NASA Astronauts Embark on Return Trip to Earth
Two NASA astronauts, who have been stationed on the International Space Station since last June, have started their return journey to Earth on a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore were initially on an eight-day mission, which extended to nine months due to technical problems with their Boeing Starliner capsule. Their trip back is expected to take nearly 17 hours.
In other news, Canada's new Prime Minister met with King Charles at Buckingham Palace before discussions with UK Prime Minister Starmer. Historical records note that on August 30, 1892, a cargo ship was split in two by severe weather, sinking to the depths of Lake Superior. A Democrat and a Republican clashed when the latter referred to the only transgender member of the US Congress as "Mr. McBride."
Mahmoud Khalil, a permanent resident of the US, was detained for his involvement in last year's pro-Palestinian demonstrations on campus. An EF-2 tornado, with winds reaching up to 115 mph, carved a path about 4 miles long. Dashcam video captured the moment a wooden board flew from a pickup truck and shattered a car's windshield.
A resident of the capital remarked, "You can dig up concrete but you cannot erase history." An analysis reflects on the president's shifting confidence in the US stock market's performance. Canadians have identified climate change, the economy, and the US under Trump as key issues.
Doug Ford announced a 25% electricity surcharge impacting 1.5 million homes and businesses in Minnesota, Michigan, and New York. Mark Carney has been elected as Canada's new prime minister and leader of the Liberal Party, expressing concerns about threats from Washington to Canada's way of life.
A US Coast Guard rescue swimmer was lowered to save a woman as rising waters surrounded her vehicle. The Canadian prime minister became emotional during one of his last press conferences as the country's leader. A powerful winter storm has struck parts of the US Midwest with strong winds and heavy snowfall.
The eighth test flight of Elon Musk's private space company's Starship successfully recovered the rocket booster. Green and fellow Democrats sang after the House voted to censure a Texas congressman for disrupting a speech about Trump. Three individuals narrowly avoided injury when a tree fell onto a sidewalk in Brooklyn, New York.
New footage shows Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost achieving the second-ever commercial moon landing. Tornadoes caused significant damage in Oklahoma neighborhoods as part of a severe weather outbreak in the state.