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Washington (AFP) – NASA’s fourth attempt to complete a critical test of its Moon rocket achieved around 90 percent of its goals, but there’s still no firm date for the behemoth’s first flight, officials said Tuesday. Known as the “wet dress rehearsal” …

Washington (AFP) – The median US home price broke above $400,000 for the first time, sending existing home sales in May falling for the fourth straight month, according to industry data released Tuesday. Sales toppled 3.4 percent compared to April as t…

Washington (AFP) – Lawmakers investigating the January 2021 assault on the US Capitol are due to focus at a hearing Tuesday on the pressure that former president Donald Trump mounted on state officials to overturn the 2020 election. The presentation la…

Rehoboth Beach (United States) (AFP) – US President Joe Biden said Monday he will probably not visit Ukraine during a trip to Europe that starts this week. Biden first said “that depends” when asked if he planned to visit Ukraine. But then he said “on …

Beverly Hills (United States) (AFP) – It’s a dispute that plays out in towns the world over: a new property owner wants to alter a much-loved landmark against the wishes of locals. It’s his money. It’s their community. So far, so familiar. But this is …

Los Angeles (AFP) – “Jurassic World Dominion” again stomped to the top on North American movie screens this weekend, while new release “Lightyear” didn’t quite make it to infinity, or beyond. Universal’s latest dinosaur frightfest — the sixth in the “…

Washington (AFP) – A new round of hearings this week by the congressional committee probing the January 6, 2021 US Capitol riot promises further drama, with one member saying former vice president Mike Pence might be subpoenaed.  As the House select pa…

Kyiv (Ukraine) (AFP) – “Massive” Russian bombardment of Ukraine’s battleground eastern Lugansk region and key city Severodonetsk has been “hell” for soldiers there, Kyiv said Wednesday, while insisting that defenders would hold on “as long as necessary…

Washington (AFP) – A recession in the United States is not “inevitable,” Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Sunday, just days after the US Federal Reserve hiked interest rates, raising fears of an economic contraction. “I expect the economy to slow” …

Rehoboth Beach (United States) (AFP) – US President Joe Biden took a tumble as he was riding his bicycle near his beach home in the state of Delaware Saturday morning, but was unhurt. A video from a White House pool report showed the 79-year-old presid…