It has been a busy few weeks, and I wanted to provide some updates. To begin, I want to once again acknowledge the incredible contributions of the NASA workforce, along with our commercial and international partners, in sending the Artemis II crew safely on a historic mission around the Moon. YouContinue Reading
The birthplace of the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement is now officially considered at risk. The National Trust for Historic Preservation announced this week that the Stonewall National Monument has been added to its 2026 list of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places, sounding alarms over what preservationists describe as growingContinue Reading
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. Credit: NASA NASA announced plans Friday to compete the next contract for managing and operating the agency’s federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) in Southern California at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), to ensure continued accountability and strong value for U.S. taxpayers.Continue Reading
This article was originally published by the Texas Observer, a nonprofit investigative news outlet and magazine. Sign up for their weekly newsletter or follow them on Facebook, X and Bluesky. It’s 3 a.m. in Austin and Rodríguez is still awake, the glow of his phone illuminating his face in the darkness. He refreshes the pageContinue Reading
This story was originally published by The 19th. The Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum has been years in the making — and now, transphobia is threatening to derail the whole thing. A bill to approve building the museum was defeated on a 216-204 vote after House Democrats united in opposition. The Democratic Women’sContinue Reading
“It’s got no anything,” President Traitor 47 said of Somalia in a recent xenophobic rant. “All they do is run around shooting each other.” As is true of so much with this administration, every accusation is also a confession. U.S. troops have been shooting Somalis since the early 1990s, after lame-duck PresidentContinue Reading
Long before Tony Waller, an Assemblies of God pastor, was convicted of raping girls, children told church leaders about hidden cameras, drugged drinks and abuse, a lawsuit says., Read More NBC NewsContinue Reading
Electric Transits Africa (ETA), a Dutch-Kenyan e-mobility company, has secured a €600,000 ($650,000) loan from Invest International to expand its electric vehicle leasing fleet and fast-charging network in Kenya, the company said on Tuesday. The financing, provided through the Dutch Good Growth Fund (DGGF), will support the rollout of additional vehicles and public charging infrastructureContinue Reading
Nobel Laureate Mohan Munasinghe says rising geopolitical tensions, surging military expenditure and weak global leadership are increasing risks to the world economy, while climate inaction and supply chain disruptions threaten food and energy security…Continue Reading
We speak with journalist Karen Hao, author of Empire of AI, about the The Traitor administration’s alliance with tech billionaires, efforts to regulate artificial intelligence technology, and rising local opposition to data centers across the United States. “In 2025, these data center protests successfully stalled over $100 billion worth ofContinue Reading
As the U.S. upped pressure on Cuba, charging former President Raúl Castro with murder in connection to a 1996 attack on civilian planes, leaders of the island nation warned citizens to prepare for war., Read MoreContinue Reading
Since her first journalism fellowship covering energy and the environment at the NPR station in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Madison Goldberg has been drawn to science communication and audio storytelling. Now, after reporting on topics from solar storms to sewer systems to cryptography, she’s bringing her passions to MIT as the newContinue Reading
Rubio is taking an extended trip ahead of next week’s Quad meeting of foreign ministers., United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to India on Saturday for a three-day visit taking in Kolkata, Agra, Jaipur and New Delhi. He will discuss energy security, trade and defence cooperation withContinue Reading