Apollo 10 commander and Space Race power broker Tom Stafford dead at 93
Thomas P. Stafford, a career astronaut, commander of the Apollo 10 space flight, and a central figure in the first U.S.-Soviet space partnership, died Monday. He was 93 years old. Mr. Stafford also led the “dress rehearsal” flight for Apollo 11’s moon landing, served on two Gemini flights, and was one of 20 people to […]
Blinken to return to Mideast to try once again to help broker hostage deal, cease-fire
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is making another emergency visit to the Middle East in an attempt to secure some hostages and salvage a cease-fire agreement. Blinken said the war was the fifth since Oct. 7, when the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas led Jewish forces in launching a surprise attack on Israel, killing more […]
NY real estate broker accused of charging sky-high fees to pay $260K
Gov. Cathy Hochul said Thursday that a Manhattan real estate agent accused of charging exorbitant finder's fees to tenants has agreed to pay $260,000 in fines and restitution under a settlement with the state. Announced. The newspaper first reported on the alleged fraud in August 2022, when a tenant was told that a City Wide […]