Month: April 2021

So this is what the view looks like when flying on Mars. The Ingenuity helicopter captured its first color image from 17 feet (5.2 meters) above the Martian surface during its second flight on April 22. And now, it’s preparing for a third flight, scheduled for Sunday. Ingenuity autonomously flew for almost 52 seconds during

Click here for updates on this story     MADISON, Wisconsin (madison.com/Wisconsin State Journal) — he Biden administration’s loosening of restrictions on the use of fetal tissue in research will allow UW-Madison scientists to continue such studies, which opponents have tried several times to ban in Wisconsin. After the Trump administration suspended federal funding for most fetal

Click here for updates on this story     LINCOLN, Nebraska (Lincoln Journal Star) — When a pair of geese made their home near a small pond in southwest Lincoln, John Davis was there to greet them. The 13-year-old would visit almost every day this spring, bread crumbs and tortilla pieces in hand. “Eventually, they recognized him,”

Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend of the late Jeffrey Epstein, pleaded not guilty to federal sex trafficking charges Friday in her first court appearance since her arrest last summer. Maxwell entered the New York courtroom in a dark blue prison outfit with her ankles shackled and her hair, now slightly grayed at the roots, hanging

Click here for updates on this story     RACINE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Former Racine mayor John Dickert was found not guilty of misdemeanor disorderly conduct by a Racine County District Court jury on Wednesday. In March of last year, the now 58-year-old was accused of getting into a fistfight with another man in the parking lot

California will stop issuing new hydraulic fracturing permits by January 2024 as part of a statewide effort to reach carbon-neutrality by 2045, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced in a news release Friday. Fracking uses high-pressure water to fracture rocks in order to access pockets of oil that would otherwise be unreachable. Newsom directed the state’s Department

The UK Prime Minister’s former chief advisor Dominic Cummings has denied leaking Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s text messages in a blog post published on Friday. Earlier this week, public broadcaster the BBC reported on leaked messages between Johnson and Sir James Dyson. Several British media outlets have suggested Cummings was the source of the leaks.

Click here for updates on this story     PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — A young fan stole the show at the Phillies’ game Wednesday afternoon when the toddler tried to eat a home run ball that went into the left-field stands. It was Phillies centerfielder Mickey Moniak’s first career major-league home run, but it was 1-year-old Eddie Sharkey

The University of Texas at Austin says that its Longhorn Band will be required to play “The Eyes of Texas” and that it will create a new marching band for students who are unwilling to play the school’s alma mater. The song has been a mainstay at football games and university events for generations, but

Click here for updates on this story     RADNOR, Pennsylvania (KYW) — A local middle and high school are without a mascot. Over the next two days, Radnor families are getting the opportunity to talk about a handful of options. However, there’s a push to keep the Raider in Radnor, at least in name. Thursday night

Click here for updates on this story     MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Based on surface area, it’s the largest fresh water lake in the world. And thousands of people visit Lake Superior every year. But as old as it is, the lake is still evolving. John Lauritsen shows us how climate change and warmer temperatures are changing

Click here for updates on this story     LITTLE ELM, Texas (KTVT) — Getting COVID-19 shots into Americans’ arms represents the largest mass-vaccination program in U.S. history. One of the keys to the vaccine, the syringes, are being made in North Texas. CBS 11 recently toured the factory that’s producing them. Tucked away in a Little