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Technicians connect the inner and outer segments of NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope in 2025 at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.

NASA rushed engineers out of their labs. They say it risks future space missions

NASA employees say they've lost vital equipment and staff needed to make sophisticated spacecraft amid the agency's abrupt relocations over the past several months.

Almanac - Thursday 6/6/19

Today is Thursday, the 6th of June of 2019. It is the 157th day of the year...208 days remain until the end of the year. 15 days until summer beginsand…

A Sig Sauer P320 handgun is held at a store.

6 major takeaways from the ATF's first report in 20 years on U.S. gun crime

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives released a major report that details how stolen guns and emerging technology like "ghost guns" play a factor in gun violence in the U.S.

President Biden laid out his plan to tamp down on inflation and rising costs in a speech at the White House Tuesday.

Biden names combating inflation and rising costs as his top domestic priority

In an address from the White House Tuesday, President Biden contrasted his administration's plans to tackle rising costs with what he called Republicans' "ultra-MAGA" plan.

Iran's Top Nuclear Scientist Assassinated

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Karim Sadjadpour, Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, about the assassination of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Iran's top nuclear scientist.

Media magnate Rupert Murdoch, at right, in London a decade ago on his way to give evidence at a British judicial inquiry. He is accompanied by his son (and now Fox Corp boss) Lachlan Murdoch, at left, and his then-wife Wendi Deng.

Rupert Murdoch's turn to face questions in $1.6 billion lawsuit against Fox News

After delays, Rupert Murdoch will be deposed in a defamation lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems, which also alleges that Fox News destroyed messages from star Sean Hannity and others.

On Asia Trip, Biden Administration Seeks To Restore Alliances

Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin are visiting Japan and South Korea, as President Biden looks to nurture alliances in the region.

A new study reports bottom dogs have higher rates of bullying, fighting and gang activity and lower rates of safety and belonging than top and middle dogs.

6th Grade Is Tough; It Helps To Be 'Top Dog'

A new study says sixth-graders do better when they attend K-8 schools, so they're not the youngest.

FBI agent testifies for a second day in Oath Keepers trial connected to Jan. 6

Jurors heard a second day of testimony from an FBI agent in the trial of five members of the Oath Keepers accused of seditious conspiracy.

Labor Department Reports 6.6 Million Jobless Claims

Jobless claims hit 6.6 million in today's report, doubling the grim milestone reached last week. The numbers are released weekly by the U.S. Department of Labor.

Artificial intelligence beats top human players in popular racing game

Scientists pitted an artificial intelligence driver against real human gamers in the PlayStation driving game Gran Turismo. The AI driver beat them all.

Two members of Tennessee State University's Aristocrat of Bands — Marro Briggs, left, and Curtis Olawumi.

How to fit a top-tier HBCU marching band and the gospel tradition onto one album

The massive sound of The Aristocrat of Bands, a highly respected HBCU marching band, and the overflowing history of gospel combine on a single album (with a great title) — 'The Urban Hymnal.'

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