McCarthy attempts damage control after questioning Trump's strength as a candidate
Speaker Kevin McCarthy has scrambled to contain the fallout after he questioned whether former President Donald Trump is the strongest candidate in the 2024 presidential race -- comments that outraged Trump allies.
2023-06-28 22:58
Mushroom farms that employed Half Moon Bay mass shooting suspect cited for 'serious' health and safety violations
Two mushroom farms that employed the Half Moon Bay mass shooting suspect were cited for "serious" health and safety violations in an investigation stemming from the January workplace attacks, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health announced in a news release Monday.
2023-06-28 22:49
Four Nasa volunteers are living on 'virtual Mars' for the next 12 months
Would you sign up to live in isolation for a year, all in the name of furthering scientific research? Probably not, we’re guessing, but that’s exactly what four NASA volunteers have agreed to do over the next 12 months. The participants will live in an environment created to simulate conditions on the surface of Mars as part of NASA's Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog for 378 days. The people involved are research scientist Kelly Haston, structural engineer Ross Brockwell, emergency medicine physician Nathan Jones and US Navy microbiologist Anca Selariu. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter The simulation has been built at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, and will see the four volunteers undertake a series of tasks as part of the exercise. Data collected over the next 12 months will help to inform future missions to send astronauts to Mars. During that time, the guests will take part in activities such as crop growing as well as simulated spacewalks and other operations. The 3D-printed hub they’ll spend their time in contains a kitchen, sleeping areas, two bathrooms as well as work and recreation spaces. The mission will also see the guests faced with simulated obstacles, which are designed to test responses to equipment failure, communication delays and other issues. Speaking at a recent briefing, the mission's principal investigator at NASA Grace Douglas said: “Thank you all for your dedication to exploration. Our best wishes go with you." Haston also spoke, calling her fellow participants an "amazing group of dedicated individuals who feel very passionate about space exploration and science." "The crew has worked so hard this month to get ready for this mission," Haston added. "It has been very special to be a part of such a tremendous group of scientists and specialists from a diverse set of backgrounds working together to bring CHAPEA 1, the first of three missions, to reality." Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-06-28 21:54
Wall Street Journal: Wagner boss planned to capture top Russian defense chiefs
Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin planned to seize two of Russia top military officials when he launched a short-lived mutiny on Saturday, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing Western officials.
2023-06-28 21:45
Dorset men in court over alleged tree investment fraud
The men are accused of fraudulently promising returns on a forestry scheme in Costa Rica.
2023-06-28 21:19
‘Dome of Doom’ Scorching Texas and Mexico Is About to Spread (1)
The heat that has set records across Texas and Mexico will be spreading across the central and southern
2023-06-28 21:18
Paris: Macron calls police killing of teen 'unforgivable'
His words followed the shooting of a 17-year-old who failed to obey traffic police in the Paris region.
2023-06-28 20:55
Texas hits record power use as intense heat leaves 90 million Americans under safety alerts
Power use in Texas hit an all-time high Tuesday, the state's power authority said, and the blistering temperatures that prompted the usage surge will continue to scorch parts of the US Wednesday -- putting nearly 90 million people under heat alerts.
2023-06-28 20:53
Kaliningrad profile
Provides an overview of Kaliningrad, including key facts about this Russian territory on the Baltic.
2023-06-28 20:52
Belarus media guide
An overview of the media in Belarus, including links to broadcasters and newspapers.
2023-06-28 20:49
Belarus country profile
Provides an overview of Belarus, including key events and facts about this east European country.
2023-06-28 20:45
Jury to resume deliberations of ex-Parkland school resource officer's fate in a rare trial over police conduct in a mass shooting
Jurors are due to begin a third day of deliberations Wednesday to mull a verdict in the trial of the former school resource officer who stayed outside during the 2018 massacre at a Parkland, Florida, high school in a rare trial focused on law enforcement response to a mass shooting.
2023-06-28 19:59