US consumer inflation eases but price pressures remain
Consumer inflation in the United States nudged down only slightly in April, the Labor Department said on Wednesday, despite strong efforts to cool the economy...
2023-05-10 21:21
George Santos: Republican congressman facing charges in federal probe
New York Republican George Santos is facing multiple investigations related to a series of scandals.
2023-05-10 21:18
DR Congo floods: 'Miracle' as two floating babies survive on Lake Kivu
They were rescued near the shores of Lake Kivu, days after DR Congo landslides killed hundreds.
2023-05-10 21:17
US Rep. Santos charged with fraud, money laundering -statement
NEW YORK Republican U.S. Representative George Santos, who has resisted calls to resign for lying about his resume,
2023-05-10 21:16
Catholic, Coptic Orthodox popes offer joint Vatican blessing
Pope Francis and the Coptic Orthodox pope have delivered a joint blessing from St. Peter’s Square
2023-05-10 21:16
Amber Heard bodyshamed as she's papped jogging amid reports of quitting Hollywood
The actress has moved to Europe and has been focusing on her daughter Oonagh Paige amid reports that she's quitting Hollywood for good
2023-05-10 20:58
E. Jean Carroll says verdict in Trump abuse case is a victory for all victims of sexual assault
E. Jean Carroll said Wednesday that a Manhattan federal jury's finding that Donald Trump sexually abused her in the spring of 1996 -- awarding her $5 million for battery and defamation -- was a victory for all women who are victims of sexual assault.
2023-05-10 20:54
Chinese spacecraft returns to Earth after 276 day mystery mission
Space is full of mysteries which we will never likely solve but, generally, we at least know a thing or two about craft we send out into the cosmos. Not so, when it comes to one probe which has just touched back down on Earth after 276 days in orbit. The experimental spacecraft was launched by China’s space agency, ostensibly to test the nation’s reusable space technologies. According to state media agency Xinhua News, the mission’s aim was to help with the development of “more convenient and affordable round-trip methods for the peaceful use of space in the future”. Sign up for our free Indy100 weekly newsletter That all sounds pretty similar to what SpaceX and NASA are up to, except that the Chinese spacecraft and its journey have been shrouded in secrecy. No information has been released on the altitude it reached or the systems it tested. We don’t even know where it went or, indeed, what kind of spacecraft it was – not a single image has been released to the public. Commentators on Chinese social media have speculated that Beijing has been developing a spacecraft like the UAir Force's X-37B, an autonomous spaceplane that can remain in orbit for years. However, no one knows how well this is going nor, indeed, if it’s going at all. All we do know about China’s latest unidentified flying object is that it was launched from the Jiquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert on August 5, 2022 and returned to the same site on 8 May, 2023. It follows an earlier mission, carried out in July last year, which saw a Chinese spacecraft fly to the edge of the Earth’s atmosphere and back on the same day. The country’s main space contractor, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp (CASC), hailed the success of the craft’s brief celestial jaunt at the time. It gushed: "The development of reusable space transportation technology is an important symbol of China's transition from a 'big' space-faring nation to a 'powerful' space-faring one.” Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-05-10 20:52
Jesse McFadden's plea to judge revealed as cops slammed for not collecting victims' bloody clothes
'I feel very bad for what I've done. It's something that I think about every day,' Jesse McFadden wrote in the October 2004 letter
2023-05-10 20:47
Inside White House meeting on debt ceiling: Intractable positions and no new ground
In a lengthy meeting at the White House Tuesday, leaders struggled to break any new ground on debt ceiling negotiations with a source familiar telling CNN that leaders repeated over and over again the same positions privately that have become a common refrain in public.
2023-05-10 20:29
Kaliningrad: Russia fury as Poland body recommends renaming exclave
A Polish state body says dropping the "imposed name" is partly a result of Russia invading Ukraine.
2023-05-10 20:28
'Too young to be a grandma': Mia Farrow shares adorable photo with grandson as she enjoys 'best of days'
The 'The Great Gatsby' actress joyfully cradled her grandchild in an Instagram image with the caption, 'Sawyer and me. Best of days'
2023-05-10 20:18
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