Following its wet-dress rehearsal on the launch pad in French Guiana, Europe’s new Ariane 6 rocket is on schedule for its inaugural launch. The European Space Agency (ESA) announced during a June 25 press conference that the rehearsal was a “full success.” After years-long delays, ESA is confident that their Ariane 6 rocket, deemed the […]
LONDON (AP) — Emperor Naruhito of Japan and his wife Empress Masako arrived in the U.K. on Saturday ahead of a long-awaited official state visit originally scheduled for 2020 before the coronavirus pandemic delayed those plans. The smiling couple, who landed late afternoon at Stansted Airport north of London, will spend seven days in the […]
The first recipients of dozens of new full-ride health science scholarships will attend classes at Old Dominion University this fall, but they haven’t been notified yet. They haven’t even been selected. That’s because the primary support for these scholarships, two gifts totaling $40 million, was just announced Friday afternoon at a celebration of the long-awaited […]
Roaring Kitty; Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI Keith Gill on Friday hosted his first livestream in years, though it didn’t stem the stock’s big decline. Gill reiterated his bullish view on GameStop, pinning hopes on CEO Ryan Cohen’s turnaround strategy. The stock was halted numerous times during the stream. Here’s what Gill talked about. Keith Gill, the […]
The push for electric vehicles has taken the consumer market by storm in recent years. Now, automotive and energy-efficient giant Tesla will be expanding the electrification revolution to serve our logistics needs as well. Arriving no later than early 2026, the company has announced the commercial launch of a Tesla Semi vehicle that will make […]
It was a promise made two decades ago when the neighborhood of Davis Bottom was razed to make way for the Newtown Pike extension. The new neighborhood, now called Davis Park, would get a new park when construction of Newtown Pike was completed, state and city leaders said about 20 years ago. On Tuesday, city, […]
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Two NASA astronauts have reached the final hours before a long-awaited launch attempt aboard Boeing’s Starliner capsule, marking the first crewed mission of the brand-new spacecraft. Starliner — which the aerospace giant designed to rival SpaceX’s […]
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Boeing’s spaceflight program may reach a significant milestone Monday night with the launch of its Starliner spacecraft, carrying — at long last — two NASA astronauts to orbit. The mission, dubbed the Crew Flight Test, could […]
By Yuliia Dysa and Tom Balmforth KYIV (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Ukraine would do its best to make up for half a year lost to U.S. congressional debate as he thanked President Joe Biden and Americans for approving a major U.S. aid package for Kyiv on Wednesday. The Ukrainian leader expressed gratitude in […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – After years of waiting and financial hurdles, a recent injection of federal funds has pushed a long-awaited project on Albuquerque’s expanding west side one step closer to breaking ground. Since 2019, Bernalillo County has been eyeing a redevelopment project along Atrisco Vista, adjacent to the Double Eagle Airport and extending up to […]
A U.S. Navy sailor from Massillon who was killed in Pearl Harbor during World War II will get his long-awaited burial soon with full military honors. Navy Fireman 1st Class Walter F. Schleiter was officially identified and accounted for in May 2018. The Defense Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Accounting Agency — a U.S. Department of Defense […]
The Ghost Army is credited with saving the lives of tens of thousands of American soldiers and shortening World War II against Nazi Germany by at least six months — without ever firing a shot. After keeping their missions a secret for decades, and fighting to be acknowledged, Ghost Army veterans received the Congressional Gold […]