The United States’ most experienced astronaut has hung up her flight suit. Peggy Whitson, who has spent 675 days in space over the course of four missions — three for NASA and one commercial — came to Space Center Houston on Monday (Jan. 8) for the reveal of her Axiom Space flight suit as it […]
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Speaker Johnson leads House GOP on a trip to a Texas border city as Ukraine aid hangs in the balance
EAGLE PASS, Texas (AP) — U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson is leading about 60 fellow Republicans in Congress on a visit Wednesday to the Mexican border as they demand hard-line immigration policies in exchange for backing President Joe Biden’s emergency wartime funding request for Ukraine. The trip to Eagle Pass, Texas, comes as Senate negotiators […]
Tractor-trailer driver rescued as truck hangs over the side of a bridge on Turnpike
Palm Beach County Fire Rescue units work to secure a tractor-trailer Saturday morning that was hanging over the bridge above the Beeline Highway on Florida’s Turnpike. First responders rescued the driver of a tractor-trailer Saturday morning that was dangling over the side of the bridge at the Beeline Highway overpass on Florida’s Turnpike in western […]
A gloomy mood hangs over Ukraine’s soldiers as war with Russia grinds on
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A gloomy mood hangs over Ukraine’s soldiers nearly two years after Russia invaded their country. Despite a disappointing counteroffensive this summer and signs of wavering financial support from allies, Ukrainian soldiers say they remain fiercely determined to win. But as winter approaches, they worry that Russia is better equipped for battle […]
Opinion: Read Liz Cheney’s book and weep. America’s democracy hangs on the details.
You don’t read a book like former Wyoming U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney’s tell-all looking for literary pearls. You read it to find out what was going on behind the scenes in Congress after the 2020 election, as Donald Trump’s Republican sycophants and enablers schemed with him to overturn the results of a legitimate U.S. election. […]
UPenn president’s fate hangs in balance as angry board convenes for emergency meeting
University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill’s job is increasingly at risk as university donors, lawmakers in both parties, alumni and Jewish groups have piled on criticism after her disastrous congressional testimony on antisemitism this week. The Penn Board of Trustees will hold a meeting on Sunday at 5 p.m., the Philadelphia Inquirer reported, where Magill’s […]