SpaceX says its Starship, the world’s largest rocket, exploded Thursday, Jan. 16, shortly after taking off from Texas for its seventh launch. The company called the rocket’s break-up a “rapid unscheduled disassembly.” The company’s owner, Elon Musk, said their early indications suggest the unmanned rocket had a fuel leak. It caused Starship to fail and…

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis outlined several proposals for how the state can support incoming President Donald Trump’s immigration plan, which includes mass deportations. The proposals come just a few days after DeSantis announced his intention to call a special session to address illegal immigration. DeSantis proposed giving local and state law enforcement full authority to…

A New York state senator has re-introduced a bill requiring a criminal background check to purchase 3D printers capable of printing firearms. The goal is to block people who would be disqualified from buying a gun from also purchasing the means to produce one. The bill comes after law enforcement officials in New York raised…

A bill advancing in Montana’s House of Representatives would require transgender people to use public bathrooms that align with their sex assigned at birth rather than their gender identity. The measure passed 58-42 with unanimous Republican support and Democrat opposition. If approved, the bill would apply to public facilities, including schools, jails and prisons, mandating…

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, introduced a bill Thursday, Jan. 16, that would make one of President-elect Donald Trump’s major policy proposals a reality: the No Tax on Tips Act. Cruz reintroduced a bill similar to the one he proposed last July. This time, however, the bill has the support of Nevada’s two Democratic senators, making…

Justin Baldoni is suing Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds for defamation and extortion. He claims the “It Ends With Us” actress and her husband tried to smear him in the press. In this new lawsuit, Baldoni also references a previous suit he filed against The New York Times. He asserts that the newspaper’s article portrayed…

There were, of course, dozens of iconic home run calls in baseball’s history. But his appearances on the “Tonight Show with Johnny Carson,” as an actor in the sitcom, “Mr. Belvedere,” or in commercials for his hometown Miller Brewing, made Bob Uecker famous outside of baseball. His star turn as Cleveland Indians announcer Harry Doyle…

As the possibility of a TikTok ban looms, a surprising trend has emerged: a surge of interest in learning Mandarin. Google searches for “learn Mandarin” are skyrocketing, and language learning app Duolingo has reported a 216% increase in U.S. users starting Chinese lessons. This trend coincides with the Jan. 19 deadline for a potential TikTok…

With Russia’s economy teetering and its invasion of Ukraine nearing the three-year mark, China is capitalizing. The latest example is that four Chinese companies are buying a Russian coal mine that’s facing millions in tax debt and risking bankruptcy, according to the Russian state news agency Interfax. Russia’s effort to invade Ukraine has depleted its…

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced a major effort to address crime on the city’s subway system following a number of high-profile, violent incidents. Hochul said her office is deploying double the NYPD officers to patrol train stations beginning Monday, Jan. 20. “Last March, we had a big surge in crime. We started to…