CDC Expands Ebola Screening To Atlanta, Adds Ports

 

Atlanta. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expanded enhanced Ebola entry screening to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport this week, requiring that travelers who were in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda or South Sudan within the previous 21 days be routed to designated screening at that airport as...

Texas Starship test advances SpaceX lunar ambitions

 

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — SpaceX launched its upgraded Starship V3 mega rocket from its Starbase site in southern Texas on Friday, marking the vehicle’s 12th test flight and its debut from a new launch pad near the Mexican border. The third-generation Starship, the company’s largest and most powerful rocket to date...

United States Republicans accelerate House redistricting efforts

 

Republican-controlled states across the United States are rapidly redrawing U.S. House districts ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, following a recent Supreme Court ruling that weakened protections under the federal Voting Rights Act. According to the Associated Press, new congressional maps have already been enacted in Tennessee and Alabama, while...

United States: Trump shares AI video mocking Colbert

 

Washington, United States — Former President Donald Trump on Friday shared an AI-generated video on his Truth Social account depicting former late-night television host Stephen Colbert being lifted and dumped into a trash bin during a simulated final taping of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. In the clip, an...

Legge's Double Attempt Ends After Early Indy Crash

 

INDIANAPOLIS. Katherine Legge spun and struck the inside wall early in the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, ending her attempt to complete the Memorial Day Weekend 'Double' by running both the Indy 500 and NASCAR's Coca-Cola 600 on the same day. Race coverage shows the incident occurred within the first stint...

United States reality star Katie Bates details family estrangement

 

United States – Television personality Katie Bates, known for her role on the reality series Bringing Up Bates, has disclosed that she is now estranged from about 90 percent of her family after speaking publicly about painful events from her childhood. In a series of Instagram Story posts shared on...

Ohio inmate denied legal help by Kardashian

 

Kim Kardashian has declined a request for legal assistance from Mackenzie Shirilla, an Ohio woman serving a life sentence for murder. Shirilla, convicted in 2023 of intentionally driving a car at 100 miles per hour into a brick building in Strongsville, Ohio, killing Dominic Russo and passenger Davion Flanagan, sought...

Senate Republicans Block Trump Fund, Spark GOP Rift

 

Washington — Senate Republicans this week blocked key votes and paused a US$72 billion immigration spending bill on May 21 after dozens of GOP senators demanded stricter conditions or elimination of President Donald Trump's US$1.776–1.8 billion 'anti-weaponisation' fund, which he says would compensate alleged victims of political targeting. The revolt...

United States Starship test flight achieves key milestone

 

United States – SpaceX has successfully completed Flight 12 of its Starship V3 megarocket, a test mission that the company describes as a critical milestone in the development of its heavy-lift launch capabilities. The vehicle, billed as the most powerful rocket ever constructed, lifted off following a brief delay on...

6.0 Earthquake Strikes Hawaii’s Big Island Friday Night

 

Hawaii, USA. A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck 12 kilometers south of Honaunau-Napoopoo on the Big Island Friday at about 9:46 p.m., the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The event, recorded at roughly 22.4 kilometers depth, was widely felt across Hawaii, including Maui and Oahu, and did not trigger a tsunami warning,...