Nasa has again delayed the return of two US astronauts currently stranded on the International Space Station. Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita Williams were due to return to Earth on June 26 after faults with the Boeing spacecraft forced the astronauts to remain aboard the space station two weeks longer than planned. On Friday, Nasa […]
Jun. 21—JAY — The Select Board will consider a recommendation to change the property setback distance in the marijuana ordinance at their meeting at 6 p.m. Monday at the Town Office. Voters approved the ordinance to allow and regulate adult use marijuana cultivation facilities and adult use marijuana products manufacturing facilities Nov. 2, 2021, by […]
Insights from The New York Times, The Trace, and Slate The News People who are subject to domestic violence protective orders can legally be barred from owning guns, the US Supreme Court ruled on Friday. In an 8-1 decision that saw Justice Clarence Thomas dissent, the Court ruled that the Constitution does not prohibit states […]
HENDERSON, Texas (KETK) – The City of Henderson gathered at Yates Park on Saturday for an extra special Juneteenth Freedom Day Celebration after facing a setback that could have hurt the event. Henderson ISD Superintendent to resign, meeting agenda shows “Our tents got destroyed when we set it up the night before Juneteenth,” president of […]
It’s been 29 years since the city of Stuttgart, Germany, announced it would renew its ageing rail station, but instead of a shiny new terminal, Deutsche Bahn (DB) has introduced another delay to the S21 project. The idea pitched and agreed to in 1995 was intended to give the southwestern city and capital of Baden-Württemberg […]
England’s Euro 2024 preparations suffered a setback as they lost 1-0 to Iceland in a friendly that saw John Stones forced off injured on Friday. Stones did not return for the second half of England’s final warm-up game for the upcoming tournament after hurting his ankle in the opening stages at Wembley. To compound the […]
Trouble with one of the Hubble Space Telescope’s three remaining gyroscopes, critical for aiming and locking onto targets, has prompted mission managers to switch to a backup control mode that will limit some observations, but keep the iconic observatory running well into the 2030s, officials said Tuesday . “We still believe there’s very high reliability […]
Donald Trump has suffered a significant decline in the polls 48 hours after receiving a guilty verdict in his New York hush money trial. Since the trial concluded, Trump’s lead counsel, Todd Blanche, has disclosed that they plan to appeal the judgment “as soon as we can,” amid speculations he may not be able to […]
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Last-minute computer trouble nixed Saturday’s launch attempt for Boeing’s first astronaut flight, the latest in a string of delays over the years. Two NASA astronauts were strapped in the company’s Starliner capsule when the countdown automatically was halted at 3 minutes and 50 seconds by the computer system that controls […]
Scott Peterson’s quest to prove his innocence in the notorious killing of his pregnant wife and unborn son has been considerably narrowed. A judge weighing evidence in a last-ditch bid to exonerate Peterson in the killings ruled this week that one item collected 20 years ago in connection with his murder trial could be retested […]
UAW President Shawn Fain acknowledged that the defeat at Mercedes in Alabama was a setback but said the union would push on with additional organizing drives in the South (BILL PUGLIANO) Workers at Mercedes-Benz’s Alabama facilities have rejected a union drive in a setback to the United Auto Workers’ ambitious campaign to organize the American […]
Zora Bar & Rooftop. Zora, the shuttered rooftop bar that occupies a prime corner at the intersection of Ingersoll Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Pkwy. in Des Moines, is facing foreclosure after owner Edwin Allen III’s lender filed in court to collect on a more than $3 million mortgage. Zora Bar & Rooftop opened […]