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NASA's Moon mission pushed back, again

NASA's Moon mission pushed back, again

NASA is now targeting September 27 as the earliest possible launch date for its uncrewed Artemis 1 mission to the Moon, the agency said in a blog post Monday.

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Ex-Google CEO says Ukraine proves value of IT in war

Ex-Google CEO says Ukraine proves value of IT in war

Ukraine has been a very effective proving ground for the use of contemporary information technology in war, from satellite dishes to smartphone apps, Eric Schmidt, the former Google chief executive, said Monday.

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Ukrainians urge US to ramp up support before winter

Ukrainians urge US to ramp up support before winter

A group of Ukrainian civil society leaders on Monday called sweeping electricity cuts part of a Russian strategy and urged the United States to ramp up support to maximize recent gains before winter.

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Biden evokes US Moon mission in renewed cancer fight

Biden evokes US Moon mission in renewed cancer fight

President Joe Biden on Monday invoked the national effort to land a man on the Moon 60 years ago in a speech touting his Cancer Moonshot initiative, which aims to slash cancer death rates across the United States by half.

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Oregon blaze latest major wildfire to engulf US West

Oregon blaze latest major wildfire to engulf US West

A massive wildfire burned out of control Monday in Oregon forcing residents to flee and threatening towns and thousands of homes, in the latest blaze to scorch the US West during a blistering summer.

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Victim's family slam plea deal for ex-Chiefs assistant in drunk-driving crash

Victim's family slam plea deal for ex-Chiefs assistant in drunk-driving crash

Former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid pleaded guilty on Monday to felony driving while intoxicated and causing crash in 2021 that severely injured two children.

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Royals stage vigil as mourners stream by queen's coffin

Royals stage vigil as mourners stream by queen's coffin

King Charles III and his siblings on Monday staged a vigil over the coffin of their mother, Queen Elizabeth II, as thousands of mourners in Edinburgh filed past to pay their final respects.

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Uncrewed Blue Origin rocket crashes in setback for space tourism

Uncrewed Blue Origin rocket crashes in setback for space tourism

An uncrewed Blue Origin rocket carrying research payloads crashed shortly after liftoff from Texas on Monday, but the capsule carrying experiments escaped and floated safely back to Earth.

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Abraham fires Roma to win at Empoli

Abraham fires Roma to win at Empoli

Tammy Abraham struck the decisive goal in Roma's 2-1 win at Empoli on Monday which put them a point behind a trio of sides leading the way in Serie A.

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LAFC's Bale has MLS's top-selling jersey

LAFC's Bale has MLS's top-selling jersey

Less than three months into his Major League Soccer tenure Wales captain Gareth Bale's Los Angeles FC jersey is the top-seller on MLSstore.com, the league said Monday.

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