NASA to land 1st woman on moon as part of Artemis mission

NASA wants to send first woman to the moon NASA announced that it plans to land the first female ever on the moon in 2024. According to NASA, it has been 45 years since U.S. astronauts set foot on the moon, but the upcoming Artemis mission aims to establish a sustainable human presence on the Moon by 2028 with the…

Trump hails Michael Flynn as “war hero” ahead of sentencing

As Michael Flynn continues to await sentencing for lying to federal investigators about his contacts with Russian officials, President Trump is hailing his former national security adviser as a “war hero.” The president tweeted about the embattled former Army lieutenant general early Thursday, saying he had “served with distinction.” The president also bid the ex-administration official good luck as he’s…

U.S. women’s team breaks records in World Cup win over Thailand

Team USA kicks off quest to win World Cup They’re the defending champions and the favorite to win the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The United States Women’s National Team (USWNT) set a World Cup record Tuesday in its 13-0 routing of Thailand in its first World Cup match.You’ve already heard it called a record-setting win. But which records did…

Televangelist defends use of private jets, calling it a “biblical thing”

Kenneth Copeland, a Texas-based televangelist, was confronted by a reporter who grilled him over his fleet of private planes. The exchange, which aired last month on Inside Edition, recently went viral over the weekend and showed Copeland justifying his luxurious spending. Inside Edition correspondent Lisa Guerrero asked Copeland about why he won’t fly commercial as he was getting in a…

Girl believed to be world’s tiniest newborn goes home

When she was born, the baby girl weighed about the same as an apple. A San Diego hospital on Wednesday revealed the birth of the girl and said she is believed to be the world’s tiniest surviving micro-preemie, who weighed just 8.6 ounces when she was born in December. The girl was born 23 weeks and three days into her…

More cases of rat lungworm disease confirmed in Hawaii

This image from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shows an infectived rat lungworm larva recovered from a slug. The parisite is the most common cause of human eosinophilic meningitis. CDC Three more cases of rat lungworm disease have been confirmed by the Hawaii Department of Health, a disease that could damage a victim’s brain or spinal cord in…

Bill Buckner, iconic Boston Red Sox first baseman, has died at 69

Bill Buckner, the Major League Baseball great most commonly remembered for a crucial error in the 1986 World Series, has died at the age of 69, the Associated Press reported according to a family statement. Buckner had been battling dementia, according to the statement. According to ESPN’s Jeremy Schapp, Bill Buckner’s wife, Jody Buckner, provided the following statement: “After battling the…

Van life: Making one’s home on the open road

America is a land of vast, open spaces, best explored one mile at a time. But while we’ve long romanticized the open road, very few of us would want to live on it. But then consider the Schannep family: Robin, Robert and their four kids, all under the age of 10.  Until recently, Robin was a stay-at-home mom, and Rob…

Linda Hamilton returns for first “Terminator: Dark Fate” trailer

The first trailer for “Terminator: Dark Fate” dropped Thursday in the latest installment of James Cameron’s blockbuster film franchise. It features a callback to 1991’s film “Terminator 2: Judgement Day” with Linda Hamilton reprising her role as Sarah Connor and Arnold Schwarzenegger making a cameo as the original Terminator.The franchise involves time-traveling cyborgs attempting to kill or protect future leaders…

Viral #YouKnowMe campaign asks women to post about abortions

The Alabama State Senate voted Tuesday to pass the nation’s most restrictive abortion bill and — before it was signed into law by the state’s governor less than 24 hours later — actress Busy Philipps took to social media to encourage women to speak about their abortion stories. With the hashtag #youknowme, a viral internet campaign was born — one some are…

Gov. Steve Bullock announces he’s running for president

Montana Gov. Steve Bullock just became the 23rd Democratic candidate to enter the presidential race Tuesday, seeking to distinguish himself from the crowded field by highlighting his record as a Democratic governor in a state that voted overwhelmingly for President Trump in 2016. “We need to defeat Donald Trump in 2020 and defeat the corrupt system that lets campaign money…

Alabama could pass a near-total abortion ban tomorrow

Ahead of Alabama’s potential vote on a near-total abortion ban, the state’s lieutenant governor took to Twitter to urge his fellow lawmakers to pass the legislation without exceptions for rape or incest. In a 34-second video titled “Abortion is Murder,” Alabama Lieutenant Governor Will Ainsworth told voters to reach out to representatives and urge them to pass the bill. “Abortion…

Extended transcript: Howard Stern

In this extended transcript of his interview with correspondent Tracy Smith for “Sunday Morning,” broadcasting giant Howard Stern opens up about his parents and wife, psychoanalysis, apologizing for his past interviews, the freedom of being on SiriusXM satellite radio, and the art of the interview which, he says, is disappearing.  Howard Stern: My mother said to me, I said, “Oh…

HBO releases first teaser trailer of “Watchmen” TV series

With “Game of Thrones” winding down, HBO is planning to launch a new TV show based on the best-selling comic book series “Watchmen.” HBO released the show’s first trailer on Wednesday.”Watchman” is an alternative reality superhero story based off writer Alan Moore and illustrator Dave Gibbon’s graphic novel of the same name. The show will be the second incarnation of…