By Harmeet Kaur, CNN A spacecraft named for the famed NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson has arrived at the International Space Station with about 8,000 pounds of cargo in tow. The S.S. Katherine Johnson, a Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply spacecraft, launched on Saturday from a NASA facility in Virginia and made it to the space station
MoreBy Ashley Strickland, CNN During its harrowing descent to the surface of Mars last Thursday, NASA’s Perseverance rover captured video that the agency is calling “How to Land on Mars.” The video, along with other newly released footage, gives earthlings back home a better sense of the sights and sounds on the red planet. Cameras
MoreBy Madeline Holcombe and Amir Vera, CNN The investigation into the engine failure of a Boeing 777 could take more than a year, officials said, but already the picture is becoming clearer about what happened to the United Airlines flight on Saturday. According to investigators, the Pratt & Whitney engine failed minutes into United Airlines
MoreBy Will Godley, CNN Business Companies are now being forced to answer a question that was until recently mostly hypothetical. Should they require their employees to get a coronavirus vaccine, or incentivize them to get the shot? British business is at the forefront of the debate. While vaccination programs are accelerating in many countries, Britain
MoreBy Christina Maxouris, CNN The US has now surpassed the devastating milestone of half a million Covid-19 deaths. It’s a staggering figure that experts say did not have to be this high. “I believe that if you look back historically, we’ve done worse than most any other country and we’re a highly developed, rich country,”
MoreBy Matt Egan, CNN Business Uncle Sam is in search for a pot of gold that could ease the pain of trillion-dollar deficits. And some believe Wall Street might just have the answer. For more than a decade, progressives have tried and failed to impose a financial transaction tax. But there is new momentum for
MoreBy Zachary B. Wolf, CNN House Democrats have included a minimum wage hike in their latest Covid relief bill, although opposition among some Senate Democrats means it is not at all clear they will have the votes to pass it. Improving worker pay is unrelated in that raising the minimum wage has long been a
MoreBy Chauncey Alcorn, CNN Business Kamala Harris isn’t the only Black woman making history in 2021. The January 20 swearing-in of the nation’s first woman, Black and southeast Asian vice president came at a pivotal moment for Black women in the business world, which up until recently has failed miserably to increase the number of
MoreBy Toyin Owoseje, CNN Ne-Yo’s family is growing — and the R&B musician is delighted. The “So Sick” singer announced the news that his wife, Crystal Smith, is pregnant with their third child in a touching Instagram post on Sunday. “Overjoyed to announce… the family is expanding,” the 41-year-old singer-songwriter captioned a video clip of
MoreBy Arlette Saenz and Paul LeBlanc, CNN With the US approaching 500,000 Covid-19 deaths, President Joe Biden will mark the grim milestone Monday with a candle lighting ceremony and a moment of silence, the White House said Sunday. The event, which is set for 6:15 p.m. ET at the White House, will also feature first
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