CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private spacecraft that was supposed to provide a lifeline to NASA’s Swift Observatory managed to get close to the sinking telescope and even took photographs more than a week after the rescue was abandoned. But the three-armed robotic rescuer had to move away due to low fuel, according to … Read more
A Pennsylvania coroner has confirmed a second child measles death in the state.The measles deaths are the first reported in the United States this year amid a 35-year high in infections.”Just today, we received a report of another child who died with measles, and we’re in the process of doing an investigation,” Lancaster County Coroner, … Read more
An Iranian government spokeswoman acknowledged Friday that the country faces economic pressure and shortages, insisting that officials do not deny the difficulties faced by regular Iranians. Fatemeh Mohajerani, speaking at the inauguration of a 64-bed hospital in the western province of Ilam, said US sanctions had affected the implementation of infrastructure projects across the country. … Read more
Vice President JD Vance revealed Thursday that the Trump administration is doing “a lot of things” to pressure Iran to stop firing on ships in the Middle East. “There are a lot of things we are doing, a lot of things we are doing, of course, to try to pressure the Iranians to stop shooting … Read more
Giorgia Meloni’s right-wing government on Friday became the longest-running government since the Italian Republic was established 80 years ago. Meloni’s government, the most right-wing to have governed Italy since World War II, has been in power for 1,413 days. That’s a day longer than billionaire media mogul Silvio Berlusconi, who still holds the record for … Read more
The cliffside village of Atrani at sunset on the Amalfi Coast, Campania, southern Italy.© Marco Bottigelli | Moment | Getty ImagesFall is the new peak season for luxury travel, as the wealthy continue to move their vacations to September and October to avoid summer crowds, according to a new study. Fall bookings for luxury travel … Read more
A special Direct for the 40th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda will take place on September 8, Nintendo has just announced. It will air at 7am PT / 10am ET / 3pm UK / 4pm Europe. Nintendo says the event will last about 30 minutes. No further details were provided. Of course, one of … Read more
Several Manchester City players wanted to know if Enzo Fernandez would join the club in the final days of the transfer window as they were keen to play alongside him, says manager Enzo Maresca. On Saturday. “I know Enzo pretty well and I know what he can bring to the team,” Maresca said. “He is … Read more
Ángel Vázquez, director of telescope operations at the observatory, was standing outside the control room on the morning of December 1, 2020 when he heard a loud bang. He looked up in time to see the rest happen. A 900-ton instrument platform, suspended 500 feet above the dish on a handful of steel cables, broke … Read more
If you’ve heard of frontotemporal dementia (FTD), it may be because of Bruce Willis or Wendy Williams — two celebrities whose diagnoses in recent years have shed light on this infrequently discussed neurodegenerative disease. Though FTD is relatively rare, accounting for about 5 percent to 10 percent of all dementia cases and affecting an estimated … Read more