by Irene Sans, Jeff Masters and Bob Henson, Yale Climate Connections August 27, 2026 La tormenta tropical Dolly se formó en el Atlántico tropical la mañana del jueves. Tras revisar las imágenes satelitales del Invest 96L, el Centro Nacional de Huracanes determinó que el sistema había desarrollado un centro de…
‘Twink fascist’ haunts Republican Senate campaign after he posts swastika and poses in KKK robes
A former intern and contractor for the Republican Senate candidate in Georgia has been thrust back into the spotlight after a series of disturbing social-media posts. Preston Parra, who describes himself as a ‘twink fascist,’ interned for Congressman Mike Collins in Congress from August through October 2024. He later worked as…
9 Things to Know About NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
Roman joins an international cohort of teamworking telescopes. Roman will work in tandem with many other NASA-led and international missions to provide the most complete view of our universe yet. Roman’s large panoramas will uncover interesting targets that Hubble could follow up on using infrared, visible, and ultraviolet light to…
Maine doctor spent FOUR MONTHS trapped in Canada after DMV glitch involving her driver’s license, lawsuit claims
A doctor spent more than four months trapped in Canada after she was banned from re-entering the US following an alleged glitch at the Maine driver’s license bureau, according to a lawsuit. Dr Behnoosh Dashti, a dual citizen of Iran and Canada, crossed into Canada at the Fort Fairfield port on April 8…
Tropical Storm Dolly forms in the Atlantic
On Tuesday the legendary and beloved music icon Dolly Parton passed away. On Thursday a tropical disturbance managed to overcome headwinds to become a tropical storm. And the next name on the list of Atlantic storms was, you guessed it, Dolly. Here’s how this unlikely meteorological coincidence happened. The Atlantic…
Police raid home of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s son as guns and ammunition are seized
By JOE HUTCHISON, US SENIOR NEWS REPORTER Published: 17:46 BST, 27 August 2026 | Updated: 21:49 BST, 27 August 2026 Police in Minneapolis reportedly raided the apartment of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s son and seized firearms before arresting his roommate. Law enforcement sources told Alpha News that a search warrant was…
Civil Servants Sworn in at NASA Ames
New civil servants and guests pose for a group photo with NASA and center leadership in the National Full-Scale Aerodynamics Complex (NFAC) 80-by-120-foot test section, N221 on Aug. 24, 2026. The civil servants were sworn-in the same day in the largest swearing-in ceremony ever hosted at NASA’s Ames Research Center…
Tropical Storm Dolly forms in the Atlantic » Yale Climate Connections
by Irene Sans, Bob Henson and Jeff Masters, Yale Climate Connections August 27, 2026 Tropical Storm Dolly formed in the tropical Atlantic on Thursday morning. After reviewing satellite imagery of Invest 96L, the National Hurricane Center determined that the system had developed a well-defined center of circulation on Thursday morning…
The faces of Britons missing in Nepal: Families in agony as they anxiously await answers on their loved ones after deadly ‘tsunami from the sky’
British families have been in agony trying to contact loved ones missing in Nepal’s deadly ‘tsunami from the sky’. As rescuers battled to reach villages wiped out by Wednesday’s 600ft surging wall of mud, rock and ice, dozens of Britons remain unaccounted for. Relatives spent Thursday in tortuous limbo, frantically…
NASA Invites Media to Turkey Artemis Accords Signing Ceremony
Turkey will sign the Artemis Accords during a ceremony at 2:30 p.m. EDT Monday, Aug. 31, at NASA Headquarters in Washington, becoming the 71st country signatory. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman will host Turkish Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kacır for the ceremony, together with U.S. Department of State officials. This…