Scientists have found critical gaps in Nasa’s development of space life support systems that could prevent the United States from competing with China in the pursuit of long-term manned space exploration and habitation. While Beijing and Moscow have joined forces to establish a lunar research base, Washington’s limited support for bioregenerative life support research puts…
Gagandeep SinghReporting from Stockton, California Gagandeep Singh The trucks keep rolling on Highway 99 in California, the route bustling with freight traffic through the Central Valley. And behind the wheel is often a turbaned Sikh man, their cabs adorned with religious symbols, portraits of Sikh Gurus, or posters of Punjabi singers. Sikhs, a religious minority…
Kevin PeacheyCost of living correspondent and Tommy LumbyBusiness data journalist Getty Images Spontaneous spending is likely to rise if the limit on contactless cards is increased or scrapped entirely, academics say. At present, the need to press a four-digit PIN for purchases over £100 gives people a timely prompt about how much they are paying,…
Todd ArcherSep 13, 2025, 04:34 PM ET Close Todd Archer is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Dallas Cowboys. Archer has covered the NFL since 1997 and Dallas since 2003. He joined ESPN in 2010. FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys have made left guard Tyler Smith the highest-paid interior offensive lineman in…
You can feel settled in pretty quickly at Ojai’s Hotel El Roblar. The sense of place begins in the Old West-style lobby, where a pair of aged leather couches beckon near the rough-hewn stone fireplace. The Spanish Revival-style property — comprising 31 rooms in the main building and 11 one-bedroom bungalows — has been designed…
The memorandum of understanding signed earlier this year between Hainan province and Hong Kong is more than a mere policy document. It’s a signal that two of China’s key gateways have entered a new phase of two-way coordination and shared ambition. Spanning multiple sectors such as finance, trade and investment, data, tourism and talent exchange,…
Lahore,— Dr Ansab Ali On the instructions of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, emergency measures have been intensified to provide safe drinking water to flood-affected communities across the province. According to the Housing Department, the Punjab Saaf Pani Authority has so far distributed 1.73 million liters of clean water, benefiting more than 577,000 people….
ESPN.com Sep 13, 2025, 04:14 PM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions Anthony Rizzo made Moises Ballesteros‘ first major league home run extra special. The longtime Chicago Cubs first baseman was at Wrigley Field on Saturday for a retirement ceremony, where he was officially named an ambassador for the team. After the ceremony, Rizzo took…
NFL star Joe Burrow’s charitable organization has removed a board member over his remarks addressing the murder of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk. Hamilton County municipal court Judge Ted Berry, who was first elected to serve Cincinnati and the surrounding areas in 2005, has faced criticism for messages that he posted to Facebook after Kirk was…
Venezuela on Saturday hit out at the United States for allegedly seizing a fishing boat for eight hours in its exclusive economic zone, as the US military patrols the Caribbean to target drug cartels. The vessel carrying nine fishermen was “illegally and hostilely” detained on Friday by the USS Jason Dunham, a destroyer, the foreign…
