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First US moon landing in more than 50 years by private lander

The Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.—A private lander on Thursday made the first U.S. touchdown on the moon in more than 50 years, but managed just a weak signal back until flight controllers scrambled to gain better contact. Despite the spotty communication, Intuitive Machines, the company that built and managed the craft, confirmed that it had landed upright. But it did not provide additional details, including whether the lander had reached its intended destination near the moon’s south pole. The company ended its live webcast soon after identifying a lone, weak signal ...

‘Little dark secret’: DEA agent on trial stands accused of taking $250K in bribes from Mafia

The Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y.—The way prosecutors tell it, Joseph Bongiovanni went to work for years with a “little dark secret.” Behind the veneer of a veteran U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent, they alleged, was a turncoat on the take from the Buffalo Mafia, offering an “umbrella of protection” that derailed investigations of his childhood friends, covered for a sex-trafficking strip club and even helped a connected high school English teacher keep his marijuana-growing side hustle. In a federal trial that began this month, prosecutors portrayed ...

Curry leads Warriors to 128-110 victory over LeBron-less Lakers

The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Stephen Curry started hitting big shots from the start and the Golden State Warriors dominated the Lakers without LeBron James, helping take at least some of the sting out of a double-overtime collapse when the California rivals met last month. Curry scored 32 points, hitting six 3-pointers, and had eight assists, leading the Warriors past the Lakers 128-110 on Thursday night as both teams returned for from the All-Star break. With the makeup of this Golden State roster, Curry has taken it upon himself to be more aggressive looking for his ...

Trump Is No Navalny, Biden Is No Putin

Donald Trump has been outrageously silent about the brutal murder of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. No, correct that. Silence would have been outrageous. Comparing himself to the slain hero is beyond outrageous. Trump, and his supporters, have had the audacity to compare Trump’s indictment by four grand juries to the imprisonment and death of the Russian who has dared to stand up to Vladmir Putin. How dumb do they think we are? How callous and short-sighted, how ignorant and cruel, are they? Trump is besotted with Putin. There was a time when conservatives were outspoken ...

James Biden tells GOP lawmakers Joe Biden had no involvement in the family’s business

The Associated Press WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden “never had any involvement” in the business dealings of other members of his family, his brother James Biden testified Wednesday when he appeared for a voluntary private interview on Capitol Hill as part of House Republicans’ impeachment inquiry. “I have had a 50-year career in a variety of business ventures. Joe Biden has never had any involvement or any direct or indirect financial interest in those activities,” the president’s younger brother said in a 10-page opening statement to lawmakers obtained by The ...

How the Kremlin weaponized Russian history, used it to justify war in Ukraine

Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia—Earlier this month, when Tucker Carlson asked Vladimir Putin about his reasons for invading Ukraine two years ago, Putin gave him a lecture on Russian history. The 71-year-old Russian leader spent more than 20 minutes showering a baffled Carlson with dates and names going back to the ninth century. Putin even gave him a folder caontaining what he said were copies of historical documents proving his points: that Ukrainians and Russians historically have always been one people, and that Ukraine’s sovereignty is merely an illegitimate holdover from ...