Hiraide has won three Piolets d’Or, the first with his late partner Kei Taniguchi and the others with […]
Editor’s Note: A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. Sign up for the daily digest chronicling the evolving media landscape here. Rupert Murdoch might not be flexing for the cameras, but he did just quietly demonstrate the power he still wields inside the Republican Party. The right-wing media mogul’s empire — which includes Fox […]
President Joe Biden threatens to cut off Israel’s supply of offensive weapons if it invades Rafah. Stormy Daniels will be cross-examined in Donald Trump’s trial. And another pageant queen gives up her crown days after Miss USA stepped down. Here’s what to know today. Biden says U.S. won’t transfer offensive weapons if Israel invades Rafah […]