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NASA may switch to SpaceX to get astronauts back to Earth

August 7, 2024, 4:31pm Business

What should have been a quick trip to the International Space Station may turn into an eight-month stay for two NASA astronauts if they have to switch from Boeing to SpaceX for a ride home. Read story

Former Milwaukee hotel workers charged with murder after video shows them holding down Black man

August 7, 2024, 4:28pm Nation & World

Prosecutors in Milwaukee have charged four hotel workers in connection with D'Vontaye Mitchell's death after scouring video showing them piling on top of the Black man during an incident that Mitchell's family says is disturbingly similar to George Floyd's death. Read story

New growth is seen on the historic banyan tree on July 6, 2024, in Lahaina, Hawaii. When a deadly wildfire tore through Lahaina on Maui last August, the wall of flames threatened the 150-year-old banyan tree along the historic town&rsquo;s Front Street. But the sprawling tree survived the blaze, and thanks to the efforts of arborists and dedicated volunteers, parts of it are growing in a sign of resilient life.

How Lahaina’s more than 150-year-old banyan tree is coming back to life after devastating fire

New growth is seen on the historic banyan tree on July 6, 2024, in Lahaina, Hawaii. When a deadly wildfire tore through Lahaina on Maui last August, the wall of flames threatened the 150-year-old banyan tree along the historic town&rsquo;s Front Street. But the sprawling tree survived the blaze, and thanks to the efforts of arborists and dedicated volunteers, parts of it are growing in a sign of resilient life.

August 7, 2024, 2:13pm Latest News

When a deadly wildfire tore through Lahaina on Maui last August, the wall of flames scorched the 151-year-old banyan tree along the historic town’s Front Street. But the sprawling tree survived the blaze, and thanks to the efforts of arborists and dedicated volunteers, parts of it are growing back —… Read story

RFK Jr. grilled again about moving to California while listing New York address on ballot petition

August 7, 2024, 10:49am Nation & World

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. insisted he plans to return to live in New York, as the independent presidential candidate was grilled for a second day Wednesday about his actual residency and whether he should be kept off the Empire State’s ballot in November. Read story

FILE - This Monday, Dec. 8, 2008 courtroom drawing by artist Janet Hamlin and reviewed by the U.S. military, shows Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, center, and co-defendant Walid Bin Attash, left, attending a pre-trial session at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. The man accused of being the main plotter in al-Qaeda&#039;s Sept. 11, 2001 attacks has agreed to plead guilty, The Defense Department said Wednesday.

9/11 hearings at Guantanamo Bay in upheaval after surprise order by US defense chief

FILE - This Monday, Dec. 8, 2008 courtroom drawing by artist Janet Hamlin and reviewed by the U.S. military, shows Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, center, and co-defendant Walid Bin Attash, left, attending a pre-trial session at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba. The man accused of being the main plotter in al-Qaeda&#039;s Sept. 11, 2001 attacks has agreed to plead guilty, The Defense Department said Wednesday.

August 7, 2024, 10:48am Nation & World

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FILE - Kevin Roberts, president of The Heritage Foundation, speaks at the 2023 Margaret Thatcher Freedom Lecture in Washington, April 12, 2023. Roberts said Thursday, July 18, 2024, that most political violence committed in the U.S. in the past 25 years was the work of left-wing groups or individuals. But 2022 research shows that right-wing extremists are actually more likely to commit violence. (AP Photo/J.

Project 2025’s new leader Kevin Roberts postpones his own book launch until after the election

FILE - Kevin Roberts, president of The Heritage Foundation, speaks at the 2023 Margaret Thatcher Freedom Lecture in Washington, April 12, 2023. Roberts said Thursday, July 18, 2024, that most political violence committed in the U.S. in the past 25 years was the work of left-wing groups or individuals. But 2022 research shows that right-wing extremists are actually more likely to commit violence. (AP Photo/J.

August 7, 2024, 10:47am Nation & World

As Project 2025 hits turmoil, the head of the influential, far-right Heritage Foundation is postponing the release of his potentially fiery new book until after the November presidential election. Read story

Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz appears with Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris at a campaign rally in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024.

Harris’ pick of Walz amps up excitement in Midwestern states where Democrats look to heal divisions

Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz appears with Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris at a campaign rally in Philadelphia, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024.

August 7, 2024, 8:42am Latest News

Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz are spending their first full day as running mates on Wednesday rallying Democrats across the Midwest, a politically divided region that is crucial to their effort to win the White House in less than three months. Read story

City of Isle of Palms councilman John Bogosian calls local officials informing them flooding water on Palm Blvd as Tropical Storm Debby approaches, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Isle of Palms, S.C.

Tropical Storm Debby swirls over Atlantic, still dumping rain on the Carolinas before moving north

City of Isle of Palms councilman John Bogosian calls local officials informing them flooding water on Palm Blvd as Tropical Storm Debby approaches, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, in Isle of Palms, S.C.

August 7, 2024, 8:19am Nation & World

Tropical Storm Debby was swirling over coastal Georgia and Carolinas on Wednesday, its wide bands of rain swelling inland waterways before it slowly marches north. Read story

In this photo provided by Ukraine&#039;s 24th Mechanised Brigade press service, a serviceman of the 24th Mechanised Brigade runs past a damaged car at the frontline town of Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024.

Putin accuses Ukraine of a ‘large-scale provocation’ with its raid in southwestern Russia

In this photo provided by Ukraine&#039;s 24th Mechanised Brigade press service, a serviceman of the 24th Mechanised Brigade runs past a damaged car at the frontline town of Chasiv Yar, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024.

August 7, 2024, 8:19am Nation & World

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday described a Ukrainian incursion into the country's southwestern Kursk region as a “large-scale provocation” as his officials asserted that they were fighting off cross-border raids for a second day. Ukrainian officials remained silent about the scope of the operation. Read story

A police van buns as and unruly crowd clashed with police, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Southport, northwest England, near where three girls were stabbed to death in a dance class the day before. The violence erupted shortly after a peaceful vigil was attended by hundreds in the center of Southport to mourn the 13 victims of the stabbings, including seven still in critical condition.

UK police deploying 6,000 specially trained officers this week as more far-right disorder expected

A police van buns as and unruly crowd clashed with police, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Southport, northwest England, near where three girls were stabbed to death in a dance class the day before. The violence erupted shortly after a peaceful vigil was attended by hundreds in the center of Southport to mourn the 13 victims of the stabbings, including seven still in critical condition.

August 7, 2024, 8:16am Nation & World

British police are gearing up for another night of violence amid concerns that far-right groups plan to target as many as 30 locations around the United Kingdom on Wednesday following a week of rioting and disorder. Read story