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By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (AP) — SpaceX called off its first launch attempt of its giant rocket Monday after a problem cropped up during fueling, Elon Musk’s company had planned to fly the nearly 400-foot Starship rocket from the southern tip of Texas, near the Mexican border. The countdown
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN Judy Blume has responded to comments she made about fellow author J.K. Rowling to make her support for the trans community clear. In an interview with Britain’s The Sunday Times, Blume was reportedly asked about backlash Rowling has faced over her views on gender identity. The “Are You There God? It’s
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — El alcalde encargado de Medellín, Óscar de Jesús Hurtado, informó este lunes que los disturbios en el estadio Atanasio Girardot de la ciudad de Medellín dejaron unos 89 heridos, entre los que se contabilizan unos 30 policías. De estos, solo cuatro fueron trasladados a un hospital y los restantes
Continue ReadingBy Sammy Mncwabe, CNN Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar and his son, Arjun, became the first father-son duo to play in the Indian Premier League (IPL) on Sunday after Arjun made his debut for Mumbai Indians. Sachin, 49, who retired in 2013 as international cricket‘s most prolific batsman with 100 centuries, played six seasons with Mumbai
Continue ReadingCNN By Eric Levenson and Marshall Cohen, CNN For all the interest in big-name witnesses and eye-opening private text messages, at the core of the defamation lawsuit filed by Dominion Voting Systems against Fox News are 20 specific broadcasts and tweets in which the voting company says Fox knowingly promoted lies, destroying its reputation. According
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By Jackie Wattles, CNN SpaceX is now targeting Thursday for the next attempt to get Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, off the ground. Starship was left grounded on its launchpad in South Texas on Monday morning because of a technical issue, delaying the vehicle’s historic first launch attempt. SpaceX will have a Thursday
Continue Reading By LINDSEY TANNER and ANGIE WANG Associated Press Anxiety over academics. Post-lockdown malaise. Social media angst. Study after study says American youth are in crisis, facing unprecedented mental health challenges that are burdening teen girls in particular. Among the most glaring data: A recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report showed almost 60% of
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Stocks on Wall Street are flat at the open on Monday, the start of the first full week of earnings reporting season. The S&P 500 was unchanged in its first trading after squeezing out its fourth winning week in the last five. The Dow Jones Industrial
Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — An American architect of Northern Ireland’s historic 1998 peace accord on Monday urged its feuding politicians to revive the mothballed Belfast government, as a current political crisis clouded celebration of the peacemaking milestone. Former U.S. Senator George Mitchell told a conference to mark a quarter
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By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — An American architect of Northern Ireland’s historic 1998 peace accord on Monday urged its feuding politicians to revive the mothballed Belfast government, as a current political crisis clouded celebration of the peacemaking milestone. Former U.S. Senator George Mitchell told a conference to mark a quarter
Continue Reading By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Aviation workers in Nigeria have embarked on a two-day strike, leaving thousands of travelers stranded as airlines canceled or rescheduled flights in the country’s major cities. The strike was declared by seven unions in the aviation industry who accuse the government of failing to release recently
Continue Reading By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Pres HOPKINTON, Mass. (AP) — The fastest and most-decorated field in race history left Hopkinton on Monday for the start of the 127th Boston Marathon, with world record-holder Eliud Kipchoge leading a field of 30,000 on the 26.2-mile (42.2 kilometer) trek to Copley Square. Forecasts of a headwind and a thick
Continue Reading By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — China’s defense minister has toured the top Russian military academy on a visit to the Russian capital that underscores the increasingly close ties between Moscow and Beijing amid the fighting in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted Gen. Li Shangfu in the Kremlin on Sunday, noting that
Continue Reading By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — China’s defense minister has toured the top Russian military academy on a visit to the Russian capital that underscores the increasingly close ties between Moscow and Beijing amid the fighting in Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted Gen. Li Shangfu in the Kremlin on Sunday, noting that
Continue Reading By NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A French court has acquitted Airbus and Air France of manslaughter charges over the 2009 crash of Flight 447 from Rio to Paris. The crash killed 228 people and led to lasting changes in aircraft safety measures. Sobs broke out among victims’ families in the courtroom as
Continue Reading By NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A French court has acquitted Airbus and Air France of manslaughter charges over the 2009 crash of Flight 447 from Rio to Paris. The crash killed 228 people and led to lasting changes in aircraft safety measures. Sobs broke out among victims’ families in the courtroom as
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, CNN Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric Davis said Monday that the delay in the Fox-Dominion defamation trial “is not unusual” and told the parties that he expects them back on Tuesday to finish jury selection and start the trial. “I made the decision to delay the start of the trial until tomorrow,”
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By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press Frustrated by college diversity initiatives he says are “fomenting radical and toxic divisions,” Texas state Rep. Carl Tepper set out to put an end to diversity, equity and inclusion offices in higher education. The freshman Republican lawmaker filed a bill to ban such offices. Three months later, he filed
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Un adolescente fue baleado y herido por el dueño de una casa después de que, por error, entrara a la casa equivocada para recoger a sus hermanos en Kansas City, Missouri, dijo la Policía este domingo. Los agentes respondieron a los informes de un tiroteo en la noche del 13
Continue ReadingBy Michael Lee, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — New research has provided a clue into the extent that Norse colonists on Greenland used imported timber from not just northern Europe but also North America. A recent study, published in the journal Antiquity, found that medieval Norse colonists,
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