- Showing:
- All Topics
News | News
News | News
World's oldest person Maria Branyas Morera dies at 117 in Spain
After the death of Maria Branyas Morera, the world's oldest known living person is now a Japanese woman who is 116 years old.
News | News
SDCC's Nightmare Hotel Situation Could Push Comic-Con Out of San Diego
A new report claims San Diego hotels are gouging prices during the annual pop culture event.
News | News
Las Vegas' Mirage Resort to close after 34-year run. Volcano to go dormant
The iconic Mirage resort was perhaps best known for its exploding 54-foot man-made volcano, magicians Siegfried and Roy, white tigers and dolphins.
News | News
National Memorial Day Parade 2023 honors Apollo astronauts in US capital
Apollo lunar module pilots Charlie Duke, Harrison Schmitt and Rusty Schweickart joined active NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik in the National Memorial Day Parade in Washington, DC.
News | News
NASA's fatal Challenger launch still echoes through the agency today
NASA administrator James Beggs implored the agency to stop the launch of space shuttle Challenger. A day later, seven astronauts lost their lives.
News | News
Private Boeing 747 With Just Over 50 Flight Hours Scrapped
The airliner intended for the late Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia sat in Switzerland for a decade.
News | News
The secret JFK assassination files are finally here
President Biden on Thursday authorized most of the remaining records to be released.
News | News
Taiwan shoots down drone for first time off Chinese coast
Taiwan's military shot down for the first time an unidentified civilian drone that entered its airspace near an islet off the Chinese coast on Thursday, after the government vowed to take tough new measures to deal with an increase in such intrusions.
News | News
Taiwan cheers ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ for defying Chinese censors
The flag used by the Beijing-claimed island was restored in the Tom Cruise blockbuster after being removed in an early trailer, which one moviegoer called “surprising and a joy.”
News | News
First-time homebuyers sidelined by higher mortgage rates
Rising mortgage rates are piling onto record-breaking home prices, locking even more potential buyers out of the red-hot housing market. The average 30-year fixed rate mortgage rate jumped to 5.3 percent last week, according to data from Bankrate, up fro
News | News
As Ukraine Pummels Russians With Javelin Missiles, Can Production Keep Pace With Demand?
The delivery of thousands of Javelin missiles, as well as Stingers, to Ukraine has raised questions about production capacity.
News | News
China Planned Taiwan Invasion in Fall, Alleged Russian Intel Leak Claims
The claim contradicted Taiwan's own intelligence services, which said a move by Beijing wasn't likely in the near future.
News | News
Facebook allows posts with violent speech toward Russian soldiers in specific countries
Facebook’s policy exception applies in Ukraine
News | News
State Department reduces staff at US embassy in Ukraine, orders some family members to leave
The State Department announced on Sunday night that it will be reducing staff levels at the US Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, beginning with the departure of nonessential staff and family members.
News | News
The California Dream Is Dying - The Atlantic
The once-dynamic state is closing the door on economic opportunity.
News | News
I guess I missed out on Newsom’s cash giveaway
Helping the American economy reopen and get people back to work is a civic obligation not a bargaining chip.
News | News
Trump's Snapchat account to be permanently banned | TheHill
Snapchat plans to permanently ban President Trump’s account from the social media platform once President-elect Joe Biden takes office later this month, a Snapchat spokesperson confirmed to The Hill.