A democratically elected president who was kicked out of power by the military a year ago should now lose his immunity from prosecution, Niger’s top court has ruled. That decision by the newly created body clears the way for Mohamed Bazoum, 64, to be tried by a military court. He and his wife Hadiza have […]
A spokesman for Pakistan’s Kashmir government said there were no reports of cell towers destroyed during protests that rocked the region in May 2024, contrary to Facebook and X posts that purported to show photos of the damaged structures. The images — taken before the protests — show phone towers attacked in 2022 and 2023. […]
Striking aerial footage shot over communities in Arkansas showed the devastation wrought by powerful, tornado-packing storms that struck over the weekend. Aviator Brady Brooks took to the skies over Rogers and Decatur on May 26, with his video showing destroyed homes and whole bunches of trees toppled like bowling pins by the powerful storms. The […]
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president confirmed Wednesday night that the collapse of a stage during a campaign rally in northern Mexico has killed four people and injured 15. The stage collapse, caused by a strong gust of wind, occurred during an event attended by presidential long-shot candidate Jorge Álvarez Máynez, who was sent flying […]
Across Portugal, a number of photography exhibitions are currently on display that commemorate the ousting of the Estado Novo, the dictatorial, authoritarian and corporatist political regime that had ruled the country since 1933. The work of photographer Alfredo Cunha features prominently in many – he authored a book compiling the most emblematic images of this […]
Florida police search for woman who toppled menorah outside of synagogue Police in a suburb of Miami are looking for a woman who toppled a wooden menorah outside of a synagogue. She was caught on video outside of the King David Chabad over the weekend. The woman is seen walking over to the menorah and […]
CHESTERFIELD, Mo. – The Chesterfield area was hit hard with wind and hail damage Monday evening. It was especially apparent in one neighborhood west of Olive Boulevard and south of Interstate 64. Strong winds damaged several homes on Appalachian Trail. It ripped the roof off of one home and sent a large tree through the […]
Moon Miracle In the wake of NASA’s failed private Moon lander debacle, Japan’s attempt is still alive and kicking. In a post on X-formerly-Twitter, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) confirmed that SLIM — an acronym for “Smart Lander for Investigating Moon” — is still alive and transmitting signals after its incredible resurrection earlier this […]
Lunar night has come around again, presenting yet another test for the two landers that recently arrived on the moon’s surface. Both Japan’s SLIM spacecraft and Intuitive Machines’ Odysseus have gone to sleep for the two-week-long stretch of darkness, the two teams confirmed at the end of this week. There’s no guarantee that they’ll be […]
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A moon lander that ended up on its side managed to beam back more pictures, with only hours remaining before it dies. Intuitive Machines posted new photos of the moon’s unexplored south polar region Tuesday. The company’s lander, Odysseus, captured the shots last Thursday shortly before making the first U.S. […]