Elon Musk’s SpaceX is ready to expand its horizons beyond its Starbase in South Texas. On Tuesday the company announced it will build a spaceport in Louisiana dedicated to launching its Starship megarocket. The effort is aimed to up SpaceX’s flight cadence to thousands of launches per year, according to…
Scandinavian Scholars Clash Over Viking History – Whose Case Holds Up?
Ellen Lloyd – AncientPages.com – Historians sometimes disagree about their topics, and this is a good thing for the field. These debates can help us see history in new ways. Right now, Scandinavian scholars are once again discussing Viking history. If you are interested in the Viking Age, you might…
Disabled customer left furious after restaurant writes ‘Happy Birthday Wheelchair’ on her plate
By ADRIANA TARDUGNO Published: 21:57 BST, 25 August 2026 | Updated: 21:57 BST, 25 August 2026 A disabled singer-songwriter was left furious after a restaurant wrote ‘Happy Birthday Wheelchair’ on her plate during her family celebration. Antonia Sinibaldi was celebrating her 29th birthday with friends and family at Blu On…
NASA Ames’ Contributions to Roman’s Mission
Set to launch on Sunday, Aug. 30, NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will empower astronomers to explore vast regions of the cosmos and settle essential questions in the areas of dark energy, dark matter, planets outside our solar system, and the formation and growth of galaxies over cosmic time.…
Sudanese asylum seeker who arrived in UK after claim was rejected in France lay in wait on high street for lone woman before slashing her 30 times with a broken bottle
A mentally ill asylum seeker lay in wait for a lone woman before slashing her 30 times with a broken bottle. Ibrahim Albashir, 34, launched the frenzied attack on his victim, now 32, as she walked home from a meal with friends in March 2024. On Tuesday, as he was…
Special Forces sniper who drove boat drunk and killed beloved 10-year-old girl swimming with friends in lake learns his fate
A former Special Forces sniper who admitted to causing the drunken boat crash that killed a young girl and seriously maimed a woman has been sentenced to prison. Quinten Kight, 42, will spend a minimum of 12 and a half years behind bars after admitting to charges related to the…
NASA Ames Experts Available for Roman Space Telescope Interviews
NASA’s Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley invites media to learn more about NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, scheduled to launch Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Roman telescope will provide a wide, detailed view of the universe, helping scientists study dark…
Lawless Scotland exposed as grim figures show impact of soft-touch justice under SNP
One crime was recorded nearly every minute in Scotland as offending surged to its highest level in four years, new figures reveal. Rape, violence and shoplifting have risen sharply while murders and culpable homicides have soared by 40 per cent. Police recorded 513,866 crimes in the year to June 2026,…
These math tricks can make rare Pokémon appear out of nowhere
This article is from Proof Positive, our friendly math newsletter that’s delivered to your inbox every Tuesday afternoon. Sign up today and read it first. As a teenager, I spent countless hours playing Pokémon on the Game Boy. One of the game’s most popular goals is to collect as many…
Pillar of community school board mom is arrested for stealing $50,000 to fund glamorous Bahamas vacation and a Bar Mitzvah, police say
A Pennsylvania school board member is accused of stealing more than $50,000 from her job to fund a lavish Bahamas vacation and a Bar Mitzvah, according to prosecutors. Jennifer Rivera, 41, has been arrested and charged with multiple theft-related felonies after SMB, a law firm marketing agency, uncovered that she…