The company had recently whittled down its list of would-be Martians to 100 names, after more than 202,000 people applied to leave the Earth for a one-way journey.
Read More »Historic Black Church Donates $100,000 To Pay Off Debts Of Howard U. Students
The idea that bridging small financial shortfalls for students can make a big impact is starting to gain attention. For 34 students, a Virginia church's donation has eased the burden.
Read More »Tyndall Air Force Base To Be Rebuilt As ‘Air Base Of The Future’
When Hurricane Michael slammed into the Florida Panhandle last October, it caused widespread destruction at Tyndall Air Force Base. The rebuilding of the base is expected to cost $3 billion.
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"The crowd had been whipped up into a frenzy" against the media, a BBC producer says of President Trump's rally in El Paso, Texas.
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The brother of Paul Whelan, the American arrested in Moscow in late December, says Russia has given the family no information for why he is being accused of spying.
Read More »‘El Chapo,’ Notorious Drug Kingpin, Found Guilty After Dramatic Trial In New York
Joaquín Guzmán was convicted on all 10 counts he faced related to his leading of Mexico's infamous Sinaloa cartel.
Read More »‘I Rue The Day We Ever Became Farmers’: In Rural India, A Struggle To Survive
"The farmer dies feeding this country, but no one fights for the farmer," says a woman whose son, a farmer, died by suicide. He was $40,000 in debt. Her husband died of a heart attack days later.
Read More »Woman Who Provoked Suicidal Boyfriend Via Text Message Begins Prison Sentence
The Massachusetts woman sent her boyfriend a barrage of texts encouraging him to kill himself. He did, and she was convicted of involuntary manslaughter. A state supreme court has upheld the sentence.
Read More »Soul-Searching After Parkland, Dick’s CEO Embraces Tougher Stance On Guns
Ed Stack is a gun owner who was a longtime Republican donor. A year after Dick's Sporting Goods became an unlikely corporate face of gun control, it sees the fallout from its policy and lobbying.
Read More »Trump Took Fight For Border Wall To El Paso — Where O’Rourke Was Ready For Him
In a near-showdown that seemed to mirror the ongoing dispute over the border, Trump was greeted by a counter-rally led by Democrat Beto O'Rourke, who has criticized the president on immigration.
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