By Amy Gunia and Alkira Reinfrank, CNN (CNN) — Apollo mission astronauts who visited the moon between 1969 and 1972 found a hopping motion useful for navigating its surface, where the gravity is one-sixth of Earth’s. Today, robots are playing a leading role in space exploration, and some are taking cues from those bunny-hopping astronauts.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Three years after the 30-year-old South Korean woman received a barrage of online fake images that depicted her nude, she is still being treated for trauma. She struggles to talk with men. Using a mobile phone brings back the nightmare. “It completely trampled me, even though it wasn’t
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Backstage compiled a list of movies and TV shows casting across the US.
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Economic Hardship Reporting Project writer makes the case that being so Gen X self is, surprisingly, Kamala Harris’ best bet for connecting with a wide range of voters, especially young ones.
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Doctors and Clinicians used data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to identify the health care jobs expected to grow the most over the next decade.
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QMedic examined data from the Genworth Cost of Care Survey and the NCAL to determine the cost of senior assisted living in different states.
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Truck Parking Club used White House data to analyze how states are spending federal infrastructure dollars to invest in their communities.
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The Conversation shares ways to validate the accuracy of an article and determine news facts from fiction, from librarians who specialize in helping people find good information.
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Hone Health profiles the habits and tips for longevity from 64-year-old competitive swimmer Chuck DiMeglio.
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Reasons to be Cheerful examines how permeable pavement could help cities across the United States improve their stormwater resilience.
Continue ReadingBy Piper Hudspeth Blackburn and Rashard Rose, CNN (CNN) — Caroline Rose Giuliani, the daughter of Donald Trump’s former personal attorney and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, said Wednesday that she did not come lightly to her decision to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris. In her first television interview after endorsing Harris, Caroline
Continue ReadingCNN By Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — A week ago, Helene was plowing into Florida, thrashing cities and towns on the Gulf Coast while millions of people ahead of the hurricane’s path were dealing with rains that preceded even more rain. Forecasters warned of impacts that would be felt far inland. In the Southeast, roads
Continue ReadingAndrea Saint Martin (CNN Español) — La Plataforma Unitaria Democrática (PUD), que agrupa a las principales fuerzas de oposición en Venezuela, rechazó este miércoles la convocatoria emitida por el presidente de la Asamblea Nacional, Jorge Rodríguez, del oficialista Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (PSUV), a realizar, el jueves, un encuentro para discutir posibles reformas a
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Sam, this week’s Junior Forecaster, is in the fifth grade and a home-schooled student. As far as the weather goes, Sam is much more fond of the cooler temperatures of fall and winter than the heat of summer. Sam enjoys the cooler temperatures and the snow because he enjoys sledding! Sledding is attractive to Sam
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Assistance League of Bend has been a participating vendor at the annual Heaven Can Wait 5K Walk/Run since 2014. This event draws hundreds together with a shared mission to raise funds for Sara’s Project, a fund of the St. Charles Foundation. Sara’s Project provides education, early detection, and support services to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia and Republican challenger Hung Cao have gone toe to toe in their only debate of the campaign over issues from illegal immigration to tariffs on foreign goods. The hourlong showdown Wednesday at Norfolk State University mostly traced the contours of the nation’s political
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In advance of the Central Oregon Walk to End Alzheimer’s next Sunday, Central Oregon Community College is “planting” a temporary Promise Garden of the flower-like pinwheels that walkers carry to signify their connection to the brain disease.
Continue ReadingTUXTLA GUTIERREZ, Mexico MEXICO CITY (AP) — Six international migrants are dead after Mexican soldiers opened fire on a truck carrying a group near the border with Guatemala, Mexico’s Defense Department said Wednesday. The department said in a statement that soldiers claimed they heard shots as the trucks and two other vehicles approached their position
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN Español) –– El Consejo de Seguridad y Defensa Nacional de República Dominicana, encabezado por el presidente Luis Abinader, informó este miércoles la ejecución inmediata de un operativo que busca repatriar a su país hasta 10.000 indocumentados haitianos por semana. Abinader señalo que, ante la lentitud del proceso de pacificación de Haití, el
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge has blocked a new California law allowing any person to sue for damages over election deepfakes. U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez ruled Wednesday that it likely violates the First Amendment and granted a preliminary injunction blocking it. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the law last month. The
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