Artemis II breaks Apollo 13’s distance record with daring moon flyby that included a solar eclipse
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer HOUSTON (AP) — After traveling deeper into space than any other humans, the Artemis II astronauts pointed their moonship toward home Monday night, wrapping up a lunar cruise that revealed views of the far side never beheld by eyes until…
Trump issues an expletive-filled threat against Iran as details of US aviator’s rescue emerge
By MATTHEW LEE, BASSEM MROUE, KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday made expletive-filled threats against Iran and its infrastructure if it doesn’t open the Strait of Hormuz by his…
Artemis II astronauts race to set a new distance record from Earth and behold the moon’s far side
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer HOUSTON (AP) — With the moon looming ever larger, the Artemis II astronauts raced to set a new distance record Monday from Earth on a lunar fly-around promising magnificent views of the far side…
It’s-a-hit: ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ box office blasts off with $372.5 million globally
By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Mixed reviews didn’t dissuade mass audiences from buying tickets to the “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie,” which scored the biggest opening of the year for a Hollywood movie. The Illumination and Nintendo co-production earned $130.9 million…
Trump issues fiery new threat against Iran as details of US aviator’s rescue emerge
By MATTHEW LEE, KONSTANTIN TOROPIN, SAM METZ and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday made new, expletive-laden threats to escalate strikes on Iran and its infrastructure if it doesn’t open the Strait of Hormuz by his deadline, after American…
Crews battle fast-growing wildfire in windy Southern California that’s forced some to evacuate
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Crews battled a smoky and fast-growing wildfire Friday in windy Southern California that forced some residents to evacuate and a community college to temporarily close its doors. The Springs Fire broke out around 11 a.m. Friday…
Artemis II astronauts are more than halfway to the moon as they seek to break Apollo 13’s record
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer HOUSTON (AP) — 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….
Trump gives Iran 48 hours to open Strait of Hormuz as search continues for missing US pilot
By SAM MEDNICK, SAMY MAGDY and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The U.S. military searched for a second day for a pilot shot down over a remote area in Iran, while U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday again…
1 crew member rescued after US fighter jet shot down in Iran, AP sources say
By JON GAMBRELL, SAM MEDNICK and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — One crew member was rescued Friday after an American aircraft was shot down in Iran, according to one U.S. and one Israeli official, who…
Artemis II’s moonbound astronauts capture Earth’s brilliant blue beauty as they leave it behind
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The Artemis II astronauts have captured our blue planet’s brilliant beauty as they zoom ever closer to the moon. NASA released the crew’s first downlinked images Friday, 1 1/2 days into the first…