17 April 2024, 01:31 BST Updated 1 hour ago image source, BBC Media Action image caption, A festive atmosphere in the capital, Honiara, with supporters dancing to music and blowing cymbals on election day. In the Solomon Islands, the night before the election is known as Devil's Night. Political candidates offer bribes, offering everything from…
NASA plans to use it to land astronauts on the moon, but it could be the start of new opportunities — if it flies. April 16, 2023 at 8:00 am EDT Leave a comment on this storyComment NASA Administrator Bill Nelson likes to brag about the space agency’s beast, the moon rocket. The Space Launch…
FILE – An undated electron microscope image made available by the US National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. (NIAID-RML via AP) After a relatively quiet summer, cases of Covid-19 are on the rise across Los Angeles County. Department of Public Health It indicated that the spread has increased for…
CNN — Former US President Barack Obama, late-night TV host Stephen Colbert and CNN’s Erin Burnett are among the “500 Americans” banned from entering Russia. Russia announced on Friday that it was banning “500 Americans,” several key figures in the US executive branch, from entering the country, according to a Russian ministry statement. Foreign Affairs….
Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked 2024 event is just around the corner so you can get a taste of it. Some shoppers may have to wait until the event starts on January 17th at 1 pm EST/10 am PST/6 pm GMT. But if you're already considering buying the upcoming Galaxy S24 series, you should definitely check out…
Seth Wenik/AP Then-New York Governor Andrew Cuomo prepares to board a helicopter after announcing his resignation on August 10, 2021 in New York. CNN — A former aide to former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has filed a lawsuit against her, alleging that Cuomo grabbed her breast and sexually harassed and abused her, according to…
Researchers at UCLA Health and Tel Aviv University have found evidence to support the theory that the brain strengthens memory during sleep. This study used targeted deep brain stimulation in epilepsy patients, which resulted in improved memory consolidation. These findings may be of potential help in the treatment of memory disorders. The researchers also report…
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday that his state had sent a busload of migrants to Los Angeles. The migrants were dropped off at L.A.’s Union Station Wednesday evening. “Small border towns in Texas are overflowing with thousands of people crossing illegally. President Biden moved from Mexico to Texas because he refused to secure the…
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket set a record 17th launch on Saturday night (Sept. 23). Falcon 9, carrying the company’s 22 Starlink Internet satellites, lifted off from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Saturday at 11:38 p.m. EDT (0338 GMT on September 24). The rocket’s first stage came back to Earth on…
WASHINGTON — Congressional leaders and President Joe Biden on Tuesday morning announced a deal to fund the government ahead of a weekend deadline, breaking an impasse over money for the Department of Homeland Security that had held up negotiations. Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., announced the DHS deal in a statement, saying it would allow Congress…
