The Artemis 2 astronauts are the first people to journey toward the moon since 1972. Why has it taken us more than half a century to go back?

Artemis 2 astronauts are now headed to the moon. Why has it taken humanity so long to go back?

According to the Israel Police and the IDF, no injuries or casualties were reported in the military base hit, while additional falls were reported across central Israel. Missile fragments hit a parking lot near the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv, which serves as the IDF's headquarters, after Iran launched multiple rounds of cluster munitions at central Israel on Saturday.

IDF confirms Iranian missile fragments hit near Kirya, multiple cars ablaze in Ramat Gan

Did you know that monarch butterflies are the only butterflies known to make a two-way migration like birds? That’s right: according to the US Forest Service, monarchs in Eastern North America migrate south for the winter, often to Mexico. When monarch butterflies make their journey back north during spring, they rely on nectar sources and

How to Build a Yard That Helps Monarchs During Spring Migration

IRAN AFFIARS: Iranian dissident Afshin Javid describes how the regime indoctrinates children to dream of martyrdom. The civilian cost of the war against the Islamic regime is a tragic but necessary sacrifice that the large majority of Iranians are willing to endure so their children may one day live in freedom.

Former IRGC child executioner tells ‘Post’ how he became devout Christian dissident

Now more than halfway to the moon, the Artemis II astronauts were toasted by Canada on Saturday as they prepared for their historic lunar fly-around to push deeper into space than even the Apollo astronauts.  Artemis II was poised to set a distance record for humans, traveling more than 252,000 miles (400,000 kilometers) from Earth before hanging a U-turn behind the moon and heading home without stopping or entering lunar orbit.  The record is currently held by Apollo 13.

Artemis II astronauts are more than halfway to the moon as they seek to break Apollo 13's record

Online posts about the officer included comparisons to the Nazis and derogatory language, behavior that police asserted “crosses a dangerous red line" and may constitute a criminal offence. The Israel Police condemned an online defamation and shaming campaign being perpetuated on social media against a female officer stationed in the Jerusalem district on Thursday.

Israel Police decry online defamation campaign against female officer in Jerusalem

According to the report by KAN, the officer allegedely made made sexually explicit statements towards his subordinate, with the incident being investigated. An officer from Lahav 433, Israel's "FBI," is being investigated after he sexually harassed a policewoman who was working as his direct subordinate, KAN reported on Friday.

Police investigate Lahav 433 officer accused of sexually harassing subordinate policewoman

The Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society is stepping in to support military families forced to evacuate amid the ongoing conflict involving Iran, distributing more than $1 million in emergency financial aid.  According to the organization, thousands of Navy families in Bahrain were required to leave their homes with little to no notice as conditions escalated.  “They left their household goods, their personal belongings, their vehicles, their mail, things like that,” said Dawn Cutler, the society’s

Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society provides emergency grants to families displaced by Iran war

A 20-year-old man who threatened to carry out an attack on a high-speed German Inter City Express (ICE) in western Germany was remanded in custody on Friday. An investigating judge issued an arrest warrant for the man in Aachen on Friday afternoon.

20-year-old who threatened German train attack remanded in custody

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie is set to go to China and South Korea later this month. He says the trip is meant to promote tourism and expand ties with the city's sister cities. But there's also another item that could be discussed when the mayor is in China: will pandas return to the San Francisco Zoo?

San Francisco mayor says city in talks to bring pandas back to zoo ahead of trip to Asia

The Artemis II astronauts have captured our blue planet’s brilliant beauty as they zoom ever closer to the moon.  The first photo taken by commander Reid Wiseman shows a curved slice of Earth in one of the capsule’s windows.  As of midmorning Friday, Wiseman and his crew were 90,000 miles (145,000 kilometers) from Earth and were quickly gaining on the moon with another 168,000 miles (270,000 kilometers) to go.

Artemis II's moon-bound astronauts capture Earth's brilliant blue beauty as they leave it behind

Everyone loves free gas, but a recent promotional stunt in Australia proved that giving away fuel on a massive scale can quickly turn into a logistical nightmare. A $100,000 fuel giveaway in Melbourne caused such an intense frenzy among motorists…

Free Fuel Giveaway Sparks Traffic Mayhem Before Police Shut It Down

One of the most iconic towers in San Francisco's Chinatown is set to become a new cultural destination. Community and city leaders unveiled plans Thursday to transform the historic Empress of China building into a cultural campus celebrating Chinese-American art, culture and history.

SF Chinatown's historic Empress of China building being revived into cultural campus

A man threatened an attack on a high-speed train in western Germany and lightly injured 12 passengers with firecrackers before being taken into custody in the town of Siegburg near Bonn, police said. The 20-year-old threw pyrotechnic objects filled with plastic pellets on board an Intercity Express (ICE) train travelling from Cologne to Frankfurt on Thursday evening, a police spokesman told dpa, citing witness statements.

Man threatens attack on German high-speed train, 12 lightly injured

Native Americans had dice and games of probability 12,000 years ago, according to a new study. That’s far earlier than the practice is thought to have existed anywhere in the Old World.

Native Americans had dice and games of probability long before other cultures, study finds

One of Australia’s premier surf spots for over half a century

Surf Spot Mechanics: Bells Beach

The federal government's disease-tracking agency has paused its diagnostic testing for rabies, monkeypox and a number of other infectious diseases.  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week posted a list of more than two dozen types of testing that have become unavailable.  This is not the first time the CDC has paused some of its lab testing.

