Breaking News

person

BA.5 becomes dominant US omicron subvariant

The omicron subvariant BA.5 is now the dominant strain of COVID-19 in the U.S. According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), BA.5 now makes up 53.6% of cases nationwide. The Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center shows there have been 179,507 new COVID-19 cases and more …

Read More »

Communications reestablished with NASA's CAPSTONE spacecraft

Communications have been reestablished with the CAPSTONE (Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment) spacecraft.  Advanced Space, which owns and operates CAPSTONE on behalf of NASA, tweeted Wednesday that it is “looking happy and healthy.”  “More details to come,” it said.  CAPSTONE experienced communication issues following its Monday …

Read More »

Biden's military recruiting crisis a demon of its own design

America’s armed forces are facing the worst recruiting crisis since the end of the draft in 1973. The Biden Pentagon is blaming the economy. The reality is far more troubling. It’s human nature to avoid suffering and danger, if possible—unless it’s for a greater good. Even then, not everyone is …

Read More »