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Still probing — NASA wants clarity on Orion heat shield issue before stacking Artemis II rocket “We have still a lot of work to do to close out the heat shield investigation.” Stephen Clark – Aug 21, 2024 10:09 pm UTC Enlarge / The Orion spacecraft for the Artemis II mission, comprising its crew and

PS5 Starfield when? — We run a businesswhy Microsofts Indiana Jones will be on PS5 Spencer: “There’s going to be more change in how… games are built and distributed.” Kyle Orland – Aug 21, 2024 9:32 pm UTC Enlarge / So I’m not stuck on Xbox, eh?Bethesda reader comments 45 Further ReadingThe Great Circle is

William Langewiesche, a writer and pilot, once told me that flying a plane was “90 percent boredom, 10 percent terror.” I might say the same for the “Make it great like ’68! Shut down the [Democratic National Convention] for Gaza!” protest that took place in front of the Israeli consulate in downtown Chicago on Tuesday

The trial in Dominion v. Fox News, which has already resulted in bombshell revelations about the right-wing media giant and the 2020 election, is scheduled to begin Tuesday. Unless a settlement is reached, a jury will determine whether Fox is financially liable for broadcasting and promoting false claims about Dominion Voting Systems voting machines rigging

close video Democrats are right to keep Kamala Harris off the grid: Liz Peek Fox News contributor Liz Peek argues that Democrats have nothing to run on besides hating Trump on Varney & Co. Former President Trump has surged ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris in at least one betting market after receiving a surprise

Listening to Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention last night was like stumbling upon a man from another time. His evocation of the importance, the centrality even, of searching for humanity in our fellow Americans, particularly those on the far side of our partisan divide, was moving because it felt so foreign. Mutual respect

Last week, five people were charged with providing the ketamine that led to actor Matthew Perrys death. Its the latest news in a saga that has renewed questions over ketamines dual role as a promising depression treatment and an illicit drug. Questions about ketamine are now all the more relevant because of a pandemic-era decision

The trial in Dominion v. Fox News, which has already resulted in bombshell revelations about the right-wing media giant and the 2020 election, is scheduled to begin Tuesday. Unless a settlement is reached, a jury will determine whether Fox is financially liable for broadcasting and promoting false claims about Dominion Voting Systems voting machines rigging

Slabs of AI promise — Pixel 9 family: The just hardware review (no AI) Google’s AI says you can use Pixel 9 without AI. Is that a reason to upgrade? Kevin Purdy – Aug 21, 2024 5:00 pm UTC Enlarge / For this "neutral" hardware-focused review of the Pixel 9 phones, I asked the Pixel

close video This is about making American energy dominant again: Sen. John Hoeven Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., and Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., discuss how former President Trump vowed to reverse the Democrats failing energy agenda on Kudlow. Former President Trump on Monday vowed to roll back a Biden-Harris administration regulation that curbs carbon emissions from

2.7K A few years ago, an expat friend of mine asked if I could transport some cash to her passport country, to which I was traveling. I agreed, not thinking much of it. Since we were both incredibly underpaid English teachers at that time, I expected that she would be sending only a few hundred

HELLO, MICROSOFT? YOU THERE? — Something has gone seriously wrong, dual-boot systems warn after Microsoft update Microsoft said its update wouldn’t install on Linux devices. It did anyway. Dan Goodin – Aug 21, 2024 12:17 am UTC EnlargeGetty Images reader comments 111 Last Tuesday, loads of Linux usersmany running packages released as early as this

(RNS) — Flush with excitement at the nomination of Kamala Harris to the top of its presidential ticket, the Democratic National Convention opened at Chicago’s United Center on Monday (Aug. 19), projecting energy and emphasizing unity. But for many faith-based activists, the convention will be a culmination of months of activism and protest against the

close video Donald Trump talks Elon Musk, EVs on ‘Fox & Friends’ Former President Trump discussed his relationship with Elon Musk and shares his opinion on EV mandates. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said that he would give tech billionaire Elon Musk a key role in a future administration. Trump was asked by a Reuters