How to watch NASA’s historic Artemis II launch for the moon

It’s happening! Artemis II, NASA’s first crewed moon mission in more than 50 years, Is all set for launch as early as 6:24 p.m. today (April 1).NASA hopes its gigantic Space Launch System (SLS) rocket will launch the Orion capsule containing its four-person crew during a two-hour window that opens at 6:24 p.m. EDT today. If all goes well, Artemis II will take humans farther into space than ever before during a 10-day flight around the moon.Live Science has launched (pun intended) an Artemis II live blog to keep you up to date on this historic event, where we will…

Miles McBride struggling to regain shooting touch since return from surgery

HOUSTON — Miles McBride’s reinjury wasn’t as scary as it looked. After returning from a long absence Sunday and appearing to aggravate his surgically repaired groin area, the Knicks backup guard said he was just feeling discomfort from scar tissue breaking down. He played again in Tuesday’s 111-94 loss to…

Bruce Springsteen blasts Trump admin as he kicks off tour in Minneapolis

Bruce Springsteen blasted the Trump administration as “reckless and treasonous” as he kicked off his American tour with a pointed concert in Minnesota Tuesday night. The 76-year-old billionaire ranted against policies that President Trump has implemented since he took office — such as the crackdown on illegal immigration and the…

Federal judge blocks Trump order to end funding to PBS, NPR citing First Amendment

Citing the First Amendment, a federal judge on Tuesday agreed to permanently block the Trump administration from implementing a presidential directive to end federal funding for National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service, two media entities that the White House has said are counterproductive to American priorities. The operational…

Lakers pick up 50th win of season with victory over Cavaliers

The Lakers didn’t need Luka Doncic to take care of business in Monday night’s win over the Wizards as he served his one-game suspension because of an accumulation of technical fouls But they needed every bit of the MVP-caliber play carried into Tuesday night to blow out the Cavaliers 127-113…

Shohei Ohtani dazzles over six scoreless innings to key Dodgers win

Cold weather? Rainy conditions? And a lineup that provided little run support until late? For Shohei Ohtani, none of it was a problem Tuesday. All spring, Ohtani and the Dodgers had been waiting for this moment –– when the two-way star, now more than two years removed from a second-career…

USMNT can take some positives out of this loss to Portugal

ATLANTA — The Americans desperately needed positive reinforcement out of Tuesday night. Before leaving town for the next stop on this World Cup express that will eventually lead to the real thing June 12 against Paraguay in Los Angeles for its Group D opener, the U.S. men’s national team was…

Mark McGwire coming back to A’s in special assistant role

Mark McGwire is back with the A’s. The former big league slugger was hired by the team as special assistant to player development, according to the Associated Press. It’s a homecoming of sorts for McGwire, who spent parts of 12 seasons with the A’s during their days in Oakland.  McGwire,…

Puka Nacua reveals secret Matthew Stafford told him before MVP speech

SAN FRANCISCO — Matthew Stafford waited until the end of his speech to make the announcement, letting the room breathe, letting the night belong to everyone else first. Then came the mic-drop truth bomb: He wasn’t satisfied with how it ended, with the Rams falling short against the Seahawks in…

Warriors have eyes on Lonzo Ball following NBA trade deadline

Lonzo Ball may be headed to the Bay.  The Warriors have their “sights set on adding” the oft-injured former No. 2 overall pick, according to NBA insider Jake Fischer.  Chris Haynes reported that “multiple teams have requested” to look at Ball’s medicals “in order to make a determination on signing”…

Drake Maye is in a unique position to successfully follow the GOAT

It’s one of the most difficult jobs in all of sports — and also one of the most taxing, flummoxing and, often times, frustrating.  Let’s call it this:  Follow the GOAT.  Drake Maye is uniquely positioned to play Follow the GOAT better than it’s ever been played before. As recently…

Rick Caruso blasts Karen Bass — and drops truth bomb about Spencer Pratt’s bid for mayor: ‘I’m going to say something I’ll probably regret’

Billionaire developer Rick Caruso took a swipe at Spencer Pratt’s long-shot mayoral bid — while doubling down on his scathing criticism of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass over her response to last year’s deadly wildfires. Caruso believes the former reality TV star’s political ambitions may be “well-intended,” but warned that…

How Patriots used Bad Bunny to prepare for Super Bowl 2026

The Patriots are taking their Super Bowl 2026 prep to a whole new level. Head coach Mike Vrabel is putting his team under conditions as close to the Big Game as possible before Sunday, and an hour into Friday’s practice, he sent the players into the locker room before blaring…

Target’s forced-smile rule creeps out shoppers as business struggles

Target’s latest bid to win back shoppers is leaving customers and workers deeply uncomfortable. The retail giant rolled out a new in-store rule late last year requiring employees to smile, wave and greet customers based on how close they are standing. The policy, internally dubbed the “10-4” program, has triggered…

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