NASA Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), the United States government agency…
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Space Shuttle Program Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at NASA’s Space Shuttle Program which ended in 2011 after 135 missions. Facts The space…
Continue ReadingAppeals court casts doubt on Biden administration rule to curb use of handgun stabilizing braces
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court says a Biden administration rule aimed at curbing the use of…
Continue ReadingBowe Bergdahl Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Bowe Bergdahl, former American prisoner of war. Personal Birth date: March 28, 1986 Birth…
Continue ReadingTrump has surrendered for a fourth time this year. Here’s where all the cases against him stand
By The Associated Press Donald Trump has surrendered in Georgia in his fourth criminal case of the year. The former president was charged earlier…
Continue ReadingTrump indicted for efforts to overturn 2020 election and block transfer of power
By ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump was indicted on felony charges Tuesday for working to overturn…
Continue ReadingNorth Carolina hit-and-run that injured 6 migrant workers was accidental, police say
LINCOLNTON, N.C. (AP) — Police have determined that a car crash that injured a group of migrant workers in North Carolina was accidental, but the…
Continue ReadingBNSF train engineers offered paid sick time and better schedules in new deal
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Roughly 7,500 BNSF train engineers may get up to eight days of paid sick time and more…
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COCC Foundation’s scholarship fund at record $1.9 million for 2023-24
Beginning Tuesday, the Central Oregon Community College Foundation is awarding $1.9 million in scholarships for the coming 2023-24 academic year,…
Continue ReadingRecreational marijuana is now legal in Minnesota, but the state is still working out retail sales
By TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota’s legalization of recreational marijuana went into effect…
Continue ReadingFlights cancelled for 2 hours at South Carolina airport due to helicopter crash; pilot survives
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A helicopter belonging to a county sheriff’s office crashed near the Charleston International Airport in South Carolina,…
Continue ReadingEstate of Henrietta Lacks reaches settlement with biotech company for nonconsensual use of her cells in medical research
By Justin Gamble, CNN (CNN) — The family of Henrietta Lacks, a Black woman whose cells have been used for scientific research for decades,…
Continue ReadingNorthwestern hires former Attorney General Loretta Lynch to investigate athletic department
By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer Northwestern has hired former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch to lead an investigation into the culture of…
Continue ReadingAaron Hernandez’s brother threatened to kill wife while struggling with mental health, police say
By PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) — New details have emerged in the alleged threat cases in Connecticut against Dennis…
Continue ReadingMassive fire burning in California and Nevada is spawning dangerous ‘fire whirls’
CNN, KABC By Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — A massive fire burning across both California and Nevada is generating extreme fire behavior,…
Continue ReadingTexas police officer holds innocent family at gunpoint after making typo while running plates
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — A Texas police department is apologizing after a typo made while checking a license plate resulted in officers pulling over…
Continue Reading‘Euphoria’ stars Zendaya and Sydney Sweeney post heartfelt tributes to late co-star Angus Cloud
Zendaya has posted a tender tribute to Angus Cloud, her “Euphoria” co-star who died this week at 25. She recalled on Instagram how Cloud could…
Continue ReadingAn accomplice to convicted murderer Alex Murdaugh’s financial misdeeds gets seven years in prison
By JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America The former CEO of a respected South Carolina bank will spend seven years in federal prison for…
Continue ReadingNumber of people crossing Darien Gap hits new record, officials say
By Karol Suarez and Tara John, CNN (CNN) — The number of migrants crossing the treacherous Darien Gap, a mountainous rainforest region that…
Continue ReadingEl Salvador sends 8,000 troops and police officers to comb rural province in massive anti-gang raid
SAN SALVADOR (AP) — El Salvador has sent about 8,000 soldiers and police to comb the rural province of Cabanas for street gang members. The…
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