SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Soars to History on 2nd Try
Space Exploration Technologies, the first company aiming to reach the International Space Station, got off to a rocking start early Tuesday with the launch of its Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
AP: The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously today that twins born to a man’s surviving wife via artificial insemination after his death cannot get Social Security survivor benefits.
Robin Gibb, Bee Gees Co-Founder, Dead at 62
Via Rolling Stone.
Photo: Robin Gibb performs in Rotterdam, Netherlands in 1991. (Rob Verhorst/Redferns)
Report: Marijuana use grows, cocaine falls among men arrested in 10 US cities
MSNBC.com reports more than 60% of men arrested in 10 US cities in 2011 for crimes ranging from misdemeanors to felonies tested positive for at least 1 illicit drug, according to a federal drug-monitoring program’s annual report.
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich officially ended his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination on Wednesday.
Despite hitting bumps in the road, it wasn’t too long ago that Gingrich vowed to continue his campaign all the way to the Republican convention in Tampa in August. On Tuesday, he released a web video addressing his decision to abandon his presidential operation.
This is a developing story… More information to come…
Junior Seau dead, TMZ reports: Authorities are investigating the 43-year-old former NFL star’s death, which was a shooting that may have been self-inflicted. Details still coming in. We’ll keep an eye out.
EDIT: Here’s a local news report on the shooting. According to San Diego’s 10News, a witness reportedly heard about Seau’s death from police.
- seven the number of cities in which the Medicare fraud raids took place
- 100+ the number of people charged in the raids, including doctors
- $450M the amount the fraud schemes allegedly cost the government source
» The biggest takedown of its kind: Today, raids took place in Miami,…
The Sydney Morning Herald reports that Australian billionaire mining magnate Clive Palmer has unveiled plans to build the Titanic II.
Palmer said his new company Blue Star Line Pty Ltd had commissioned the state-owned Chinese company CSC Jinling Shipyard to build a near replica of the ill-fated Titanic in China. The cost is unknown.
The ship’s maiden voyage from England to North America is scheduled for late 2016.
Photo: The Titanic (The Associated Press)
“America’s Oldest Teenager” - Dick Clark began his radio and television career in 1952 when he became the regular substitute host of “Bob Horn’s Bandstand” on WFIL in Philadelphia. In 1956, he became the full-time host. A year later, ABC picked up the show and changed the name to “American Bandstand.”
Clark died earlier today at age 82. (Photo by NBC. More photos.)
Breaking News: Famed TV producer Dick Clark dies of a heart attack at age 82, reports TMZ. (AP photo via ABC)
Live Tracking: Watch the Tornado Outbreak on Radar
A dangerous tornado outbreak is set to unfold across portions of Kansas and Oklahoma later today. Follow the storms on radar to stay alert of the situation.
The rocket failed as soon as one minute after launch.
