A thrilling epoch in the exploration of our solar system came to a close today, as NASA’s Cassini spacecraft made a fateful plunge into the atmosphere of Saturn, ending its 13-year tour of the ringed planet. “This is the final chapter of an amazing mission, but it’s also a new beginning,” said Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator […]
UNITED NATIONS—The international community has voted nearly unanimously to urge the United States to end its more than 50-year-old economic, commercial and financial embargo against Cuba. Tuesday, 191 countries in the U.N. General Assembly called for Washington to end the measures put in place during the height of the Cold War. Only the U.S. and […]
Boston prosecutors announced on Thursday that new charges have been leveled at former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez, who is currently awaiting trial in another murder case. It was announced that Hernandez is facing double murder charges for a drive-by shooting of two men in July 2012 in Boston. Prosecutors contend that Hernandez […]