NASA has released detailed Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter images showing a new crater created when a discarded SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage struck the Moon on Aug. 5. The impact occurred near Einstein Crater at about 5,400 mph, after the stage had remained in space since a January 2025 launch carrying...
The United States wildfire season escalated to National Preparedness Level 5, driven by extreme fire activity that has exhausted federal firefighting resources nationwide. Over 7.5 million acres have burned year-to-date, tracking at 169% of the 10-year average. In the Pacific Northwest, concentrated lightning strikes ignited over 100 new fires, with...
U.S. health officials are investigating a multistate outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli and Salmonella linked to alfalfa sprouts produced by Everything Sprouts LLC in Minneapolis. The CDC and FDA said Friday, August 21, that 55 illnesses had been reported across 15 states, including 46 E. coli infections, seven Salmonella...
A federal appeals court has temporarily halted a lower court ruling that would have granted thousands of college athletes an extra season of eligibility. The U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a two-to-one decision pausing an injunction from a Colorado district court that favored players from the high school...
Taylor Swift was reportedly deeply saddened by actress Hayden Panettiere’s death, according to Page Six, while reporting confirms the two shared a Nashville connection. Panettiere, 36, died Aug. 16 in Greenville, South Carolina, after first responders found her in cardiac arrest. Her representative confirmed her death, and the Greenville County...
Artificial intelligence startup Anthropic has hired Amir Salek, a foundational leader of Google's Tensor Processing Unit project, to spearhead its expansion into custom semiconductor development. Confirming the appointment, Anthropic stated that Salek will join its internal compute team and report directly to Head of Compute James Bradbury. Salek previously spent...
President Donald Trump announced a temporary waiver of out of quota tariffs on ground beef imports to combat soaring grocery inflation. Writing on Truth Social, Trump stated the United States will permit up to 300,000 metric tons of ground beef to enter duty free for a ninety day period. The...
The United States government has officially released a comprehensive National Space Transportation Policy aimed at achieving more than one thousand annual rocket launches and reentries on American soil by the year 2030. President Donald Trump signed the directive, which replaces previous guidance from 2013 and establishes a modernized regulatory framework...
Six time NBA All Star DeMar DeRozan has agreed to sign a single year contract with the Denver Nuggets for the veteran minimum of three point nine million dollars. The veteran forward enters his eighteenth professional season seeking an elusive championship with his fifth team. DeRozan previously played for the...
President Donald Trump announced a temporary 90-day waiver of out-of-quota tariffs on up to 300,000 metric tons of ground beef imports, triggering fierce opposition from domestic cattle producers. Revealed via social media, the policy aims to slash retail ground beef prices by 25% and combat high grocery inflation ahead of...
