BEIRUT — A Syrian war monitor says gunmen loyal to the government have stormed three villages near Syria's coast, killing nearly 70 men. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says the killings occurred Friday in the villages of Sheer, Mukhtariyeh and Haffah. "They killed every man they encountered," the...
Private Lunar Lander Is Declared Dead After Landing Sideways in a Crater Near the Moon’s South Pole
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A private lunar lander is no longer working after landing sideways in a crater near the moon's south pole and its mission is over, officials said Friday. The news came less than 24 hours after the botched landing attempt by Texas-based Intuitive Machines. Launched last week,...
Russia Attacks Ukraine’s Energy Supplies With Dozens of Missiles and Drones
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia attacked Ukrainian energy facilities with dozens of missiles and drones during the night, officials said Friday, hobbling the country's ability to deliver heat and light to its citizens and to power weapons factories vital to its defenses. The overnight barrage — which also pounded residences and...
Trump’s Interior and Energy Secretaries Cheer on Natural Gas Export Industry in Gulf Coast
PORT SULPHUR, La. — The planned expansion of a massive liquefied natural gas facility in southeast Louisiana is a beacon for a U.S. energy policy that doubles down on oil and gas exports under President Donald Trump, two members of his Cabinet told a crowd of cheering workers Thursday. "The...
US Employers Add a Solid 151,000 Jobs Last Month Though Unemployment Up to 4.1%
WASHINGTON — U.S. employers added solid 151,000 jobs last month, but the outlook is cloudy as President Donald threatens a trade war, purges the federal workforce and promises to deport millions of immigrants. The Labor Department reported Friday that hiring was up from a revised 125,000 in January. Economists had...
Stock Market Today: Wall Street Calms After the Jobs Report Offers No Big Alarms
NEW YORK — Wall Street is getting its own kind of reprieve Friday, and U.S. stocks are coasting toward the close of a brutal week after a nervously anticipated economic report came in close to expectations. The S&P 500 was virtually unchanged in morning trading following a punishing stretch where...
Elon Musk Tells Republicans He’s Not to Blame for Federal Firings
WASHINGTON — It's not his fault. Billionaire Elon Musk is telling Republican lawmakers that he is not to blame for the firings of thousands of federal workers, including veterans, as pushes to downsize the government. Instead, he said in private talks this week that those decisions are left to the...
SpaceX Loses Contact With Spacecraft During Latest Starship Test Flight
Nearly two months after an explosion sent flaming debris raining down on the Turks and Caicos, SpaceX launched another mammoth Starship rocket on Thursday, but lost contact minutes into the test flight as the spacecraft came tumbling down. The 403-foot (123-meter) rocket blasted off from Texas a little before sunset....
Judge Orders Trump Admin to Pay Nearly $2 Billion in USAID and State Dept. Debts
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Thursday gave the Trump administration until Monday to pay nearly $2 billion owed to partners of the U.S. Agency for International Development and the State Department, thawing the administration's six-week funding freeze on all foreign assistance. U.S. District Judge Amir Ali ruled in favor...
Walgreens Agrees to Be Acquired by Private Equity Firm for Almost $10 Billion
NEW YORK — Walgreens Boots Alliance says it has agreed to be acquired by the private equity firm Sycamore Partners as the struggling retailer looks to turn itself around after years of losing money. Walgreens said Thursday that Sycamore will pay $11.45 per share, giving the deal an equity value...