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NASA spacecraft discovers a huge new crater on the moon

NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spotted the crater on the moon’s near side in May 2024 soon after it was forme…

Updated 1 year ago
Politicians who have experienced violence directly react to Charlie Kirk shooting

Kirk, who served as chief executive and cofounder of the youth organization Turning Point USA, made frequent appearances on college campuses and in other setti…

Updated 1 year ago
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk dies after being shot at Utah college event

Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump, died Wednesday after being shot at a college event, Trump said.

Updated 1 year ago
Person taken into custody after Charlie Kirk was shot in Utah is not believed to be shooting suspect, AP source says

Person taken into custody after Charlie Kirk was shot in Utah is not believed to be shooting suspect, AP source says.

Updated 1 year ago
Cracker Barrel suspends plans to remodel restaurants after logo blowup

Cracker Barrel said Tuesday it’s suspending remodels of its restaurants after criticism from many longtime fans.

Updated 1 year ago
Apple unveils its latest iPhone lineup amid Trump's trade war

Apple has unveiled its new iPhones 17 lineup, along with updates to its digital watches and AirPod products at its annual September product launch.

Updated 1 year ago
Hurricane Kiko is weakening and expected to bypass Hawaii, forecasters say

Kiko weakened to a Category 1 hurricane and was expected to lose intensity throughout the day, according to an early-morning advisory issued by the National Hu…

Updated 1 year ago
Supreme Court lifts restrictions on LA immigration stops set after agents swept up US citizens

The majority did not explain its reasoning, as is typical on the court's emergency docket. But Justice Brett Kavanaugh suggested the lower-court judge had gone too far in restricting how Immigration and Customs Enf…

Updated 1 year ago
What to know about a large-scale immigration raid at a Georgia manufacturing plant

Hundreds of federal agents descended on a sprawling site where Hyundai manufactures electric vehicles in Georgia and detained 475 people, most of them South Ko…

Updated 1 year ago
Postal traffic to US sank 80% after Trump administration ended exemption on low-value parcels

Postal traffic into the United States plunged by more than 80% after the Trump administration ended a tariff exemption for low-cost imports, the United Nations…

Updated 1 year ago
Stocks wobble as Wall Street questions whether the US job market has slowed by enough or too much

U.S. stocks are wobbling lower on Friday as Wall Street questions whether the U.S. job market has slowed by just enough to get the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates to help the economy, or by so much that a dow…

Updated 1 year ago
Telescope reveals a growing tail on the comet that's visiting from another star

Released Thursday, the pictures taken by the Gemini South telescope in Chile late last month are the most detailed yet of the recently discovered comet. They s…

Updated 1 year ago
American Eagle counts new customers after Sydney Sweeney ad frenzy and shares soar

Shares of American Eagle Outfitters spiked 34% Thursday after the teen clothing retailer said the frenzy surrounding its Sydney Sweeney ad campaign drew new cu…

Updated 1 year ago
Giorgio Armani, who dressed the powerful and famous from boardroom to Hollywood, dies at 91

Giorgio Armani, the iconic Italian designer who turned the concept of understated elegance into a multibillion-dollar fashion empire, died Thursday, his fashio…

Updated 1 year ago
A $1.4B Powerball jackpot is up for grabs after 40 drawings without a winner

An estimated $1.4 billion lottery jackpot will be up for grabs Wednesday night thanks to dozens of drawings without a big winner.

Updated 1 year ago
Trump will announce Space Command is moving from Colorado to Alabama

Alabama and Colorado have long battled to claim Space Command because it has significant implications for the local economy. The site also has been a political…