iStock/scibak(NEW YORK) — You don’t have to be an astronaut to visit the International Space Station, NASA said on Friday. But be prepared to pay…a lot. NASA is enabling private citizens to stay for up to 30 days on the ISS beginning as early as 2020, the agency announced on Friday. “The agency can accommodate …
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Jun 07
Feds to turn apartments once used by oil workers into new shelter for migrant kids
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(CARRIZO SPRINGS, TX.) — The federal government will turn an apartment complex once used by oil field workers in south Texas into an emergency shelter for 1,600 migrant kids who arrive at the border without their parents. It is also looking at several military bases to house another 1,400 kids in coming weeks, …
Jun 07
4 teens arrested in connection to attack on gay couple who says they were told to kiss
iStock/400tmax(LONDON) — London police have arrested four teenage men following an alleged homophobic assault and robbery of two women on a London bus last week. Melania Geymonat revealed in a Facebook post that she and her girlfriend, Chris, were punched in the face while traveling on the top deck of a London bus to Camden …
Jun 07
Cadet killed in West Point training accident identified
iStock(WEST POINT, N.Y.) — The West Point cadet killed in an overturned vehicle training accident at the U.S. Military Academy was identified Friday. Cadet Christopher J. Morgan, 22, of West Orange, New Jersey, was part of the Class of 2020. He was a law and legal studies major and a recruited athlete who was a …
Jun 07
Detroit to board up vacant homes where possible serial killer may be targeting sex workers
iStock(DETROIT) — Detroit’s mayor is vowing to board up the city’s vacant homes in the wake of a potential serial killer who may be using the empty dwellings to target victims. After three victims were discovered, Detroit Police Chief James Craig warned this week that the suspect may be a serial killer and rapist who …
Jun 07
Ex-Minneapolis police officer sentenced to 12.5 years for fatal shooting of Justine Ruszczyk Damond
iStock(MINNEAPOLIS) — Former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor was sentenced on Friday to 12 1/2 years behind bars for the fatal 2017 shooting of Australian bride-to-be Justine Ruszczyk Damond. The July 15, 2017, shooting occurred after Ruszczyk Damond called 911 to report a possible sexual assault in an alley behind her home. When police arrived, …
Jun 07
A look at the US military’s close calls with Russia in the air and at sea
iStock(MANILA) — When a Russian destroyer sailed 50 to 100 feet from a U.S. Navy guided-missile cruiser on Friday — a distance so close the American ship had to make last-second maneuvers to avoid a collision — it was just the latest in a series of close calls between the U.S. and Russian militaries. The …
Jun 07
VA watchdog report finds veterans are owed refunds for incorrect fees
Kiyoshi Tanno/iStock(WASHINGTON) — For years, disabled veterans were mistakenly charged fees when taking out home loans and the federal government now owes at least $189 million in refunds, a watchdog report revealed this week. The Department of Veterans Affairs issued more than $280 million in excessive fess between 2012 and 2017, and took no action …
Jun 07
Ex-Minneapolis police officer to be sentenced for fatal shooting of Australian woman
Kuzma/iStock(MINNEAPOLIS) — Former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor is set to be sentenced Friday morning for the fatal 2017 shooting of an Australian woman who had called 911 to report a possible sexual assault in an alley behind her home. When police arrived at the scene, the woman, Justine Ruszczyk Damond, approached the driver’s side …
Jun 07
Russian destroyer, US Navy ship ‘avoid collision’ after close encounter
U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Anaid Banuelos Rodriguez(WASHINGTON) — A U.S. Navy guided-missile cruiser was forced to execute emergency maneuvers on Friday after a Russian destroyer came between 50 and 100 feet of the American ship, the U.S. Navy’s Seventh Fleet said. The USS Chancellorsville was operating in the Philippine Sea …