Gunman who opened fire near White House was known to Secret Service
Suspect who died after exchanging fire with agents had tried to enter the complex last summer, records show
Video shows infant being rescued from car trapped in Texas floodwaters
First responders rescued an infant from a car that became trapped in floodwaters in southern Texas on Saturday, video shows.
Mathematicians solve decades-old mystery about the hidden order in high-dimensional randomness
Three mathematicians have laid out proof that solves a long-standing problem in mathematics. Even the mathematician—an Abel prize winner—that first posed the problem didn’t believe it would ever be solved. …
What to Know About the White House Shooting on Memorial Day Weekend
Shots were fired near the northwestern corner of the White House complex, while President Trump was inside the building. The Secret Service returned fire, killing the gunman.
In 1990, after years of lobbying by Carl Sagan, Voyager 1 turned its camera back toward home from about 6 billion kilometres away and photographed Earth as a pale blue speck smaller than a single pixel — an image NASA had repeatedly resisted because it offered little scientific value, but that became one of the most famous photographs ever taken.
On 14 February 1990, the Voyager 1 spacecraft turned its cameras back toward the inner solar system and photographed the planets it had left behind. Among the 60 frames was one that caught Earth: a point of light less than a single pixel across, sitting in a band of scattered sunlight. The image became known […]
Video shows infant being rescued from car trapped in floodwaters
First responders rescued an infant from a car that became trapped in floodwaters in southern Texas on Saturday, video shows.
At least 19 injured in South Carolina stampede incident
First responders were dispatched to the area near South Ocean Boulevard at around 1:05 a.m. Sunday morning.
Clueless NBC reporter dragged for lackluster on-camera reaction to shots fired at White House
“This reporter has the survival instincts of a lemming.”
China merges space programmes as race to the moon with US heats up
The country releases further details about how it is ‘combining experiences and expertise’ from its crewed and uncrewed lunar missions.
Suspect killed after firing shots near White House security checkpoint, Secret Service says
A man who opened fire Saturday near a White House security checkpoint is dead after being shot by officers who returned fire, the U.S. Secret Service said.