Indy 500: 5 records that could be broken this year

indycar” target=”_blank”>The Indy 500 has seen plenty of records< with a four-lap average of 234.046 mph. Now, it’s off to the races: 4-TIME INDY 500 CHAMPION HELIO CASTRONEVES IS READY TO WIN THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND CLASSIC AGAIN Several major records are on the line at the 2022 Indy 500. (Michael Allio/Icon Sportswire via Getty…

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Sen. Cruz scores a future vote on Russian pipeline sanctions in deal with Democrats

The months-long blockade on Senate-confirmed ambassadorships came to close Saturday morning after Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz reached a deal with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. Cruz has relied on the limited powers of the Senate minority to block President Biden’s nominations to fill top foreign positions in protest to the president’s sanction reversal on…

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NASA astronauts grow leafy greens for longest stint on ISS

air-and-space SpaceX Crew-1 Mission Commander Michael Hopkins and project scientists at us-regions air-and-space” target=”_blank”>Kennedy Space Center< aboard the International Space Station for 64 days, the longest duration to date.  The four Vegetable Production System, or “Veggie,” experiments included both the previously grown “Extra Dwarf” pak choi and the new “Amara” mustard. INGENUITY MARS HELICOPTER ACES FOURTH FLIGHT AT SECOND ATTEMPT, WILL…

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California AG investigating 2020 officer-involved shooting death of San Francisco man

us-regions‘s attorney general announced Thursday that his office will conduct an independent review of an crime-involved shooting that left a 22-year-old san-francisco” target=”_blank”>San Francisco< Video In a separate review, Bonta’s office is looking into the Vallejo Police Department’s policies and practices.  Local authorities completed their investigation into the Monterrosa shooting in March. The findings were…

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