Hundreds of people have put nearly 10 years of work into developing NASA’s most advanced robotic explorer yet, the Perseverance rover, and the moment is almost here. The rover is scheduled to land on Mars Thursday at 3:55 p.m. ET. Perhaps some of the hardest work was readying the mission during its final stages before
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Click here for updates on this story KINGSTON, Pennsylvania (WNEP ) — The bodies of an elderly woman and her son have been found after Thursday morning’s fire in Luzerne County. Fire crews say the flames spread quickly from one home to another and another and another. A total of four were affected here on
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There is no fine time for a devastating barrage of winter storms, but it’s hard to imagine the weather icing over much of the United States coming at a less opportune moment. The country is not only in a pandemic that shut down all manner of activity and left tens of millions of Americans unemployed,
Continue Reading As Texas’ deep freeze wreaks havoc on land, sea animals also suffer in its icy waters. This week, more than 2,600 turtles have been rescued around South Padre Island at the southern tip of the state. Volunteers and wildlife officials scouring bays and beaches for stranded turtles suffering from “cold-stun,” a condition which inhibits turtles’
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — Canada is experiencing a drop in new COVID-19 cases, which is mirrored in countries like the U.S. and India, and experts are trying to understand the exact reasons behind the downward trend. According to CTV News’ COVID-19 tracker, 7,137 new cases were reported
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School teachers and staff are allowed to receive coronavirus vaccine shots in at least 28 states plus and Washington DC as of Thursday. However, Missouri is not one of them.
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Some vaccine providers have been forced to cancel Covid-19 vaccine appointments due to the winter weather that has ravaged much of the US and caused delays in vaccine deliveries. That can be worrisome for people who were set to receive their second dose of the two-dose Covid-19 vaccines, which are supposed to have a second
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Bloomington, Minnesota (WDJT) — Toro is recalling nearly 7,000 snowblowers due to an amputation hazard. Toro says they’ve received five reports of incidents related to auger failing to disengage when the control lever is released. Thankfully, no injuries have been reported as of Feb. 18. According to their
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Click here for updates on this story Rogers, Arkansas (KFSM) — Emergency crews responded to a boat fire at the Rocky Branch Marina on Beaver Lake Wednesday (Feb. 17). Beaver Lake Fire crews responded with Piney Point and NEBCO FD to assist with the fire. According to the Rocky Branch Fire Department, the fire started
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Cole County leaders are expected to give an update on the COVID-19 pandemic at 11 a.m.
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The city opened up ice skating at Stephens Lake Park on Tuesday and ice fishing at Cosmo-Bethel Park last Friday.
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Landing day is finally here. The NASA Perseverance rover has been on a nearly 300 million-mile journey since it left Earth more than 6 months ago. If all goes well, it’s expected to land on Mars around 3:55 p.m. ET. Humanity’s love affair with Mars is an enduring one, full of wonder about the possibility
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The search for signs of ancient life on Mars. The first helicopter fly on another planet. The first recordings of sound on the red planet. NASA’s most sophisticated rover to date has a packed agenda for the next few years once it lands on the surface of Mars today. If all goes well — and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Greenville, South Carolina (WHNS) — Deputies say an escaped suspect is back in custody in Greenville County, and the sheriff’s office says he was still in handcuffs when found. According to dispatch, deputies responded to a call for a suspicious person just before 10 p.m. on Tuesday, February
Continue Reading Five children are motherless after a gun accident killed their mother and injured their youngest sibling. The 25-year-old woman was at home with her children when she was fatally shot, police in Cornelius, North Carolina, said. Police said the woman was ‘inadvertently shot,’ likely after her children found the gun inside her purse. Her youngest
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Portland, Oregon (KPTV) — Portland police say a crowd of people harassed Fred Meyer employees who were throwing out food that went bad due to a power outage in the Hollywood District on Tuesday. At about 4 p.m., a call came in from the Fred Meyer, located at
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Paul Rusesabagina, who inspired the movie “Hotel Rwanda,” appeared in court in Kigali on Wednesday along with 20 others accused of conspiring to launch attacks on Rwandan territory in 2018 and 2019, resulting in at least nine deaths. The 66-year-old was first arrested in August 2020 and faces nine charges, including financing terrorism, murder as
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story FLAGSTAFF, Arizona (Arizona Daily Star) — The saga of Kronk, the missing husky who has roamed and rambled up and down and all around the San Francisco Peaks for going on 42 days, has at last ended. Kronk, who bolted from his owner in early January on a
Continue Reading People can say all sorts of strange things in their sleep, but a new study suggests that someone in the middle of a vivid dream can understand questions — and even answer them. Dreams have been widely studied, and experts are still trying to understand why we have them, how dream scenarios are created, and
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story Las Vegas (KVVU) — Health experts say COVID-19 has far less of an impact on children than adults, but severe cases in youths have been documented across the country and in the Las Vegas Valley. Harli Hecht, 9, has battled numerous health challenges after COVID-19, including the rare
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