admin NASA’s Space Launch System on the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photo: NASA NASA wrapped up its fourth wet dress rehearsal of the Space Launch System yesterday, during which time ground teams achieved a number of key test objectives. That said, an unresolved hydrogen leak prevented a full completion of the test, … Read more
Placeholder while article actions load StarSolidStarHalfStarOutlineStarOutline(1.5 stars) The best way to appreciate “Elvis,” Baz Luhrmann’s audacious, frenetic, occasionally astonishing and ultimately confounding movie about Elvis Presley, is simply to surrender to it. Luhrmann, best known for such kaleidoscopic fantasies as “Romeo and Juliet” and “Moulin Rouge !,” possesses just enough hubris to believe himself capable … Read more
Placeholder while article actions load As the Biden administration scrambles to find ways to bring down soaring gas prices, several old ideas are gaining new life in public debate and inside the White House. The latest is a proposal to ban or restrict US oil exports, which wouldn’t fix the problem and would very likely … Read more
Natalie Portman makes a thunderous return to the “Thor” franchise in next month’s “Love and Thunder.” Astrophysicist Jane Foster, absent from the series’ last installment, 2017’s “Thor: Ragnarok,” takes her own hammer swing at superhero, portraying the Mighty Thor. She helps Thor (Chris Hemsworth) in his battle with Gorr the God Butcher (Christian Bale), who’s … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine – A Ukrainian official overseeing the country’s push to join the European Union said Wednesday that she’s “100%” certain all 27 EU nations will approve Ukraine’s EU candidacy during a summit this week. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed similar optimism, calling it a “crucial moment” for Ukraine. Ukraine’s membership bid is the top … Read more
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says he has no authority to remove Daniel Snyder as owner of the Washington Commanders amid ongoing scrutiny into the organization’s workplace culture and accusations from female employees of pervasive sexual harassment by team executives. Goodell testified Wednesday before members of Congress at a hearing by the House Committee on Oversight … Read more
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains details about the Season 1 finale of Disney + / Lucasfilm’s Obi-Wan Kenobi. The season finale of Disney + / Lucasfilm’s Obi-Wan Kenobi wrapped its six-episode arc at what was in its entirety 4 hours and 40 minutes since its debut May 27. You could essentially say that’s a very … Read more
THE WEEKEND IN A FEW MINUTES. ASHLEY: WE ARE CONTINUING TO KEEP AN EYE ON GAS PRICES AS THEY ARE DOWN ONE SENT ACROSS THE BOARD. THE NATIONAL AVERAGE IS NOW $ 4.95. THE AVERAGE IS FIVE DOLLARS PER GALLON IN PENNSYLVANIA AND IN PITTSBURGH. YOU CAN PAY WHAT YOU ARE PAYING BACK IN JANUARY … Read more
Lithuania’s decision to ban the transit of certain goods between Russia and its isolated exclave of Kaliningrad has provoked wrath among top officials in Moscow, and even a threat of retaliation against the European nation. Kaliningrad shares land borders with two NATO nations, Lithuania and Poland, but not Russia. Captured from Nazi Germany by the … Read more
College football’s postseason is the subject of annual debate, as naysayers lament its expansion to a whopping 43 games for the 2022-23 season and claim that bowls just don’t mean what they used to mean. With many star players choosing to forgo bowls because of health concerns and coaching transitions, there is little doubt that … Read more
