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A United States military mini shuttle launched Thursday night to conduct unspecified experiments in space. SpaceX powered the launch from Cape Canaveral in Florida. Latest launch The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the U.S. Air Force X-37B spaceplane into low Earth orbit. “As we continue to set the pace for space, I am incredibly proud […]

The U.S. Justice Department has made public several hours of interviews between Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein’s accomplice and convicted sex trafficker of minors, and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche. The interviews took place over two days while Maxwell was in federal prison in Tallahassee. She has since been moved to a minimum-security prison in Bryan, […]

Students and educators across the country are gearing up to go back to school after summer vacation. But many teachers didn’t get a break, even without class in session —  an analysis by Pew Research Center shows a large number have a second job year-round. About 16% of full-time public elementary and secondary school teachers […]

Lyle Menendez will remain in prison for his role in the 1989 murders of his parents, a California parole board decided Friday. The ruling came one day after the same panel denied parole to his younger brother, Erik. The decisions thwarted efforts to free the Menendez brothers after decades in prison for killings they insist […]

On Saturday, lawyers for Kilmar Abrego Garcia submitted new court filings, detailing the Trump administration’s plans to potentially deport their client to Uganda. The Maryland man, who was wrongly deported to El Salvador earlier this year, has become a symbol of the administration’s mass deportation efforts.  From Costa Rica to Uganda According to reporting from […]

A judge on Friday expanded an order blocking the Trump administration from withholding federal funds from “sanctuary” cities and counties. It now includes 34 places, including Los Angeles, California; Boston, Massachusetts; Chicago, Illinois and Denver, Colorado.  In an earlier ruling, Judge William H. Orrick of the Northern District of California granted San Francisco, Santa Clara […]

The Texas Senate approved a new congressional map early Saturday morning, which is meant to bolster Republicans’ standing in the House going into the 2026 midterm elections. Hours after the map was approved, Gov. Greg Abbott said he would “swiftly” sign it into law.  The Senate adopted the bill on a party-line vote, 18 to […]

If you’re packing for an upcoming trip any time soon, you might want to double-check that curling iron before it goes into your luggage. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) recently announced that it will be cracking down on some hair styling tools in checked bags. According to the new guidance, cordless curling irons and flat […]

Multiple international postal services are temporarily suspending shipping packages to the United States as the “de minimis” exemption is set to end on Friday, Aug. 29. This exemption lets items come into the United States without certain tariffs if they are valued at less than $800. According to Customs and Border Protection, the number of […]