Four astronauts aboard SpaceX’s flagship Dragon capsule returned to Earth on Monday night after spending 200 days in space. The capsule fell into the Gulf of Mexico, just off Pensacola, Fla. and was then recovered by recovery boats. “On behalf of SpaceX, welcome home to Planet Earth,” SpaceX Mission Control radioed from Southern California. The […]
Ryan Reaves would fit the NHL Department of Player Safety’s definition of a “repeat offender,” having been suspended for two games during the second round of last season’s playoffs with Vegas after getting a match penalty in Game 1 for kneeling on Ryan Graves’ neck before pulling the Colorado defenseman’s hair. There is a résumé […]
Kemba Walker made it back for the Sixers’ game Monday in Philly, but starting center Mitchell Robinson did not. And Nerlens Noel didn’t make it through the game, leaving in the second quarter with an injured knee, leaving the Knicks in a potential center lurch. Walker sat out Sunday’s first leg of the back-to-back to […]
A trash can from the city of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, made an unlikely journey across the Atlantic Ocean — and recently washed ashore in Ireland. The city was alerted to the can’s transatlantic voyage in a Sunday email from Keith McGreal, who said he and his kids found the barnacle-covered blue bin in County […]
DENVER — Nikola Jokic had 25 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists before the NBA MVP was ejected for violently slamming his shoulder into Markieff Morris, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Miami Heat 113-96 on Monday night. Will Barton scored 25 and Jeff Green added 13 points. Jeff Green started in place Michael Porter […]
The polar bear, majestic, hungry, and at risk of disappearing is dependent on sea ice melting on our warming planet. The polar bear is a unique creature in the harsh, unforgiving Arctic where frigid temperatures are not only a way of living but a necessity. But where it lives, where it hunts, where it eats […]
Dave Chappelle’s extensively panned Netflix comedy particular “The Nearer” continues to be making waves weeks after its launch. One other A-list star has spoken out in protection of the comic, 48, after his particular sparked criticism concerning the LGBTQ group. Jay-Z praised Chappelle and referred to as him a “super-genius” regardless of his feedback. “He’s […]
Mayor Bill de Blasio responded to his soon-to-be successor’s desire to get rid of mask mandates in city public schools, insisting Monday that it’s “too soon” to nix the face-covering requirement. During a virtual press briefing, de Blasio said that while he shares Eric Adams’ wish to remove the face covering rule, it’s not yet appropriate […]
While the prospect of establishing the first human colony on Mars is, at best, several decades away, we can at least count on the availability of America’s favorite condiment: ketchup. On Monday, the Heinz Company announced that it had manufactured ketchup from tomatoes grown in soil similar to Mars regolith — the dusty, nutrient-sparse dirt […]
Clayton Kershaw’s left arm helped turn him into the future Hall of Famer with the Dodgers. Now, its health — or, in this case, lack thereof — may have positioned him as a free agent for the first time in his career. Los Angeles announced on Sunday that it had extended one-year, $18.4-million qualifying offers […]
