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First steps: America's grueling second spacewalk

First steps: America's grueling second spacewalk Gaby Clark Scientific Editor Alexander Pol Deputy Editor One year after Gemini IV astronaut Edward H. White completed NASA's first spacewalk the agency prepared for a demanding second excursion. Originally scheduled for Gemini VIII, the extravehicular activity (EVA) was reassigned to Gemini IX-A after that mission ended early, with Gene Cernan taking on the task. On June 5, 1966—the mission's third day—Cernan exited the spacecraft and quickly...

WATCH: America’s first ‘formerly undocumented’ congressman delivers ultimatum at besieged ICE facility

WATCH: America’s first ‘formerly undocumented’ congressman delivers ultimatum at besieged ICE facility

Rep. Adriano Espaillat, a New York lawmaker, confronted ICE officials at a Newark detention center, demanding the facility be shut down and that detainees be treated humanely. He asserted his right to enter the facility using a court order, as part of a lawsuit seeking to allow lawmakers access to detention centres. Other Democrats also visited the center, raising concerns about the living conditions and medical care provided to the inmates.

Images From Yellowstone: America’s First National Park

Mario Tama / GettyAn aerial view of visitors walking around Grand Prismatic Spring in the Midway Geyser Basin on May 24, 2026, in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Grand Prismatic Spring is the largest hot spring in the United States at more than 300 feet wide at its widest point, and more than 120 feet deep. The colors outside the pool’s blue center are created by “thermophiles”: heat-loving microscopic organisms that flourish in many of Yellowstone’s hot springs.Mario Tama / GettyA bison...

First US screwworm case in 60 years: Should America be worried?

First US screwworm case in 60 years: Should America be worried? The US Department of Agriculture says New World screwworm has been detected in a Texas calf. The New World screwworm, a flesh‑eating parasite which infects cattle and other warm‑blooded animals, has been found in a calf in Texas, the US Department of Agriculture announced on Wednesday.

Brewery brings back George Washington’s beer recipe to celebrate 250 years of America

Brewery brings back George Washington’s beer recipe to celebrate 250 years of America America’s first president recorded the recipe while he was serving as a colonel in the Virginia militia - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments A New York brewery is teaming up with the New York Public Library to brew a beer using a recipe recorded by George Washington. The collaboration between the library and Talea Beer Company is intended to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the U.S. The new beer will be...

Why America’s next 250 years can be greater than its first 250

In August of 1776, the Revolution in America was almost snuffed out. Earlier that year, 44-year-old George Washington had marched 19,000 ragtag soldiers to Manhattan after forcing a British evacuation of Boston in the months before the declaration. In July, the British launched an attack on the colonies with the full weight of the most powerful military in the world.

Elon Musk reacts to post claiming India's birth rate falls below replacement level

Elon Musk has reacted to a viral post on X (formerly Twitter) that claimed India's fertility rate has fallen below the replacement level for the first time in the country's history. The post, shared by the account America First (AF), has received nearly 13 million views on the platform. It stated that India's total fertility rate (TFR) had declined from 2.3 to 1.9 over the past decade and added that Delhi's fertility rate now stands at 1.2, lower than that of Finland.

The back-channel bid to go soft on Maduro

When Marco Rubio was named secretary of State, many in both South Florida Republican circles and the American energy industry exulted. But one man who bridged both worlds knew he had a problem. A longtime investor in Venezuela, the main source of crude oil needed to produce the asphalt that had made his family rich, Harry Sargeant III kept relations with top officials in Caracas even as they seized most foreign oil holdings.

Kane Parsons becomes youngest film-maker to open at No 1 in the US with Backrooms

Backrooms stunned industry observers by taking $81m in its first weekend, a record for studio A24Kane Parsons has become the youngest film-maker to open a film at number one at the North American box office for his directing debut Backrooms. Parsons, 20, is seven years younger than the previous record holder, Josh Trank, who was 27 when his debut Chronicle recorded a $22m opening in 2011. Backrooms stunned industry observers by taking $81m in its first weekend in North America – which was...