NEW YORK — When household batteries die, it's hard to know what to do with them. So they get shoved into a junk drawer or sheepishly thrown into the trash. But dead batteries aren't quite finished. They can leak heavy metals like cadmium and nickel into soil and water once they reach the ...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA aims to send astronauts to the moon in March after acing the latest rocket fueling test. Officials announced the decision Friday, two weeks ahead of the first targeted launch opportunity on March 6. "This is really getting real, and it's time to get serious and ...
NASA's new boss blasted Boeing and the space agency Thursday for Starliner's botched flight that left two astronauts stuck for months at the International Space Station. Administrator Jared Isaacman said poor leadership and decision-making at Boeing led to Starliner's troubles. He also blamed ...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Thousands of Black soldiers performed the backbreaking work of transforming rough-hewn wilderness in extreme weather swings during World War II to help build the first road link between Alaska and the Lower 48. The work of the segregated Black soldiers is credited with ...
NEW YORK — If you're looking for someone to debate the new "Wuthering Heights" movie with, you might want to start with Lucasta Miller. She's a British author, editor and critic who has published an acclaimed study of the Brontë sisters and wrote the preface for the Penguin Classics edition ...
MILAN — Olympic hockey knows all about big hits. That now includes " Heated Rivalry " a gay hockey romance TV series in which two players from opposing teams carry out a secret, long-term relationship. The steamy connection between the characters — Canadian Shane Hollander and Russian ...