Donald Trump’s latest renaming has left Democrats dumbfounded and furious as the president fixes his sights on a major blue state. The 80-year-old Republican posted a bizarre AI-altered meme on Sunday showing New Mexico with a new name. In line with his other inflammatory relabelings, like turning the Lake of…
On this day in space! Sept. 7, 1995: NASA launches its 100th astronaut flight on space shuttle Endeavour’s STS-69 mission
On Sept. 7, 1995, the space shuttle Endeavour launched on mission STS-69. This was the 100th successful crew spaceflight mission for NASA. Endeavour lifted off from NASA’s historic Pad 39A launch site at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. During the 11-day mission, five crewmembers did science experiments, deployed and…
King: Harry and Meghan are still not working royals after return to Britain
By REBECCA ENGLISH, ROYAL EDITOR Published: 15:16 BST, 7 September 2026 | Updated: 15:59 BST, 7 September 2026 The King today made it clear that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are still not working royals following their return to the UK. In a letter of guidance to ‘senior stakeholders’…
Moment ‘selfish’ Motability fly-tippers are caught red-handed using taxpayer-funded car to dump bucket loads of waste
By WILL HALLOWELL, NEWS REPORTER Published: 15:21 BST, 7 September 2026 | Updated: 15:29 BST, 7 September 2026 This is the moment ‘selfish’ Motability fly-tippers are caught red-handed using their taxpayer-funded car to dump bucket loads of waste on private land. Footage shows a man and woman parking a black…
Galaxies tangled in science and spirit photo of the day for Sept. 7, 2026
Nā ‘Uhane Māhoe Huki Pū i ke Ola is the Hawaiian name given to this image of NGC 7253 — a pair of spiral galaxies caught in each other’s gravity. This image was captured by the Gemini North telescope on Maunakea. (Image credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA) It is nearly impossible…
More Labour councils chaos as Angela Rayner halts controversial shake-up of local authorities amid legal challenges
Angela Rayner today halted Labour’s shake-up of councils to plunge the Government’s controversial reorganisation of local authorities into fresh chaos. The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) said it had withdrawn decisions across a swathe of council areas as it announced a review of plans. It follows ‘updated…
How introverted or extroverted you are may influence how you use AI
More than a century ago, the Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung made introversion and extraversion central to his theory of psychological types. Today, we tend to use “introvert” and “extrovert” as shorthand for how sociable someone is. Jung’s preferred spelling was “extravert”, and his distinction went considerably further than whether someone…
Five French rescue boats and two helicopters helped 140 migrant mega-dinghy make 70 mile trip to Britain from Normandy – amid fears boats will now start landing across south coast
Fears are mounting that packed mega-dinghies could begin landing all along Britain’s south coast after one completed its longest-ever Channel crossing, aided by five French vessels and two helicopters. A boat carrying 140 asylum seekers set off from the Baie de Seine in Normandy yesterday, around 300 miles by road…
The future of Earth observation: Private satellites and AI bring benefits but also pose risks
We are a planet-based species: With a few notable (astronaut) exceptions, everyone who has ever lived remained glued to our spinning Earth, which now houses 8.3 billion people. That’s the gravity of the situation. But we’re also a world of floods, typhoons, earthquakes, heat and cold calamities, volcanic eruptions and…
Wealthy steakhouse manager nervously sways side to side as he appears in front of judge for allegedly murdering mom in $2.1M Miami apartment
A wealthy steakhouse manager nervously rocked from side to side as he appeared before a judge accused of murdering his mother in a $2.1 million Miami apartment. Stefano Cremasco Cicero, 36, was charged with second-degree murder for allegedly stabbing his mother to death early Friday morning in his 47th-floor unit…