On Wednesday, the Southern Baptist Convention — a denomination with nearly 13 million members — voted to condemn the use of in-vitro fertilization. This marks the first time one of the largest conservative religious organizations in the country has officially formed a position on the reproductive care process. The nearly 10,000 delegates at the group’s annual meeting […]
Excitement is mounting for the first-ever return of samples from the far side of the moon. China’s ongoing Chang’e 6 mission is nearing its departure from lunar orbit, after which it will deliver a mother lode of moon materials to Earth. Earlier this month, more than 200 Chinese scientists from 31 domestic universities and research […]
May 22—A number of area communities plan to hold Memorial Day services or programs over the holiday weekend. The following is a list of such events that are open to the public. MITCHELL: There will be a variety of activities taking place in the Mitchell community over the Memorial Day weekend. Events will kick off […]
China’s robotic Chang’e 6 sample-return mission to the lunar far side is now in orbit around the moon, gearing up for its landing attempt. The multi-component spacecraft is scheduled to touch down in early June in the South Pole-Aitken (SPA) basin, a giant impact feature about 1,550 miles (2,500 kilometers) wide. Chang’e 6 is currently […]
In a surprising twist, the first product to ship with the new Apple M4 chip wasn’t a Mac, it was the new iPad Pro. As exciting as that is for iPad fans, it’s leaving many Mac fans wondering when their devices will get an M4 refresh. On May 7, Apple unveiled its cutting-edge chip designed […]
Rocket Lab is taking a big step toward its first-ever rocket reflight. On Jan. 31, one of the company’s Electron rockets launched four private satellites to Earth orbit. The vehicle’s first stage then came back down for a soft ocean splashdown, and Rocket Lab fished it out of the sea and hauled it back to […]
WASHINGTON — Activists at odds with President Joe Biden over his handling of Israel’s war with Hamas are planning to shift the focus of their pressure campaign from the ballot box to the Democratic Party platform at this summer’s nominating convention in Chicago. The Biden campaign is anticipating the effort, which could extend a bruising, […]
Interested in working for Costco? As construction crews work to complete a new Costco store in the Modesto area, the popular membership-only retailer is accepting job applications for the location, according to ZipRecruiter. The building is expected to open later this year at 2015 Claribel Road in Riverbank, across from the Crossroads Regional Shopping Center. […]
SWEETWATER, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – With spring fast approaching comes greener grass, warmer temperatures, and blooming flowers, but flowers won’t be the only thing out in this part of Texas. Rattlesnakes will be emerging from their winter dens, and the folks in Sweetwater are ready for them. KTAB/KRBC got a chance to catch up with some […]
A private lunar lander has taken another step toward its historic moonshot. The robotic Nova-C spacecraft was encapsulated inside the payload fairing of its SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket today (Jan. 31) to prep for liftoff, which is right around the corner. “As our combined teams closed the two fairing halves, I saw the lunar lander […]
All eyes are on New Hampshire as Republican candidates make their last-minute pitches across the state entering the final weekend before the Granite State’s “first-in-the-nation” primary. New Hampshire’s Secretary of State is predicting record voter turnout for the Republican primary, and it appears to be coming down to a two-person race. The New Hampshire primary […]
(Bloomberg) — The China stock rout has run so deep and long that even some of the skeptics are preparing for at least a short-term bounce. Most Read from Bloomberg Bell Asset Management Ltd., a long-time bear, is now scouring the market as stocks are “just so cheap,” while Abrdn Plc is looking to gain […]