FAA says SpaceX Starship explosion disrupted nearly 240 flights

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Aviation Administration said the explosion of SpaceX’s Starship spacecraft disrupted about 240 flights Thursday, including requiring more two dozen airplanes to divert over space debris concerns. The FAA on Thursday issued ground
Wisconsin Democrats vent, cry and issue call to action to counter Musk and Trump

SAUK CITY, Wis. (AP) — They came to vent and to cry and to exhort. The overflow crowd of frustrated Democrats who met this week in a small Wisconsin city’s library voiced anger over President Donald Trump,
VMI’s first Black superintendent says ouster is based on politics, not job performance

The first Black superintendent of the Virginia Military Institute says his forced departure by the board stems from bias, ideology and politics in the wake of diversity efforts rather than his job performance. In his first statement
New EPA guidance says spending items greater than $50,000 must get approval from DOGE

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency has issued new guidance directing that spending items greater than $50,000 now require approval from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency. The guidance, issued this week, escalates the role that
1 arrested, more suspects sought after Southern University fraternity hazing death

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — One arrest has been made and at least two more are expected in connection with the death of a 20-year-old Southern University student after an off-campus fraternity hazing ritual, Baton Rouge authorities
US cancels $400 million in grants, contracts to Columbia University over antisemitism allegations

(Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration has canceled grants and contracts totaling $400 million to Columbia University due to “inaction in the face of persistent harassment of Jewish students”, the Education Department said on Friday. Columbia was
A staff office for the US nuclear waste repository will no longer face DOGE cuts

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Federal officials have backtracked on plans to cancel a lease for office space in New Mexico where dozens of U.S. Department of Energy employees who oversee the nation’s only underground nuclear waste repository
Measles cases rise to 30 in New Mexico, state health department says
(Reuters) -The New Mexico health department reported 30 measles cases in the state on Friday, an increase of 20 cases from its previous count. All the cases were reported in Lea County, that is located adjacent to
Smith, ESPN agree to 5-year extension. The deal is worth at least $100 million, AP source says

Stephen A. Smith will not be leaving ESPN’s airwaves anytime soon. ESPN announced on Friday that it has agreed to a five-year extension with Smith after nearly a year of negotiations. ESPN did not announce financial terms
Homeland Security ends collective bargaining agreement with TSA staffers, an attack on worker rights

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security said Friday that it is ending the collective bargaining agreement with the tens of thousands of frontline employees at the Transportation Security Administration, marking a major attack on worker