MOSCOW — A private jet crashed over Russia on Wednesday, killing all 10 people on board, emergency officials said. Mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was on the passenger list, but it wasn't immediately clear if he was on board. Unconfirmed media reports said the jet belonged to Prigozhin, founder of the...
Ukraine Claims It Took out a Key Russian Missile System in Exchange of Drone Attacks
KYIV, Ukraine — Russia and Ukraine traded drone attacks early Wednesday, officials said, with Kyiv apparently targeting Moscow again and the Kremlin's forces launching another bombardment of Ukrainian grain storage depots in what have recently become signature tactics in the almost 18-month war. Later Wednesday, the Ukrainian intelligence agency claimed...
India Lands a Spacecraft Near the Moon’s South Pole, a First for the World as It Joins Elite Club
NEW DELHI — India on Wednesday made history as it became the first country in the world to land its spacecraft near the moon’s south pole, an uncharted territory that scientists believe could hold vital reserves of frozen water, and the fourth country to achieve a moon landing. A lander...
Fate of Top Russian General Linked to Rebellious Mercenary Group Is Unknown After Firing
Gen. Sergei Surovikin, a former commander of Russia's forces in Ukraine who was linked to the leader of a brief armed rebellion, has been dismissed as chief of the air force, Russian state media reported Wednesday after weeks of uncertainty about his fate. Surovikin has not been seen in public since June 23-24,...
Giuliani Is Expected to Turn Himself in on Georgia 2020 Election Indictment Charges
ATLANTA — Rudy Giuliani is expected to turn himself in at a jail in Atlanta on Wednesday on charges related to efforts to overturn then-President Donald Trump's loss in the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. The former New York mayor was indicted last week along with Trump and 17 others. Fulton County District...
AI Robots Poised to Take Over English Language Instruction for Young Students
Amidst a wave of controversy over using chatbots in the classroom, real robots are now taking over. Curiosity Robotics has recently launched “Aico”— a friendly robot that uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) to help children learn English as a second language. Aico is a small, white robot with a smiling face on...
One-in-Four Americans Regret Their Tattoos. The Reasons May Surprise You
Seven out of ten people with a tattoo got inked to remember someone or something – often a deceased loved one or a precious pet. While a new study by Advanced Dermatology revealed as many as one in four Americans with tattoos regrets getting one, the data also suggests people...
Retail Theft Crisis at Dick’s Sporting Goods Puts Hurt on Company’s Bottom Line
Dick's Sporting Goods profit slipped in its second quarter and missed Wall Street's expectations as the retailer cut its full-year profit outlook, citing worries over theft at its stores. Shares declined nearly 24% in afternoon trading Tuesday. For the period ended July 29, Dick's earned $244 million, or $2.82 per...
Home Sales Slumped in July as Rising Mortgage Rates and Prices Discouraged Many Would-Be Homebuyers
Los Angeles — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell in July to the slowest pace since January, as elevated mortgage rates and a stubbornly low inventory of homes on the market combined to discourage many would-be homebuyers. Existing home sales fell 2.2% last month from June to a seasonally...
A Failed Lunar Mission Dents Russian Pride and Reflects Deeper Problems With Moscow’s Space Industry
An ambitious but failed attempt by Russia to return to the moon after nearly half a century has exposed the massive challenges faced by Moscow's once-proud space program. The destruction of the robotic Luna-25 probe, which crashed onto the surface of the moon over the weekend, reflects the endemic problems that have dogged...