An Atlas 5 rocket carrying astronauts for the first time was fueled for blastoff Monday night to boost Boeing’s long-delayed Starliner crew ferry ship into orbit for its first piloted test flight. But trouble with a valve in the rocket’s upper stage forced mission managers to order a scrub just two hours before takeoff. It was a frustrating disappointment for …
Read More »Ingenuity, NASAs "little copter that could" (and did!)
In 2020, NASA’s Perseverance rover launched for Mars with a stowaway: a tiny drone, created by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. The drone, named Ingenuity, was likened to a Wright Brothers’ plane on Mars, making the first flight on another planet. The entire drone had to be very light, because Mars has only 1% of the atmosphere of …
Read More »Floods in southern Brazil kill at least 60, more than 100 missing
Massive floods in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state killed at least 60 people and another 101 were reported missing, according to Sunday’s toll from local authorities. At least 155 people were injured, while damage from the rains forced more than 80,000 people from their homes. Approximately 15,000 took refuge in schools, gymnasiums and other temporary shelters. The floods …
Read More »Transcript: Sen. John Fetterman on Face the Nation, May 5, 2024
The following is a transcript of an interview with Sen. John Fetterman, Democrat of Pennsylvania, that aired on May 5, 2024. MARGARET BRENNAN: That was our Mark Strassmann and we turn now to Pennsylvania senator John Fetterman. He joins us from Orlando, Florida this morning where he spent the weekend campaigning on behalf of President Biden’s reelection. Welcome to the …
Read More »Transcript: Rep. Ro Khanna on Face the Nation, May 5, 2024
The following is a transcript of an interview with Rep. Ro Khanna, Democrat of California, that aired on May 5, 2024. MARGARET BRENNAN: We’re joined now by California Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna, good to have you here. And you’ve been, I know, visiting college campuses across the country, in Michigan, Nevada, and the Biden campaign recently sent you to Wisconsin. …
Read More »The inspiration for New Orleans St. Marys Academy
This week, 60 Minutes reported on St. Mary’s Academy, a Catholic school for young Black women in New Orleans, Louisiana. Correspondent Bill Whitaker met two former students, Calcea Johnson and Ne’Kiya Jackson, who made math history when they both independently proved the 2,000-year-old Pythagorean Theorem using trigonometry, an achievement that was once thought to be impossible. Whitaker asked St. Mary’s …
Read More »Democratic leader Jeffries: Pro-Putin faction in GOP delayed Ukraine aid
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said the United States must continue supporting Ukraine to prevent a broader war, and he blamed the delay in aiding the fight against Russia on a “pro-Putin faction” within the Republican Party. “We can’t let Ukraine fall because if it does, then there’s a significant likelihood that America will have to get into the conflict …
Read More »Australian police shoot armed teenager after stabbing attack that that had hallmarks of terror
Australian police shot and killed a 16-year-old boy armed with a knife after he stabbed a man in an attack that had the “hallmarks” of terror, officials said Sunday. The incident occurred in the parking lot of a hardware store in Willetton, a suburb in the west coast city of Perth, on Saturday night. Police said they received an emergency …
Read More »Work to own on a St. Louis factory floor
Debi Brumit has never gotten ahead. An hourly employee renting a house in Ferguson, Missouri, Brumit is a poster child for the American workforce. A missed paycheck means coming up short on rent. An unexpected medical bill, borrowing from friends or the bank. Household finances are no more than a lifelong shuffle between bills, debt, and due payments; an infinite …
Read More »Driver dies after crashing car into White House gate
A car crashed into the security gate that surrounds the White House on Saturday night, killing the driver, officials said The incident was only under investigation as a traffic collision, according to the D.C. Police Department. The man was identified Monday afternoon as 57-year-old James Chester Lewis of Matthews, North Carolina. Anthony Gugliemi, spokesperson for the Secret Service said there …
Read More »Black men in Georgia were crucial to Bidens 2020 victory. Can he keep the momentum in 2024?
James Butler, a Black, 42-year-old Atlanta-based Democrat, is planning on casting his ballot for President BIden in November — but he isn’t so enthusiastic this time around. “I guess it’s the best we got,” he said about the 2024 election. Butler’s not alone among Black voters in Georgia in his lack of enthusiasm in voting for Mr. Biden for a …
Read More »Is employee ownership the key to building workers wealth?
After private equity firm KKR bought Potter Global Technologies, a manufacturer of fire protection equipment in St. Louis, employees learned they were being given an ownership stake in the company. The goal is for KKR to sell Potter Global Technologies five or so years later, for a profit. If that happens, workers will get payouts tied to their tenure, on …
Read More »How two high school students solved a 2,000-year-old math puzzle
A high school math teacher at St. Mary’s Academy in New Orleans, Michelle Blouin Williams, was looking for ingenuity when she and her colleagues set a school-wide math contest with a challenging bonus question. That bonus question asked students to create a new proof for the Pythagorean Theorem, a fundamental principle of geometry, using trigonometry. The teachers weren’t necessarily expecting …
Read More »What was the 2024 Met Gala theme? Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion, explained
NEW YORK – If you’re trying to explain the 2024 Met Gala theme, you can look to the classic fable, “Sleeping Beauty.” Watch our coverage of all the red carpet arrivals here, plus a recap of the biggest moments and best dressed stars. What was the Met Gala theme this year? This year’s theme for the Met Galastems from theCostume …
Read More »Bernard Hill, actor known for Titanic and Lord of the Rings, dead at 79
Actor Bernard Hill, known for his roles in “Titanic” and “Lord of the Rings,” died early Sunday, family members confirmed. Hill was 79. He was with his fiancée and his son when he died, his agent Lou Coulson said. The actor’s career began in 1974, with roles in several TV shows. One of Hill’s most well-known roles was as Captain …
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