By Ashley Strickland, CNN A tiny spacecraft with big implications for lunar exploration has launched. The miniscule satellite, called a CubeSat, is about the size of a microwave oven and weighs just 55 pounds (25 kilograms), but it will be the first to test out a unique, elliptical lunar orbit. The CubeSat will act as
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen, CNN Jobs in the renewable energy sector grew in 2021 as fossil fuel employment declined — even as fossil fuel production increased — according to a report released Tuesday by the Department of Energy. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said the report found renewable energy jobs outpaced economy-wide growth, noting the electric vehicle
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN Andy Murray defended the use of the underhand serve he deployed during his first-round win at Wimbledon over Australia’s James Duckworth. After his 4-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 victory, Murray explained in his post-match press conference that the decision to use the uncommon shot, more often used by his friend and fellow
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ISTANBUL (AP) — Two people are missing after heavy rains and floods hit northwestern Turkey. Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said Tuesday that one of the missing men is a digger operator who was swept away by floods in Duzce province and the other a resident in a village in Kastamonu province. Heavy rains affecting six
Continue Reading By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police have confirmed that Chinese president Xi Jinping will visit the city this week for the 25th anniversary of the former British colony’s return to Chinese rule. A police official says Xi will attend a number of official events, including the inaugural ceremony for
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BEIJING (AP) — China has announced an easing of its quarantine requirement for people arriving from abroad, but stopped short of lifting what remains a stringent policy compared to most other countries. Anyone coming from outside the country will be required to stay in a quarantine hotel for seven days, followed by three days of
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — China has announced an easing of its quarantine requirement for people arriving from abroad, but stopped short of lifting what remains a stringent policy compared to most other countries. Anyone coming from outside the country will be required to stay in a quarantine hotel for seven days, followed by three days of
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — A 101-year-old man has been convicted of 3,518 counts of accessory to murder for serving at the Nazis’ Sachsenhausen concentration camp during World War II. The Neuruppin Regional Court sentenced him to five years in prison on Tuesday. The man, who was not identified, had denied working as an SS guard at
Continue Reading By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran and the United States appear poised to start indirect talks in Qatar aimed at finding a way to save Tehran’s tattered nuclear deal with world powers. The state-owned Tehran Times posted a photograph on Tuesday of Iran’s top nuclear negotiator, Ali Bagheri Kani,
Continue ReadingBy CNN Sport staff Major League Baseball has suspended 12 players and coaches following the mass brawl that marred the Los Angeles Angels’ win over the Seattle Mariners on Sunday. Three Mariners players received suspensions. Jesse Winker, who charged the Angels bench after being hit by a pitch from Andrew Wantz, received a seven-game ban,
Continue ReadingBy Laura He, CNN Business Tencent’s biggest shareholder will reduce its stake in the social media and gaming giant, just over a year after promising it would not sell the stock for three years. Prosus, a spin-off by South African media and internet investment firm Naspers, said Monday it will cut its huge stake in
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher Tuesday after a wobbly day on Wall Street as markets cooled off following a rare winning week. Oil prices pushed higher and U.S. futures also advanced. Rising energy prices and Treasury bond yields were weighing on sentiment after last week’s rally,
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By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — NASA wants to experiment with a new orbit around the moon that it hopes to use in the coming years to once again land astronauts on the lunar surface. So it is sending up a test satellite from New Zealand. The initial stages of the
Continue Reading By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — NASA wants to experiment with a new orbit around the moon that it hopes to use in the coming years to once again land astronauts on the lunar surface. So it is sending up a test satellite from New Zealand, with the launch scheduled for
Continue ReadingCNN By Jessie Yeung and Marc Stewart, CNN Japan is in talks to open a NATO liaison office, the first of its kind in Asia, the country’s foreign minister told CNN in an exclusive interview on Wednesday, saying Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has made the world less stable. “We are already in discussions, but no
Continue ReadingBy Heather Chen, Junko Ogura and Mayumi Maruyama, CNN Japan is asking some 37 million people living in and around Tokyo to use less electricity and ration air conditioning even amid a record heat wave that has seen temperatures in some parts of the country pass 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit). The government urged
Continue ReadingBy Kocha Olarn, CNN Two women were arrested at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport and accused of smuggling after 109 live animals were found in their luggage, Thai officials say. Thailand‘s Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation said on Monday the wild animals were discovered in two suitcases following an x-ray inspection. Wildlife officials called
Continue ReadingStory by Reuters Fellow villagers have praised an Indonesian man for capturing a crocodile measuring 4.3 meters (14.1 feet) on the island of Sulawesi using just a rope. The giant reptile can be seen in a video being secured around the jaws by Usman, who, like many Indonesians, goes by one name. Usman said it
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Where in the U.S. are homeowners stretching budgets thin to afford their mortgages? Stacker analyzed U.S. Census Bureau data to find the metro areas with the most mortgage-burdened residents.
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Stacker investigated the requirements for teaching sex education in each of the 50 states and Washington D.C. using data from the Guttmacher Institute and SIECUS.
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