(NEW YORK) -- The SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission crew began the first-ever commercial space walk early Thursday.Two crew members -- commander Jared Isaacman and mission specialist Sarah Gillis -- were expected to exit the Dragon spacecraft on the "extravehicular activity," as SpaceX described it. Pilot Scott Poteet and mission specialist…
(NEW YORK) -- Two Russian military aircraft were detected Wednesday operating in the international airspace off of Alaska, NORAD said.The aircraft were operating in airspace known as the Air Defense Identification Zone, or ADIZ, that stretches 150 miles from the coastline, an area where aircraft are asked to identify themselves."The…
(MEMPHIS) -- Opening statements began on Wednesday in the federal trial of three former Memphis police officers charged in connection with the January 2023 beating death of Tyre Nichols.Assistant U.S. Attorney Elizabeth Rogers presented the prosecution's case, explaining to jurors what evidence they can expect to see and warned them…
(NEW YORK) -- Testimony about the psychiatric history of a man who died in a chokehold aboard a New York City subway is only meant to "smear" the victim and should be precluded from upcoming trial of a former Marine charged with manslaughter, the Manhattan district attorney's office said in…
(NEW YORK) -- Testimony about the psychiatric history of a man who died in a chokehold aboard a New York City subway is only meant to "smear" the victim and should be precluded from upcoming trial of a former Marine charged with manslaughter, the Manhattan district attorney's office said in…
(LOS ANGELES) -- Three rapidly growing Southern California wildfires have burned more than 100,000 acres in less than a week and continued to threaten homes in multiple communities as the state mobilized an all-hands-on-deck response to bolster front-line fire crews battling the raging flames.Nearly 6,000 National Guard members, law enforcement…
(NEW YORK) -- A rideshare driver has been arrested for allegedly murdering his female passenger, who was found shot to death near a wooded area after she was reported missing, police announced Tuesday.The victim, 30-year-old Chanti Dixon, was reported missing on Monday, according to Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Chief Chris Bailey.…
(NEW YORK) -- The Missouri Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in favor of keeping a proposition about abortion access on the state’s ballot, directing Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft to certify the proposition.The order reversed a decision by a lower court and came after Ashcroft had decertified the proposition.If passed in…
(NEW YORK) -- Three major wildfires were raging across Southern California Tuesday, threatening thousands of homes as firefighters and the state National Guard were battling to bring the flames under control amid a triple-digit heatwave, officials said.The Line Fire in San Bernardino County, the Airport Fire in Orange County and…
(OMAHA, Neb.) -- A 15-year-old boy is in critical condition after he was shot at his high school in Omaha, Nebraska, on Tuesday, police said.The shooting inside Northwest High School was reported at about 12:23 p.m., and a description of the suspect was put out over the radio, Omaha police…
