An asteroid nine times the size of a cruise ship is dropping by Earth on Friday, and it’s not coming alone. Asteroid 1998 QE2 will be about 3.6 million miles from our planet at its closest approach.
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2 Years Added To Expected Life Of Medicare Trust Fund
“The trust fund that finances Medicare’s hospital insurance coverage will remain solvent until 2026, two years beyond what was projected in last year’s report,” the program’s trustees reported Friday.
New Discovery Knocks ‘Oldest Bird’ Off Its Perch
Move over Archaeopteryx, an older bird just landed on the evolutionary tree.
FBI Pick Is A Republican With Deep Roots In Law Enforcement
“Name any high office in federal law enforcement … odds are Jim Comey’s had it over the years.”
Soldier Accused In Afghan Shooting Rampage To Plead Guilty
Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, charged with the murder of 16 Afghan villagers in one of the worst atrocities of the American-led war in that country, will plead guilty as part of a deal to avoid the death penalty, his attorney told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
UPDATE: Russian Missiles ‘Months Away’ From Delivery To Syria
Syrian President Bashar Assad has told Al-Manar TV, a channel owned by Lebanon’s Hezbollah, that the first shipment of Russian S-300 anti-aircraft missiles has arrived in Syria
For Ailing Vets In Rural Areas, Telemedicine Can Be The Cure
“Telemedicine” happens over a secure computer connection between the big VA hospital in Anchorage and hundreds of small clinics across Alaska.
Moms Are Now Primary Breadwinners In 40 Percent Of Homes
“A record 40 percent of all households with children under the age of 18 include mothers who are either the sole or primary source of income for the family,” the Pew Research Center reported Wednesday
6 Stories To Mark 60 Years Since First Summit Of Everest
On this, the 60th anniversary of the first successful summit of the world’s tallest mountain, there’s plenty of news about Mount Everest. Here are six stories we found interesting:
Supreme Court Declines Review Of Planned Parenthood Case
In the first Planned Parenthood defunding case to reach the U.S. Supreme Court, the justices have refused to disturb a lower court decision that barred Indiana from stripping Medicaid payments to the organization.