First launch failure for Bezos’ rocket company
Jeff Bezos’ rocket company has suffered its first launch failure. No one was aboard, only science experiments. (Sept. 12)
Alabama’s plans for first-time nitrogen hypoxia execution nearing finalization, attorney says
The Alabama Department of Corrections has prepared but not finalized a protocol for executing inmates by nitrogen hypoxia, an attorney for the department said during a Monday morning hearing. The…
AP Explains: Trump team takes aim at records probe
Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers set the stage for possible futher delays into the investigation of top-secret documents held at his Florida estate. (Sept. 9)
Blue Origin’s New Shepard crashes in Texas, the first launch failure for Jeff Bezos’ rocket company
Jeff Bezos’ rocket company, Blue Origin, suffered its first launch failure Monday. The company’s New Shepard rocket suffered an anomaly about a minute after launch from West Texas. The rocket unexpectedly…
Hurricane season is here. You could see the names Fiona, Julia and Karl soon.
Peak hurricane season is here, and while it’s been slow so far, named storms could still form off the coast of the U.S. until December. Hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean began June…
NASA celebrates anniversary of JFK speech
NASA and Rice University in Houston celebrated the 60th anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s historic speech at Rice Stadium Monday (Sept. 12)
Nurses strike over pay, understaffing
Thousands of nurses in Minnesota launched a three-day strike Monday, complaining of low salaries and understaffing. (AP video by Trisha Ahmed) (Sep. 12)
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Here’s the latest for Monday, September 12: Ukrainian troops reclaim territory from Russia; Queen’s coffin at Scottish cathedral; Three children die on New York beach; Launch abort for Blue Origin…
California becomes first US state to begin ranking extreme heat wave events
California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed into law a heat wave ranking system bill aimed at preparing the state for dangerous extreme heat events. The law goes info effect in January…
Oakland plans to return 5 acres of city park to Indigenous groups, one of first cities to do so
The city of Oakland, California, announced last week a plan that would make it among the first cities in the country to return land to Indigenous people. The city council will…