As the effects of the 2026 snow drought in the western United States carry into summer, NASA Earth data is feeding machine-learning forecasts that inform decisions about water, power, and public safety in Washington state. Tacoma Power, a Washington public utility, is using a U.S. technology company’s river-flow forecasts…
Suge Knight gang associate erupts on stand in Tupac murder trial as he sensationally claims he wouldn’t ‘send’ alleged killer ‘to prison’: Live updates
By KATRINA SCHOLLENBERGER, US HEAD OF LIVE NEWS Updated: 18:16 BST, 20 August 2026 A key witness in Tupac Shakur’s murder trial claimed he wouldn’t send Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis to prison as a result of his testimony. James McDonald, who referred to himself as a ‘hostile witness’ in the…
NASA Selects University Teams to Help Advance Aviation Research
NASA has selected four university teams to help the agency transform the future of aviation through projects ranging from high-supersonic propulsion systems to low-noise routes for small aircraft flying through cities. The agency made awards through its University Leadership Initiative, which offers student teams the opportunity to contribute to real-world flight research that…
Police launch search after teenage brother and sister take their parents’ car and run away
By SHANNON MCGUIGAN, NEWS REPORTER Published: 17:39 BST, 20 August 2026 | Updated: 17:41 BST, 20 August 2026 Police have launched a search after ‘extremely vulnerable’ teenage siblings took their parents’ car and ran away. Mukarma, 16, and her 14-year-old brother, Muhammed, are believed to have taken a family member’s…
Aide to woke NYC mayor hints they’ll hand taxpayer cash to grocery stores whose business is hit by upcoming government-run supermarkets
The leading aide for New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s government-run grocery store initiative has hinted at the possibility of handing taxpayer cash to local shops whose business could be affected by the project. Waverly Neer, the lead official for NYC Groceries at the Economic Development Corporation (EDC), told Spectrum…
Artemis Mission Patches – NASA
A jacket decorated with Artemis I and II mission patches, along with other NASA patches hangs on the back of a chair on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026, inside the Rocco A. Petrone Launch Control Center at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida during a terminal countdown simulation for the Artemis…
Man charged over Manchester synagogue attack that left two worshippers dead
By ARTHUR PARASHAR, SENIOR REPORTER Published: 16:19 BST, 20 August 2026 | Updated: 16:35 BST, 20 August 2026 A 49-year-old man has been charged over the Manchester synagogue attack that left two worshippers dead. Hekmat Omar Ali Hakim, from Higher Broughton, a suburb of Salford, has been charged with failing to…
Former Australian defence chief removes mention of his distinguished service cross from his government profile following a career pivot
By ASHLEY NICKEL, NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 15:45 BST, 20 August 2026 | Updated: 15:53 BST, 20 August 2026 The former Chief of Defence has quietly hidden his highest decoration from the public profile for his new ambassador gig. Newly released documents revealed Angus Campbell requested his Distinguished Service Cross be removed…
The View from Above: The Gemini Visual Acuity Experiments
NASA astronaut L. Gordon Cooper, Jr. took 29 color photographs of the Earth with a 70mm camera as he orbited our planet during the Mercury-Atlas 9 mission in May 1963. Cooper’s view from the window of his Faith 7 spacecraft was spectacular, and he reported that he could see vehicles…
FBI agents confront Eric Swalwell at San Francisco Airport and seize his electronics as part of sexual misconduct investigation
FBI agents confronted Eric Swalwell with a search warrant when he landed at San Francisco Airport Saturday and seized the former congressman’s electronic devices including his cell phone as part of a federal criminal investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct, the Daily Mail can exclusively reveal. The agents, armed with…