“Starship’s ninth flight test marked a major milestone for reuse with the first flight-proven Super Heavy booster launching from Starbase, and once more returned Starship to space”— SpaceX SpaceX’s prototype Starship (IFT-9) exploded over the Indian Ocean, capping another bumpy test flight for the rocket. The biggest and most powerful launch vehicle ever built lifted off from the company’s Starbase facility, near a southern Texas village named Starbase.
Gaza Shows Desperation As People Dig Through Trash For Bits Of Food
With flies buzzing all around them, the woman and her daughter picked through the pile of garbage bags for scraps of food at the foot of a destroyed building in Gaza City. She found a small pile of cooked rice, a few scraps of bread, a box with some smears of white cheese still inside. Islam Abu Taeima picked soggy bits from a piece of bread and put the dry part in her sack. She will take what she found back to the school where she and hundreds of other families live, boil it and serve it to her five...
Former Olympic Gymnast Mary Lou Retton Charged With DUI In West Virginia
Former gymnast Mary Lou Retton was charged with driving under the influence in West Virginia this month, according to court records. Retton, the legendary Olympic gymnast, was arrested May 17, according to the records, filed in Marion County Magistrate Court. It was not clear what happened. The Fairmont Police Department and the Marion County Sheriff’s Office did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Retton, 57, posted a $1,500 bond, according to online records. A representative for Retton did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Retton became the first American woman to win an Olympic individual all-around gold...
UN Official Says 47 Were Wounded, Mostly By Gunfire, When Crowd Overran Aid Hub In Gaza
At least 47 Palestinians were wounded, mostly by gunfire, when a crowd overran a new Gaza aid hub set up by a U.S. and Israeli-backed foundation, a U.N. official said Wednesday. Ajith Sunghay, head of the U.N. Human Rights Office for the Palestinian territories, told reporters in Geneva that it appeared Israeli army fire had caused most of the injuries. On Tuesday, crowds of Palestinians broke through fences and an Associated Press journalist heard Israeli tank and gun fire, and saw a military helicopter firing flares. The distribution hub outside Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah was opened the day before by the...
Manhunt Launched For Ex-Police Chief Known As ‘Devil In The Ozarks’ After His Escape From Prison
As law officers search Arkansas’ rugged Ozark Mountains for a former police chief and convicted killer who escaped prison this weekend by impersonating a guard and walking out through a gate a guard opened for him, the sister of one of his victims is on edge. Grant Hardin, the former police chief in the small town of Gateway near the Arkansas-Missouri border, was serving lengthy sentences for murder and rape and became known as the “Devil in the Ozarks.” Hardin escaped Sunday from the North Central Unit — a medium-security prison also known as the Calico Rock prison — by impersonating a...
RE: 2027 NEWS UPDATE FROM NASARAWA STATE ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMUNITY, TO HIS EXCELLENCY,
RE: 2027 NEWS UPDATE FROM NASARAWA STATE ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMUNITY, TO HIS EXCELLENCY,Governor A.A SUle, urgently urging him to Ban All Looters from Contesting in All Accredited Political Offices in the State, citing most of them as a disgrace to democratic values and unethically opposed to the norms of civilized Practices in the society.In this obvious circumstances, he has been requested to kindly advise and direct INEC, plus all Security Observers , as well as the General Public to submit or present the names and secret identity of such notorious characters, who have been consistently irresponsible and consipitorially responsible for Nigeria’s...
27 Arrested as Youths Kill DPO, Burn Police Station Over Custodial Death in Kano
Tensions erupted in Rano Local Government Area of Kano State on Monday as enraged youths attacked the Divisional Police Station, setting parts of the facility and several vehicles ablaze following the death of a suspect in police custody. The suspect, Abdullahi Musa, was arrested on Sunday for a traffic-related offense. However, his sudden death during interrogation sparked widespread outrage in the community. What began as a peaceful protest quickly turned violent, culminating in the brutal assault of the Divisional Police Officer (DPO), identified as M.A. Baba, who was reportedly beaten to death by the mob. Witnesses say the irate crowd...
OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE -HON. (PRINCE) AKIOLU CONGRATULATES LAGOS STATE ON IT’S 58TH ANNIVERSARY, COMMENDS PAST AND PRESENT LEADERS FOR TRANSFORMATIVE IMPACT
HON. (PRINCE) AKIOLU CONGRATULATES LAGOS STATE ON IT’S 58TH ANNIVERSARY, COMMENDS PAST AND PRESENT LEADERS FOR TRANSFORMATIVE IMPACT Lagos, Nigeria 27th May, 2025 The Member representing Lagos Island Federal Constituency II and Chairman of the House Committee on Anti-corruption, Honorable (Prince) Kayode Moshood Akiolu, extends his warmest congratulations to the indigenes, residents, and the government of Lagos State as the state marks it’s 58th Anniversary. In his goodwill message, Hon. (Prince) Akiolu acknowledged the visionary leadership and enduring legacy of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, whose foundational policies and developmental strides as Governor of Lagos State from 1999 laid the...
Communique Issued at the end of the 99th Meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Today, Tuesday, May 27, 2025
The National Executive Committee (NEC) of our great Party, at its 99th meeting today, Tuesday, May 27, 2025 thoroughly examined the State of affairs of the Nation and the Party and resolved as follows: NEC restates the PDP demand that President Tinubu administration should rescind all its anti-people policies and take practical steps to address the insecurity and economic recession in the country. The successful convening of the 99th NEC meeting clearly communicates our Party’s unity and focus despite the challenges. The members of the Zoning Committee are Gov. Douye Diri -Chairman, Gov. Dauda Lawal -Vice Chairman and Gov. Caleb...