Japanese space startup ispace has suffered its second failed attempt at a lunar landing in two years. The company lost contact with its Resilience lunar lander during a descent attempt on Thursday, June 5, and officials now believe the spacecraft crash-landed near the moon’s north pole. The mission aimed to land on the Mare Frigoris […]
A man originally from Mexico is undergoing deportation proceedings, despite investigators saying that a letter threatening Trump’s life ostensibly sent by him was in fact a set-up by someone looking to keep him from testifying in another trial. Ramon Morales Reyes, 54, an immigrant living in the U.S. illegally, is currently being held in Immigration […]
Electricity once sparked fears of widespread electrocution. Nuclear power brought warnings of total annihilation. Commentators claimed that the internet would usher in an era of global surveillance, while critics raised alarms about cloning and “playing God” as biotechnology advanced. Each time, people predicted the end of the world, but it never arrived. Now, artificial intelligence […]
U.S. authorities charged a pair of Chinese nationals with smuggling a “potential agroterrorism weapon” into the United States. Investigators said the two people accused of the crime were a couple, and one of them works at the University of Michigan. The charges In a press release on Tuesday, June 3, the United States Attorney’s Office […]
A federal judge in Colorado ordered the U.S. government to stop deportation proceedings against the family of a Boulder terror suspect. The decision comes after the Trump administration announced Wednesday, June 4, it would intensify efforts to locate and act against visa overstays. Law enforcement arrested Egyptian national Mohamed Sabry Soliman, 45, on Sunday, June […]
A nuclear power plant in Clinton, Illinois, has gone from nearing the end of its lifespan to becoming the latest example of a power plant saved by the technology industry. Meta Platforms Inc. signed a 20-year agreement Tuesday, June 3, with the plant’s owner, Constellation Energy, to purchase electricity and upgrade the facility. The Clinton […]
California’s high-speed rail project is facing federal scrutiny after a 310-page report released Wednesday raised concerns about stalled progress despite billions in funding from multiple levels of government. U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has given the state 37 days to respond with documentation or propose a corrective plan. What does the report reveal? In February, […]
The Trump administration announced on Wednesday, June 4, that U.S. Customs and Border Enforcement (CBP), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) are enhancing efforts to “review immigration records” and will ramp up a “crackdown on visa overstays.” New review in wake of terror attack The administration said in a […]
Eminem’s publishing company is taking Meta to court. Eight Mile Style, the company that controls the rapper’s music rights, is suing Meta for $109 million in damages for allegedly using hundreds of his songs without a license. The lawsuit accuses Meta of longstanding copyright infringement, claiming the tech giant made Eminem’s music available on Instagram, […]
Widely circulated reports on Tuesday, June 3, from several news outlets claimed that Israeli forces killed dozens of Palestinians near an aid distribution site in Gaza. That incident followed a series of similar attacks at aid centers over the previous few days. Together, those reports generated international concern and calls from the United Nations to […]
