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(MERRITT ISLAND, FL) -- With the successful launch of SpaceX's Fram2 mission on Monday night, an all-civilian crew is attempting to do what professional astronauts have never tried -- orbit the Earth from pole to pole.Riding on top of a Falcon 9 rocket, a SpaceX Dragon lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida just after 9:46 p.m. and carried the team into a 90-degree […]

(HOUSTON) -- One of the astronauts who returned to Earth after an unexpected nine months in space said on Monday that everyone holds "responsibility" for what may have gone wrong with Boeing's Starliner test flight.Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita "Suni" Williams performed the first astronaut-crewed flight of Starliner to the International Space Station (ISS) in June 2024.However, what was supposed to be a mission lasting about one week turned into […]

(SANTA FE, NM) -- A New Mexico judge ruled Monday that video, audio and photos that fall under New Mexico public records law can be released in connection to the deaths of actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa.But Judge Matthew Wilson said their bodies cannot be shown; the bodies must be blurred or edited out.This comes after Hackman's estate petitioned for an injunction to stop the release of […]

(DALLAS) -- "Numerous" homemade explosive devices were discovered by a citizen who was walking near a park outside of Dallas, according to authorities.The person was in a wooded area near Wynne Park in Garland, when, around 11:30 a.m. Sunday, they saw an open suitcase and items scattered near it -- including what looked like explosives, the Garland Police Department said.Garland is about 20 miles northeast of Dallas.The Garland Police Bomb […]

Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) -- The Securities and Exchange Commission is continuing its $150 million lawsuit against Elon Musk that was brought during the Biden administration.According to a court filing Monday, the tech billionaire and head of the Department of Government Efficiency has agreed to respond to the suit, which accuses him of misleading investors when he bought millions of dollars in Twitter stock in 2022, prior to his acquisition of the company.The SEC […]

A vegetation fire in California rapidly spread to 1,000 acres on Sunday, prompting evacuations of parts of Inyo and Mono counties. (Cal Fire) (BISHOP, CA) -- A vegetation fire in California rapidly spread to 1,250 acres on Sunday, prompting evacuations of parts of Inyo and Mono counties.The fire was first reported just after 2 p.m. PT near Highway 6 and Silver Canyon Road north of Bishop, California, a city east […]

(WASHINGTON) -- A group of advocacy organizations filed a lawsuit on Monday challenging Donald Trump's recent executive order seeking to overhaul the U.S. election system, accusing the president of trying to enact "unlawful actions" to enforce "lawless mandates."The lawsuit alleges that Trump's unilateral efforts to reshape voting in federal elections -- including requiring proof of citizenship when registering and restricting mail-in voting deadlines -- exceeds his authority as president and threatens to […]

Quinn Harris/Getty Images (KING COUNTY, Wa.) -- Armed gunmen broke into former Seattle Seahawks player Richard Sherman's home with his family inside at the time, according to video he shared on social media from his residential security cameras.The King County Sheriff's Office said the break-in occurred just after midnight on Sunday, which was Sherman's 37th birthday."House being robbed at gun point with my family in it isn't what anyone wants for a […]

(ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.) -- The New Mexico Republican Party headquarters was targeted in a suspected arson attack on Sunday, according to party officials.At approximately 5:56 a.m. on Sunday, Albuquerque Fire Rescue was dispatched to the headquarters for a reported structure fire, officials said.The flames were brought under control within five minutes of their arrival and there were no reported injuries, fire rescue said.The structure suffered "damage to the front entryway and smoke […]