An aging NASA telescope is barely clinging to space after a failed rescue effort left it tottering lower and lower. The space agency said Monday it predicts the Swift Observatory will likely come crashing down on Wednesday. Most of the 1 ½-ton telescope is expected to burn up in the atmosphere. But a handful of…
More than a dozen people were killed and hundreds of homes destroyed when a magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit China’s Tibet region on Thursday evening local time, according to local officials. The United States Geological Survey said the quake occurred at 10:33 p.m. local time, with its epicenter 119 miles east-northeast of Nagqu, in a sparsely…
Washington — The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Friday asked the Justice Department’s internal watchdog to investigate why the FBI lowered its hiring standards for candidates who may have engaged in bestiality, prostitution or employment theft. In a letter to Justice Department Inspector General Don Berthiaume, Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin said the…
A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck near Panama’s southern tip on Friday morning, shaking buildings more than 100 miles away in the capital and prompting evacuations, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The U.S. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said tsunami waves between about 3 and 9 feet were possible along Panama’s coast. The quake was…
Beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program have been waiting longer than they ever have before for the government to decide on renewing their deportation protections, federal data shows, leading some to lose work authorization in the interim. While the number of people whose DACA protections have expired due to delays is not…
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and President Trump held a high-profile meeting in New York City on Monday. It marked the third time the pair met, but the first time at Gracie Mansion. Last November, not long after the mayoral election in the city, Mamdani visited Mr. Trump at the White House, and did so again in…
Thomas Louis and his wife have tried everything to clinch a deal to buy a home: offering above the asking price, waiving inspections, and considering properties that tick some, but not all, of their boxes. Three years and 15 offers later, they’re still looking. This year’s sharp rise in mortgage rates, which are now approaching…
Attorney General Todd Blanche pledged the Trump administration would comply with the Supreme Court’s ruling Monday that effectively blocked the U.S. Postal Service from enforcing new regulations for mail voting ahead of November’s midterm elections. The high court rejected the administration’s efforts to move forward with the new rules, which were finalized last month, while…
Borrowing is likely to get more expensive for Americans, and soon, according to economists. The Federal Reserve is expected to raise its benchmark interest rate on Wednesday for the first time in more than three years as the central bank battles stubborn inflation fueled by high energy prices. Some Wall Street forecasters also pencil in…
A search and rescue operation is expected to continue Tuesday to find the last person missing in flash flooding that hit parts of the Grand Canyon over the weekend — as questions arise about whether people could have been warned sooner. At least two people died in the major flash floods. One was identified by…
