According to the US Defense Department, a large, potentially unregulated portion of a Chinese Long March 5B rocket is falling back to Earth and is supposed to hit sometime on Saturday. Experts caution that it might hit a populated area, but that any debris would most likely fall harmlessly into the water. According to estimates
Prosecutors revealed Thursday that the man accused of stabbing two elderly Asian women in San Francisco earlier this week is now facing several charges, including premeditated attempted murder. In the “brutal” knife assault, San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin charged Patrick Thompson, 54, with two counts of premeditated attempted murder and two counts of elder
Olivia Moultrie, 15, is suing the National Women’s Soccer League on antitrust grounds for refusing to allow her to play due to her age. To participate in the NWSL, players must be at least 18 years old. The complaint, brought in U.S. District Court in Portland, Oregon, claims that the NWSL is violating the Sherman
A 25-year-old woman who was expected to give birth to seven children was surprised to discover two more babies bundled in her womb during childbirth, making her one of only a few women in history to give birth to nonuplets. Doctors in Mali’s capital, Bamako, told Timbuktu resident Halima Cisse that she would be having
As the violence in Columbia erupted during anti-government protests, the international community condemned the use of force by security officers in the region, which resulted in many deaths over the last few days. The United Nations, the United States, the European Union, and human rights organizations have joined the voice of condemnation after official reports
On Wednesday, Facebook held a meeting with its Oversight Board to decided if they want to continue to ban Donald Trump from their platform after the incident that took place in Washington D.C. on January 6th. Facebook’s Oversight Board said the company was justified to ban hen-President Donald Trump after the riots and his behavior
President Joe Biden became the first US president to officially recognize the massacre of Armenians under the Ottoman Empire as a genocide. Biden released a statement commemorating the 106th anniversary of the massacre, threatening a schism with longtime regional ally and NATO member Turkey. The step fulfills Biden’s campaign promise to use the term “genocide” to describe
Seven North Carolina deputies have been placed on administrative leave after the deadly shooting of Andrew Brown Jr. A North Carolina sheriff will ask a court to release body camera footage of the police shooting. Brown was killed as deputies were attempting to issue an arrest warrant on federal drug offenses. Deputies fired bullets at
Caitlyn Jenner is officially running for governor of California. Jenner announced the news on Twitter on Friday morning. I’m in! California is worth fighting for. Visit https://t.co/a1SfOAMZQ3 to follow or donate today. #RecallNewsom pic.twitter.com/9yCck3KK4D — Caitlyn Jenner (@Caitlyn_Jenner) April 23, 2021 She mentioned that she has submitted her initial paperwork and that her campaign website
On Wednesday, NASA hit a milestone in the history of our universe extracting oxygen from carbon dioxide on Mars for the first time. The test took place on a toaster-size, experimental instrument aboard the Perseverance rover called the Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment (MOXIE) on April 20, the 60th Martian day, or sol, since
After less than a day of deliberation, jurors in the trial of former Derek Chauvin have reached a decision, with a statement expected soon on whether the former Minneapolis Police officer will be guilty of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. Derek Chauvin has been found guilty on all 3 charges. Charges
The whole world saw record numbers this week as COVID-19 cases were the most this week than any other week since the pandemic started. More than 5.2 million new cases were recorded last week. The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that COVID-19 outbreaks have been increasing at an unprecedented pace for eight weeks as
