CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A U.S. company’s lunar lander will soon burn up in Earth’s atmosphere after a failed moonshot. Astrobotic Technology said its lander is now headed back toward Earth from the vicinity of the moon. Company officials expect the mission to end Thursday. Astrobotic is working with NASA to track the lander’s […]
More than 20 weapons failed to reach their targets, including three out of six Kinzhal hypersonicmissiles, in Russia’s early morning attack on Ukraine, Air Force spokesman Yuriy Ihnat said on national television on Jan. 13. The incoming missiles either crashed in open terrain, exploded in the air, or were affected by Ukrainian electronic warfare, according to Ihnat. He also said that it was possible that some of the missiles were electronic decoys. Russia launched missiles of […]
Tank assaults have gone poorly for both Russia and Ukraine because they can’t surprise each other. Flat terrain and lots of drones mean defenders see the tanks coming, an expert told BI. Ukraine stopped attempting such attacks, while Russia persisted despite frequent defeats. Neither Russia nor Ukraine has been able to pull off successful tank […]
Three restaurants failed within the past two Arlington health inspection periods, according to city data. No restaurants were closed. There were 53 inspections from Dec. 24 to Dec. 30. Arlington inspections are based on a 100-point scoring system. A score of 100 is a perfect score, and 70 is considered to be extremely poor. Two […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Shortfalls in required monitoring by American officials mean the U.S. cannot track more than $1 billion in weapons and military equipment provided to Ukraine to fight invading Russian forces, according to a Pentagon audit released Thursday. The findings mean that 59% of $1.7 billion in defense gear that the U.S. has provided […]
Using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have spotted a “failed star” or brown dwarf that shows signs of possessing an aurora. Auroras are more familiar as the northern and southern lights, which are caused by charged particles from the sun striking molecules in Earth’s atmosphere. They’re usually seen only at high latitudes, because […]
Kansas food safety and lodging inspectors found several Topeka establishments to be out of compliance with state law in December. Kansas law delegates to the Kansas Department of Agriculture the authority to regulate food establishments, food processing plants and lodging establishments. Violations — particularly priority violations linked to causes of foodborne illness — can lead to […]
Saudi Arabia says it’s still interested in normalizing relations with Israel, despite the war in Gaza. That’s a huge blow to Hamas. One of Hamas’ main goals for the war was to turn Israel’s neighbors against it. When Hamas militants attacked Israel in October, one of their main objectives was to derail diplomatic talks between […]
Jan. 8—WELCH — A man who was convicted last year of arson but failed to appear for sentencing last week has been apprehended by deputies with the McDowell County Sheriff’s Office. Harry Lee Steele Jr., 40 of Premier was arrested for an arson incident which occurred on March 4, 2023 in the Roderfield area of […]
This article was originally published in South Dakota Searchlight. Inflation, turnover, minimal increases in state aid to education, and pay raises absorbed by non-teaching staff: Those are the reasons for South Dakota’s lagging teacher pay, according to education experts and school officials. The Legislature expected to infuse over $60 million into public K-12 education in […]
A man shot in an armed robbery attempt, was found outside of a DeKalb County Quik Trip, police say. Just before 6 p.m. Saturday evening, police were flagged down to a Quik Trip location in the 3900 block of Flat Shoals Parkway regarding a person shot call. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as […]
A popular low-cost farmer’s market in Pompano Beach is being sued by two suppliers who claim the market did not pay for produce delivered over the summer. The store is called Doug Specialties, but patrons might recognize it by the bright yellow sign out front that advertises $.99 Farmer’s Market. Opened less than a year […]