President Donald Trump awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to the four Artemis II astronauts on Friday during a ceremony at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, mission specialist Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen received the honor for their...
Bronny James has formally requested a buyout from the Los Angeles Lakers, seeking a move to the Philadelphia 76ers to play alongside his father. The trade demand follows a reported interpersonal dispute stemming from a team-building trip to Slovenia hosted by star teammate Luka Dončić. According to sources, James was...
The Los Angeles Rams acquired wide receiver Tutu Atwell from the Miami Dolphins on Thursday in exchange for second-year running back Jarquez Hunter, according to reports by ESPN. Atwell, originally drafted by Los Angeles in the second round of the 2021 NFL Draft out of Louisville, returns to the franchise...
SpaceX has begun shipping Starship Ship 40 back to Texas after recovering the vehicle from the Indian Ocean, giving engineers access to the first Starship upper stage to survive a spaceflight and remain intact after splashdown. Ship 40 launched from Starbase on July 24 during Starship’s 13th test flight. After...
New York Giants running back Najee Harris is expected to play against the New York Jets, marking his first game appearance since suffering a torn Achilles tendon during Week Three of the previous season while playing for the Los Angeles Chargers. According to ESPN reporter Jeremy Fowler, Harris enters tonight's...
UN desertification talks in Ulaanbaatar ended Friday with countries highlighting worsening drought, land degradation and risks to food and water security. Delegates from the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification’s 197 parties met Aug. 17-28 under “Restoring Land. Restoring Hope.” The UNCCD says up to 40% of the world’s land...
Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip killed five people on Friday, intensifying tensions despite an existing ceasefire framework. Local hospital officials reported casualties in Khan Younis and Gaza City, bringing total fatalities past 1,303 since the cessation agreement began. Simultaneously, the United Nations International Maritime Organization reported that 19 seafarers...
A Pennsylvania judge will hear a former Jerry Sandusky accuser’s planned recantation on Sept. 8, potentially adding new evidence to the convicted former Penn State assistant coach’s effort to challenge his 2012 convictions. The man, identified in court records as R.R. and publicly reported as Ryan Rittmeyer, testified at trial...
President Donald Trump is entering the sixth month of the U.S.-Israel war against Iran while abandoning his expectation of a quick conclusion and shifting toward economic pressure. Trump said this week he has “no time schedule” for Iran to return to negotiations and is “not in a hurry,” despite previously...
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Friday proposed cutting the United Arab Emirates branches of Egypt’s Banque Misr off from the U.S. financial system, accusing the bank of processing approximately $1.8 billion for Iranian shadow banking networks. The Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a notice of proposed...
