Artemis II Rocket Rolled Back to Hangar After Technical Issues

NASA is moving a rocket set to send four astronauts into a flyby of the moon off the launchpad. Postponed by NASA several times since it was rolled into launch position in late January 2026, new issues have left the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket unable to take off again. The original launch window opened on February

Chicago Mourns Jesse Jackson as National Memorials Begin

James Hickman holds a photo montage of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson before a public visitation at Rainbow/PUSH Coalition in Chicago on Thursday. Nam Y. Huh/AP hide caption toggle caption Nam Y. Huh/AP CHICAGO — A line of mourners streamed through a Chicago auditorium Thursday to pay final respects to the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.

China Leads Clean Energy Growth While US Clings to Coal

During a speech to global elites at the World Economic Forum in Davos last month, US President Donald Trump announced that while China sold windmills to "stupid people that buy them," it did not use wind power itself. Nothing could be further from the truth. China actually added record amounts of both wind and solar power capacity

Warner Bros. Chooses Paramount’s Higher Offer Over Netflix

Warner Bros. Discovery said Thursday that it prefers the latest offer from rival Hollywood studio Paramount over a bid it accepted from Netflix. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Bloomberg hide caption toggle caption Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Bloomberg The Warner Bros. Discovery board announced late Thursday afternoon that Paramount's sweetened bid to buy the entire company is "superior"

Germany Balances China Risks and Trade Opportunities

There is no shortage of gloomy assessments of the global situation at the moment. "In the era of great powers, our freedom is no longer a given. It is under threat," said German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the opening of the Munich Security Conference earlier in February.  Merz explicitly mentioned China. "China has the ambition to

Court Allows Trump’s White House Ballroom Project to Proceed

Cranes are seen on the grounds of the White House as construction work continues for U.S. President Trump's new ballroom in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. Oliver Contreras/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Oliver Contreras/AFP/Getty Images President Trump's White House ballroom project can proceed for now, after a court ruling Thursday. A US District Court judge

Software Glitch Doomed Lunar Trailblazer

A report by a NASA review panel says a error in pointing software caused the Lunar Trailblazer spacecraft's solar panels to face away from the sun. Lockheed Martin hide caption toggle caption Lockheed Martin On February 26, 2025, a NASA probe called Lunar Trailblazer lifted off from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Its mission was

Columbia Student Freed After Mamdani Raises Case With Trump

A New York City police officer keeps watch on the campus of Columbia University in New York on May 6, 2024. Seth Wenig/AP hide caption toggle caption Seth Wenig/AP NEW YORK — Federal immigration authorities arrested a Columbia University student early Thursday, triggering protests on campus and allegations that agents gained entry to the university-owned

Takaichi Seeks Landslide as Japan Votes in Snap Election

Polls were open on Sunday morning in Japan for parliamentary elections. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolved parliament in January ahead of the snap elections, a gamble that she hopes will provide her and her struggling party with a stronger mandate. While Takaichi is hugely popular, particularly with younger voters, her conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)

Socialist Favored in Portugal’s Historic Presidential Runoff

Portugal votes on Sunday in a second-round presidential election to pick a successor to conservative President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa for the largely ceremonial figurehead position. Polls will open at 8 a.m. local time/UTC/GMT on the mainland for about 11 million eligible voters to cast their ballots in a historic runoff — the first in 40 years and only
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