Elon Musk’s SpaceX hit another milestone Thursday by completing a nearly 500-foot ‘hop’ of a second Starship prototype. Dubbed SN6, the massive rocket took to the skies above the firm’s testing facility in Boca Chia, Texas at 1:48pm ET following a successful liftoff of its predecessor SN5 earlier this month. SN6 was shaking on the … Read more
Americans have been fleeing to states with more open space such as Vermont, Idaho and Oregon as they opted to relocate amid the COVID-19 pandemic, data shows. Vermont topped the list of states that saw the biggest influx of new moves between March and August, according to the data published by Bloomberg. The data, which … Read more
Disturbing video shows the moment a man wearing a Patriot Prayer baseball cap was shot and killed in Portland as tensions between pro-Trump supporters and Black Lives Matter counter-protesters boiled over. In the footage, recorded by videographer Justin Dunlap, the victim appears to be following two other people down a street before two gunshots ring … Read more
Anti-vaccine doctor Andrew Wakefield could now wed his supermodel girlfriend Elle Macpherson after officially divorcing wife Carmel Wakefield Carmel Wakefield, 62, filed for divorce from doctor Andrew Wakefield in 2019 The Mail on Sunday can reveal it has now been granted by court in Austin, Texas Carmel and Andrew were married for 32 years before … Read more
President Donald Trump got a firsthand look Saturday at the damage from Hurricane Laura as he traveled to Louisiana and then Texas to inspect the cleanup response. The president had words of encouragement for Louisiana as he said he knew the state would ‘rebuild it fast’ and praised the work of first responders and law … Read more
Three US Senators are calling for a federal investigation after two nursing homes administered hydroxychloroquine to residents infected with the novel coronavirus without gaining proper approval first. In a letter sent on Thursday to the inspector general of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Sens. Bob Casey (D-PA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Ron … Read more
Hurricane Laura crashed into Louisiana with ferocious 150mph winds today, bringing a ‘catastrophic storm surge’ in its wake which is set to swamp the low-lying coast with an ‘unsurvivable’ 20ft wall of ocean water. The Category 4 monster made landfall at 1am with the strongest winds that Louisiana has seen since 1856 and warnings that … Read more
Hurricane Laura rapidly gained strength Wednesday to become a catastrophic Category 4 hurricane that is expected to bring ‘unsurvivable storm surge’ that could damage homes and buildings 30 miles inland in Texas and Louisiana as local officials warn that only hours remain to protect lives and property. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) tweeted on Wednesday … Read more
The US Air Force tested a ‘flying car’ that could soon be part of its flying arsenal. Made by Texas-based LIFT Aircraft, Hexa is a the lightweight 432-pound craft that runs on 18 independent rotors and does the occupant is not required to have a pilot’s license. The vehicle is controlled by a joystick and … Read more
SpaceX is gearing up for the first 500-foot ‘hop’ of its SN6 Starship rocket, weeks after a successful lift-off of the SN5 craft. The company lit up the prototype’s Raptor Engine during a static fire trial, releasing bursts of fire and smoke from the base – it was, however, the third attempt of the test. … Read more