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Artemis II breaks Apollo 13’s distance record with daring moon flyby that included a solar eclipse

By Marcia Dunn After traveling deeper into space than any other humans, the Artemis II astronauts pointed their moonship toward home Monday night, wrapping up a lunar cruise that revealed views of the far side never beheld by eyes until now. Their flyby of the moon — NASA’s first return since the Apollo era — even included some celestial sightseeing besides yielding rich science. It was a significant step toward landing boot prints near the moon’s south pole in just two years. A total solar eclipse greeted the three Americans and one Canadian as the moon temporarily blocked the sun from their perspective. Mercury, Venus, Mars and Saturn

Carrie Everett, former Miss NC and HBCU student, passes at 22

Carrie Everett, the former Miss North Carolina and an HBCU student at North Carolina Central who broke new ground during her historic reign, has died after a battle with a rare and aggressive form of gastric cancer. Her family confirmed that Everett passed away Monday morning. She was known across North Carolina and beyond for her grace, talent, and determination. Everett made history in 2024 when she became the first Miss North Carolina to attend an HBCU, earning the crown while a student at North Carolina Central University. A Seattle native, Everett was a vocal performance major at NCCU and

Trump’s deadline looms as Iran rejects temporary ceasefire proposal

By Abigail Williams, Gabe Gutierrez, Daniel Arkin and Natasha Lebedeva WASHINGTON — The U.S. and Iran appear far apart in diplomatic efforts aimed at ending the war, just over 24 hours from President Donald Trump’s deadline for the government in Tehran to either agree to a deal or face a bombardment of attacks on its country’s infrastructure. “We’re giving them till tomorrow, 8 o’clock Eastern time, and after that, they’re going to have no bridges,” Trump said during a news conference at the White House on Monday. “They’re going to have no power plants.” Trump vowed to bomb Iran to the “Stone Ages” if no deal that includes the reopening

A milestone for Artemis II: Astronauts enter the ‘lunar sphere of influence’

By Denise Chow It’s official: The Artemis II astronauts have arrived in the moon’s cosmic neighborhood. The crew’s Orion capsule entered what’s known as the lunar sphere of influence at around 12:41 a.m. ET Monday, crossing into the region of space where the moon’s gravitational pull is stronger than the pull of Earth’s. “That’s a significant milestone on our mission,” NASA flight director Rick Henfling said Sunday in a news briefing. The lunar sphere of influence isn’t a physical or tangible border. Rather, it’s a mathematical boundary that signifies that the astronauts are in the moon’s vicinity. Crossing the threshold is

Bipartisan Bill Aims to Streamline Federal Grant Process for HBCUs

Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and Senator Katie Britt (R-AL) recently introduced a new bill to streamline federal funding opportunities for historically Black colleges and universities. If passed, the HBCU Research Capacity Act would establish a federal clearinghouse of all available federal grant opportunities for HBCUs and help them apply for federal funding. The bill would amend Title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to direct the U.S. Secretary of Education to coordinate with federal agencies to create a centralized website that lists these grant opportunities and shares best practices for building research capacity. The Secretary of Education would be required

Savannah Guthrie returns to ‘TODAY’ amid search for her 84-year-old mother

By Daniel Arkin “TODAY” co-anchor Savannah Guthrie is set to return to the flagship NBC morning show Monday, more than two months after her mother disappeared. Guthrie, who has co-anchored “TODAY” since 2012, stepped away from her role in early February after Nancy Guthrie, 84, went missing from her home near Tucson, Arizona. Authorities have described the case as a possible kidnapping or abduction. Guthrie told an Easter church service on Sunday “I still believe,” while speaking about how her Christian faith has been tested during the search for her mother. In her first interview since the start of her family’s ordeal, Guthrie

Kentucky State University polytechnic bill clears house and senate

The legislation that would turn Kentucky State University into a polytechnic institution has cleared the Kentucky State Assembly and is headed to Governor Andy Beshear’s desk, per a report by WRDB.  Initially introduced as Senate Bill 185, sponsored by Republican State Senator Chris McDaniel, the bill underwent several changes after protests by Kentucky State students and alumni. The legislation, if signed into law, reduces academic offerings at Kentucky State to just 10 majors, with the College of Education still being offered on campus and other offerings deemed appropriate by the state legislature and the Council on Postsecondary Education. Staff at the institution would be

Pete Hegseth forces out Army’s top officer and two other generals

By Courtney Kube, Mosheh Gains, Gordon Lubold and Raquel Coronell Uribe Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ousted the Army chief of staff, Gen. Randy George, four U.S. military officials said. Chief Defense Department spokesperson Sean Parnell confirmed George’s departure in a statement Thursday on X, saying George, the Army’s top officer, would be “retiring from his position as the 41st Chief of Staff of the Army effective immediately.” “The Department of War is grateful for General George’s decades of service to our nation. We wish him well in his retirement,” Parnell added. Hegseth has long eyed removing George, who took the chief post in September 2023. He has removed other

Trump fires Pam Bondi as attorney general

By Garrett Haake, Monica Alba and Gabe Gutierrez WASHINGTON — Attorney General Pam Bondi is leaving her position, President Donald Trump announced Thursday, amid reports that he was frustrated with her handling of some of his key priorities. “We love Pam, and she will be transitioning to a much needed and important new job in the private sector, to be announced at a date in the near future,” he said in a Truth Social post, adding that Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche would take over as the acting attorney general. A senior administration official and a source familiar with the matter told NBC News that Bondi was fired. Trump

Trump says he’ll sign an order to pay all DHS employees amid shutdown

By Rebecca Shabad President Donald Trump said Thursday that he would soon sign an order to pay all employees of the Department of Homeland Security, which has been shut down for over 40 days. In a lengthy Truth Social post, Trump said that employees’ families have “suffered far too long” and that “help is on the way.” The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment, including about the source of the funding. Many people who work for DHS were already being paid, including employees of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection, which received funding through Trump’s so-called

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