JERUSALEM, Israel – Yet another scandal involving alleged antisemitism is roiling a controversial U.N. Commission of Inquiry after it was accused in June of publishing an anti-semitism” target=”_blank”>antisemitic report against Israel. < The Human Rights Council, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. (AP Newsroom) Ambassador Michèle …
Read More »NASA to send 2 helicopters to Mars as part of sample return program
air-and-space Wednesday it will deploy two sample recovery helicopters to Mars to help return selected samples of rock and soil from the planet to Earth. Under the plan, the space agency’s Perseverance rover will do double duty and transport the cache to the rocket that will launch them off the …
Read More »Massachusetts high court allows lawsuit regarding sex abuse to proceed
A lawsuit brought by a former altar boy who alleges he was sexually abused as a child in the 1960s by a now-deceased religion” target=”_blank”>Roman Catholic bishop< judiciary, which upheld a lower court’s decision, said charitable immunity does not apply because “The abuse allegedly carried out by Weldon and other …
Read More »NASA to launch two more choppers to Mars to help return rocks
NASA air-and-space to Mars in its effort to return Martian rocks and soil samples to Earth. Under the plan announced Wednesday, NASA’s Perseverance rover will do double duty and transport the cache to the rocket that will launch them off the red planet a decade from now. Perseverance already has …
Read More »US Justice Department probing cyber breach of federal court records system
The justice-department” target=”_blank”>U.S. Justice Department< of New York, the panel’s Democratic chairman, who said the committee had only in March learned of the “startling breadth and scope” of the breach. The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts in January 2021 said it was adding new security procedures to protect confidential …
Read More »Yosemite forest fire destroys 116 California homes, other structures
At least 116 homes and other structures have been destroyed by a California forest fire near general, officials said Thursday. us-regions has charred more than 29 square miles of trees and brush, with 39% containment, Cal Fire said in an incident update. Assessment teams are moving through remote communities in …
Read More »'Stunning' 2024 Ford Mustang revealed in new renderings
The 2024 Ford Mustang will be revealed soon. Ford CEO Jim Farley has confirmed that the all-new pony car will make its debut at the North American International Detroit Auto Show in September. “It is a stunning car, and I’m so excited to share it with the world,” Farley said …
Read More »British researchers find fossils showing Loch Ness monster-type creature 'plausible'
The discovery of new fossils is leading world-regions to conclude that the past existence of a Loch Ness monster was “plausible.” The development came when a group of researchers found the remains of small long-necked marine reptiles known as plesiosaurs in a 100 million-year-old river system in the Sahara Desert, …
Read More »NASCAR: Ty Gibbs to fill in for Kurt Busch at Indy as concussion-like symptoms persist
Ty Gibbs will step into Kurt Busch’s car for the second weekend in a row as the 23XI Racing driver recovers from concussion-like symptoms caused by a wreck at Pocono Raceway last Saturday. Busch was coming out of turn three while qualifying for the nascar” target=”_blank”>NASCAR Cup Series race< failed …
Read More »Texas man has 3K Sonic the Hedgehog items, breaking world record
A man in Texas loves Sonic the Hedgehog so much that he broke a world record. Barry Evans, of Dayton, Texas, has 3,050 items related to the topics and character. Last week, he was publicly recognized by Guinness World Records for owning the largest collection of Sonic the Hedgehog memorabilia, …
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