CDC pauses dozens of types of lab testing during evaluation and in wake of downsizing

German prosecutors have charged a man with calling for attacks on top politicians on the dark web and collecting donations for a potential bounty, according to a statement released on Wednesday. Germany's top prosecuting authority accuses the German-Polish national of financing terrorism and and inciting the commission of a serious act of violence that threatens the state, according to the charges filed at the Dusseldorf Higher Regional court The man was arrested in the western German city of Do

German-Polish man charged with calling for attacks on top politicians

When pollution gets bad enough in the rivers supplying Iowa's largest city with drinking water, it costs Des Moines around $16,000 a day to run a special system to filter out dangerous nitrates.  It’s a fact of life in the agriculture-dependent state — and climate change is making the water quality problem even worse.  The nitrates come from fertilizer and pesticides that make their way into the soil and then waterways like the Raccoon and Des Moines rivers.

Warming winters lead to more nitrate pollution in the drinking water near farms

Forecasters continue to predict an 80% chance of favorable weather on Wednesday for the launch of four astronauts on a flight to the moon.

Smooth countdown continues for Artemis II moon mission

Emergency services and police are en route to several locations of shrapnel falls. Eight people were lightly wounded across several sites in central Israel following several fragments falling from an Iranian cluster munition on Tuesday, Magen David Adom confirmed.

Eight wounded, cars catch fire in central Israel following strike from Iranian cluster munition

A wolf bit a woman in a shopping area in Hamburg before it was pulled out of a lake in Germany’s second-biggest city, authorities said, in what is believed to be the first such attack since wolves returned to the country in 1998.  The fire service said that the woman was taken to a Hamburg hospital after the unusual encounter on Monday evening, German news agency dpa reported.  The attack took place in a shopping area near the Altona station, west of the city center.

Wolf bites woman in a shopping area in Germany's 2nd-biggest city

About 100 of the nation’s most contaminated toxic waste sites are in areas prone to flooding and wildfires, a potential public health threat to millions of Americans in surrounding communities, the internal watchdog at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has found.  The EPA’s Office of Inspector General issued a trio of reports last week assessing the weather-related vulnerabilities of the 157 federal Superfund sites prioritized for cleanup due to the serious risk they pose to public health

EPA watchdog finds nation’s most contaminated sites are vulnerable to flooding, wildfires

Partial remains found on a California beach four years ago have now been identified as a former banker who vanished in 1999.

Remains of banker missing since 1999 found on California beach by family looking for seashells

A Delta flight from Brazil to Atlanta made an emergency landing after a mechanical issue with its left engine.

Delta flight bound for Atlanta makes emergency landing after engine issue

More than 8 million people turned out at over 3,300 No Kings protests across all 50 states on Saturday, organizers said, calling it the largest single-day demonstration in U.S. history. Bruce Springsteen performed at the flagship Minneapolis rally.

'No Kings' protests recap: More than 8 million turned out across all 50 states, organizers say

Italy’s national police force, the Carabinieri, is investigating the March 22 incident

4 Masked Men Steal Renoir, Matisse and Cézanne Paintings Worth Over $10 Million in 3-Minute Heist

Two Shelby County Sheriff's Office deputies, including one who previously helped rescue children from a frozen pond, have reportedly been placed on leave after they were arrested.  According to the Memphis Police Department, 30-year-old Jhyunn Armstrong and 27-year-old Israel Muhammad were arrested on Sunday morning.  The Memphis Police reports that officers responded to a home on Morning Shadow Drive in Cordova just before 1:30 a.m. Armstrong and Israel were reportedly detained on the scene.

Shelby County deputies charged with assault, placed on leave

'No Kings' protests live updates: More than 8 million turned out across all 50 states, organizers say

MDA said the baby was born healthy at home, turning what began as an emergency into a brief moment of relief for the family. A Magen David Adom team delivered a baby at a home in Tel Aviv on Thursday morning, then rushed the newborn and his parents to a nearby shelter minutes later after Red Alert sirens sounded across central Israel, according to MDA.

Born under fire: MDA delivers baby in Jerusalem minutes before rushing to shelter

CNN's Jeremy Diamond and his crew were briefly detained in Israel this week and a photojournalist was put into a chokehold during the incident.

CNN Crew Detained and Journalist Put in Chokehold in IDF Run-In: ‘We’re Journalists. What Are You Doing?!’

A global team of air force rescuers is on standby, ready to come to the aid of the Artemis II crew after their space launch.

Meet the rescue team behind the astronauts as Artemis II's launch approaches

A woman, 25, was apprehended in Chihuahua, México, for allegedly assaulting her partner with a belt during an altercation over sexual activity, authorities said. The Hidalgo del Parral Municipal Police… The post Mexican Woman Accused of Assaulting Partner With Belt After He Refused Sex, Police Say appeared first on Where Is The Buzz | Breaking News, Entertainment, Exclusive Interviews & More.

Mexican Woman Accused of Assaulting Partner With Belt After He Refused Sex, Police Say

(FOX40.COM) — Bayside Church Granite Bay is finding a way to make an impact on the local level after having to cancel their annual service trip to Mexico amid ongoing cartel violence in Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara. Music, tacos and camaraderie flowed through the church campus Friday evening. Around a thousand people joined together prepared […]

‘Serving is not just a place’: Bayside Church Granite Bay reimagines annual mission amid conflict in Mexico

From a new detail about back doors propped open to the ransom notes, former FBI special agent Harry Trombitas examines what it means for the investigation.

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