Texas – SpaceX scrubbed the planned launch of its 12th Starship rocket from its Texas site on Thursday, calling off the attempt just seconds before liftoff after multiple pauses in the countdown triggered by fuel temperature and pressure readings. Elon Musk later said on X that a hydraulic pin on...
Dripping Springs, Texas — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton campaigned in the final days of his Republican primary runoff against Sen. John Cornyn this week, asserting he has President Donald Trump’s endorsement and urging voters to replace Cornyn. Paxton addressed a rally outside Austin, framing the contest as a choice...
Charlotte and multiple regional forecast offices reported on Friday that a stalling cold front and warm, humid air will bring waves of showers and thunderstorms through the Memorial Day weekend across the Carolinas, Florida, Kentucky and southern Indiana. Local meteorologists issued advisories and First Alert notices, noting possible localized heavy...
MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. On Thursday morning, 18-year-old Christopher Brooks died when his Honda struck the rear of a stopped dump truck near the entrance to South Fork High School as he drove to graduation practice; emergency calls arrived about 8:30 a.m. and troopers reported he was pronounced dead at the...
Cleveland — The New York Knicks defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 109-93 at Madison Square Garden on Thursday, taking a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals. Josh Hart led New York with a playoff-career-high 26 points, and the Knicks opened an 18-0 run early in the third quarter to create...
Washington: Kevin Warsh was sworn in as Federal Reserve chair on May 22 at a White House ceremony, taking office after a year-long public audition and prior criticism of his predecessor. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas administered the oath, and Warsh pledged to lead a 'reform-oriented' Fed while emphasizing independence...
Marietta, Ohio. The Hillsboro High School Indians tied for 10th place with Sheridan at the Division II District meet this week in Marietta, scoring 29 points; the Hillsboro 4×400 relay (3:29.63) and Cooper Swope (400m in 50.71) qualified to advance to the Regional meet next week in Troy. West Orange and...
Salt Lake City — On May 21, 2026, Real Clean, a women-owned cleaning company, announced an expanded focus serving contractors, builders, remodelers and property managers across the Wasatch Front, and broader service availability throughout Utah County, including specialized post-construction and deep-clean offerings for residential, commercial and industrial projects, plus punch...
Speaking in the Oval Office on May 21, 2026, President Donald Trump said he might be the one to carry out long-discussed U.S. military action against Cuba, raising the prospect of intervention during an environmental event at the White House. His comments came a day after the U.S. Justice Department...
Senate Republicans left Washington for recess without passing a major immigration enforcement funding bill after objecting to a nearly $1.8 billion Department of Justice account they fear could benefit allies of President Donald Trump. The so‑called anti‑weaponization fund, criticized by Democrats as a slush fund, was the focus of a...
