SpaceX halted rocket launch seconds before takeoff Sunday
SpaceX on Sunday called off a Falcon 9 rocket launch with 11 seconds remaining after the plane allegedly entered restricted airspace near the launch pad. A California exhibition scheduled to send Starlink satellites into orbit collapsed at the last moment when an aircraft entered the rocket's launch space. According to a broadcast on SpaceX's X […]
California bureaucrats halted Pacific Palisades fire-safety project to save endangered shrub
California environmental officials have halted a wildfire prevention project near the Pacific Palisades to protect endangered shrubs. This brings attention to the latest conflict between fire safety and conservation in California in the wake of the devastating outbreak of the Palisades Fire, the most devastating fire in Los Angeles history, which burned through the very […]
TN announces new execution method that could allow state to resume executions after last one halted in 2022
Tennessee officials on Friday announced a new way the state could resume executions after the previous one, scheduled for spring 2022, was abruptly halted, but executions won't resume immediately. This comes two and a half years after the state abruptly halted the execution of inmate Oscar Smith and admitted that corrections officials had not followed […]
U.S. Flights to Haiti Halted After Gangs Start Shooting Commercial Airliners
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Tuesday issued a notice banning all flights to Haiti for at least 30 days after three gunshots were fired at planes bound for the capital, Port-au-Prince. FAA issued American Airlines notified the National Aeronautics Authority (Northam) on Tuesday after confirming that one of its planes was struck by gunfire […]
Bipartisan group of Texas lawmakers demand convicted killer’s execution be halted
A bipartisan group of Texas lawmakers on Tuesday called on Republican Gov. Greg Abbott and the state's Board of Pardons and Paroles to halt the execution of a man convicted of killing his 2-year-old daughter in 2002. Robert Roberson is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection on Oct. 17. Prosecutors have argued that his […]
US Olympic figure skaters finally get gold medals after Russian doping scandal halted Beijing Olympics podium
More than two years after missing out on gold medals due to an opponent’s doping, the U.S. Olympic figure skating team has finally received its medals. Figure skaters from the United States and Japan stood on the podium at the Parc des Champions in Paris on Wednesday to accept the gold and silver medals they […]
Calls to Replace Biden Halted After Attempted Assassination of Trump
Calls for President Joe Biden to replace him have reportedly stalled following the near-assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump during a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday. The rally came after Biden was facing growing pressure from Democrats and donors to drop out of the presidential race following his performance at the June 27 presidential […]
GameStop shares plunge, halted during Roaring Kitty livestream
Shares of GameStop, the video game retailer and meme stock sensation, plummeted on Friday afternoon and were repeatedly curbed by a livestream from the investor behind the frenzy. GameStop shares fell more than 33% just after 12:45 p.m., 45 minutes after investor Keith Gill, known as Roaring Kitty, began his highly-anticipated live presentation on YouTube. […]
Boeing’s first astronaut flight halted at the last minute
A last-minute problem halted Saturday’s launch countdown for Boeing’s first astronaut flight. When the countdown stopped at 3 minutes and 50 seconds, two NASA astronauts were strapped into the company’s Starliner capsule, awaiting liftoff. NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore leave the astronaut quarters and say goodbye to friends and family on their way […]
Flights Halted As United Airlines Plane Catches Fire During Takeoff
A United Airlines plane bound for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport caught fire upon takeoff on Monday, causing authorities to suspend flights at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, Fox News reported. United Airlines Flight 2091 was forced to abort takeoff around 2 p.m. after one of its engines caught fire. according to According to Fox News, airport emergency […]