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SpaceX's mega rocket Starship launches for a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, on Saturday.

A 'successful failure': SpaceX's Starship achieves liftoff, loses contact mid-flight

The rocket cleared the launchpad and separated from its booster, surpassing the first attempt. But minutes later, controllers lost contact with the vehicle.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy continues to battle a group of conservatives who oppose any short-term spending bill ahead of a likely government shutdown.

House GOP hardliners block spending stopgap with shutdown looming

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy rejected a bipartisan Senate proposal to keep agencies funded through November 17 and instead moved a GOP bill that linked another month of spending with border security.

Fox News host Laura Ingraham said the head of the network's political Decision Desk "always made my skin crawl," in messages to stars Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity following the 2020 election.

How a civil war erupted at Fox News after the 2020 election

After Fox News projected Joe Biden would beat Donald Trump in the key state of Arizona, network stars turned on their own journalists, documents made public in a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit show.

This image provided by NASA shows astronaut Frank Rubio floating inside the cupola, the International Space Station's "window to the world." Rubio now holds the record for the longest U.S. spaceflight. Rubio surpassed the U.S. record of 355 days on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023, at the International Space Station. He arrived at the outpost last September with two Russians for a routine six months.

A NASA astronaut is back on Earth after a year in space, the longest for an American

Frank Rubio's first mission broke the record for the longest U.S. spaceflight earlier this month. Rubio is a medical doctor and was a lieutenant colonel and Blackhawk helicopter pilot in the Army.

Almanac - Thursday 2/24/22

Today is both Chili Day as well as Tortilla Chip Day...

In patients with Alzheimer's disease, a substance called beta-amyloid can form toxic clumps in between neurons. Drugs like lecanemab are designed to remove amyloid-beta from the brain.

An Alzheimer's drug is on the way, but getting it may still be tough. Here's why

The Food and Drug Administration is expected to grant full approval to the Alzheimer's drug lecanemab by July 6. But access to the drug may still be limited.

Week in politics: Speaker McCarthy's ouster; Trump's fraud trial

We look at the ouster of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy by his own party, as well as former President Donald Trump's fraud trial in New York.

A reticulated giraffe was born without spots at Brights Zoo in northeastern Tennessee at the end of July. The zoo is asking the public to cast their vote on what to name her.

A rare spotless giraffe was born in a Tennessee zoo

Brights Zoo in Tennessee is asking the public to help pick a name for the giraffe that was born without spots on July 31. The zoo says she may be the only solid-colored reticulated giraffe alive.

'Rustin' tells the story of the man who helped make the March on Washington possible

George C. Wolfe's biopic chronicles the work of civil rights leader Bayard Rustin in planning an executing the historic 1963 March on Washington.

Achuar people ply the Rio Wichimi in a solar canoe. The nonprofit Kara Solar has helped fund a fleet of six sun-powered craft in hopes of benefitting the Indigenous Achuar while reducing pressure to build roads in the rainforest.

In Ecuador's Amazon rainforest, solar-powered boats are a boon for the trees

The Indigenous Achuar people in Ecuador's Amazon rainforest sail in six solar-powered canoes. And it's not just to save money on fuel — the trees of the rainforest will benefit too.

Almanac - Thursday 3/3/22

Today is Peach Blossom Day...

A general view along the Mall toward Buckingham Palace on Thursday in London.

What to expect at the coronation of King Charles III — and how to watch it

Britain's first coronation in 70 years is set to begin at 11 a.m. local time or 6 a.m. ET on Saturday. Here's a rundown of the weekend's events and how to watch them.

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