Gwen’s stories for Tuesday, October 26 include: Hertz announced it will purchase 100,000 Tesla Model 3 vehicles to add to its rental car fleet, driving Tesla’s market value over $1 trillion. Flooding and heavy rain hit the east coast with the arrival of a Nor’easter. Thousands lost power from New Jersey to Maine. Princess Mako, the niece…

In possibly the most significant demonstration of North Korea’s military might since President Joe Biden took office, the North fired at least one ballistic missile Tuesday. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missile was likely launched via submarine from waters near the eastern port of Sinpo. The South Korean military did not say whether the…

A professor at Princeton University was announced Tuesday as one of three people to win the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics for their work on climate change. The video above shows the announcement, as well as reaction from all three winners. Syukuro Manabe, originally from Japan, joined Klaus Hasselmann of Germany and Giorgio Parisi of Italy…

Here’s the latest COVID-19 news for Tuesday. Pfizer announced it had submitted research data to the Food and Drug Administration for emergency use approval to vaccinate kids 5-11 years old. One the same day, Japan announced its State of Emergency would end this week. Pfizer reported the results of the new vaccine data last week.…

In an escalation to a North Korean missile test earlier this week, both North and South Korea test-fired ballistic missiles hours apart from each other Wednesday. The video above shows South Korea’s missile launch. North Korea fired first, according to South Korean and Japanese militaries. The two missile flew 500 miles before landing in the…

The North Korea state-run Korean Central News Agency reported Monday the country had successfully tested new long-range missiles over the weekend. The agency said the missiles can hit targets 930 miles away. This is the first known testing of nuclear missiles North Korea has conducted in months. The country ended a yearlong pause in ballistic…

Prescription drugs, which can be more than twice as expensive in the United States as in other Western countries, cost the average American nearly $1200 per year. Matthew Fiedler, a research fellow at the Brookings Institute, said several factors drive up prescription drug costs in America.  It’s a Classic Monopoly  New name-brand drugs are more…

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, or North Korea as it is commonly known, may have restarted a nuclear reactor that many believe is used to make plutonium for nuclear weapons.  That’s according to a recently released report from the International Atomic Energy Agency. The IAEA is considered the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog. According to…

8/3 UPDATE: In her return to competition, United States star gymnasts Simone Biles took the bronze in the balance beam final. Fellow American and all-around gold medalist Sunisa Lee took fifth. On the same day United States star gymnast Simone Biles announced she will compete in the balance beam final, Jade Carey became the second…

7/28 UPDATE: In a statement released early Wednesday morning, USA gymnastics announced star gymnast Simone Biles has withdrawn from the final individual all-around competition. —————————————————————————————————————————————————— Ariake Gymnastics Centre, Tokyo, Japan – July 27, 2021. Simone Biles of the United States in action on the vault. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson Ariake Tennis Park – Tokyo, Japan – July…