Farthest, fastest and most diverse: 6 major records the Artemis II astronauts will smash as NASA returns to the moon

After repeated delays, NASA is finally ready to launch its much-anticipated Artemis II mission, which will send humans back to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years.The Artemis II crew includes commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover and mission specialist Christina Koch of NASA and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen from the Canadian Space Agency, who were first selected for the mission in 2023.The team is scheduled to lift off from Launch Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at some point from Wednesday (April 1). They will be strapped into the Orion capsule aboard…

Trump dominates CPAC poll as conservatives rally behind agenda, back Iran action

A new survey highlights President Donald Trump’s continued dominance within the conservative movement. According to a poll of more than 1,600 attendees at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), held this past week from March 25–28, an overwhelming 96% said they approve of the job Trump is doing as president. An additional…

NFL set to hire replacement officials with CBA negotiations at impasse

The NFL is preparing to hire replacement referees for the upcoming season as talks between the league and the NFL Referees Association on a new collective bargaining agreement remain at an impasse, with the current CBA set to expire in the coming months.  In fact, the league has already given…

Border czar Tom Homan announces end of ICE surge in Minnesota

Border czar Tom Homan announced that the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota that began last year has now concluded with President Trump’s blessing. “With the success that has been made in arresting public safety threats and other priorities since this surge operation began, as well as the unprecedented levels of…

Exclusive | Bergdorf Goodman workers claim majority of cash missing from paychecks as parent company Saks Global files for bankruptcy: ‘Unacceptable’

Bergdorf Goodman retail workers claim parent company Saks Global is inexplicably withholding hundreds of dollars from their weekly paychecks. Nearly two dozen employees at the high-end Manhattan department store have noticed swaths of unexplained deductions – up to 75% – from their paychecks since Jan. 1, according to interviews with…

Two South Korean skiers disqualified after illicit substance found on skis

Two South Korean cross-country skiers were disqualified from the women’s classic sprint at the Winter Olympics on Tuesday after their skis tested positive for a banned substance, the International Ski and Snowboard Federation said. Han Dasom and Lee Eui-jin were disqualified from the qualification round after their skis tested positive…

Nets’ Noah Clowney a late scratch after tweaking left ankle

Brooklyn’s Noah Clowney joined Nic Claxton and Michael Porter Jr. Wednesday in street clothes. Are the Nets joining several others in the shameless tank race? While Porter had always been ruled out against Indiana, Claxton had been downgraded from questionable to out with right hip soreness. Claxton was coming off…

Knicks’ Jose Alvarado already filling much-needed enforcer role

PHILADELPHIA — The little man stood up for the big man. And it had a big impact.  It’s not a sight that has been common around these Knicks this year — someone actually getting in an opponent’s face to stick up for a teammate. Mitchell Robinson, while going up for a…

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