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More than half a century after NASA’s final Apollo mission, astronauts prepared Wednesday to return to the moon, but this time, they will not land. Instead, four crew members aboard Artemis II will fly past the moon on a 10-day mission, traveling farther into space than any humans since the Apollo era. The mission is designed as a crewed lunar flyby, a critical test of NASA’s deep-space systems before attempting future landings, according to NASA. Launched aboard the Space Launch System rocket, the Orion spacecraft will first enter Earth's orbit before following a precise path known as a "free-return" trajectory. NASA BEGINS INFRASTRUCTURE OVERHAUL UNDER ISAACMAN AS TRUMP PUSHES AMBITIOUS SPACE EXPLORATION GOALS Scientists said the route uses the combined gravitational forces of Earth and the moon to carry the spacecraft around the far side of the moon and safely back home without requiring major course corrections. Artemis II will mark the first time astronauts ...

Authorities on Tuesday reportedly apprehended the Michigan woman who went viral after wriggling her way through a police cruiser window while still handcuffed in a daring getaway, according to local outlets.  The shocking breakout unfolded Saturday in a Muskegon Heights parking lot as police were attending to the suspect’s vehicle, apparently unaware of the lightning-fast escape that unfolded beside them.  The wild video, captured by a witness, shows the woman sticking her torso out of a partially opened cruiser window, lowering herself to the ground one leg at a time, and then bolting while still handcuffed. The Muskegon County Prosecutor's Office identified the detainee as 38-year-old Kendra Aney, who was back in custody Tuesday morning, Fox 2 Detroit reported . ‘SLENDER MAN’ STABBER’S ESCAPE PROVES SHE ‘SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN RELEASED,’ EXPERT SAYS According to the Muskegon Heights Police Department (MHPD), Aney had an outstanding parole violation warrant. She was t...

CNN commentator S.E. Cupp warned on Monday that California Gov. Gavin Newsom is not the hero the Democratic Party needs. A panel on "CNN Table for Five" discussed President Donald Trump’s recent comments about Newsom when he argued that the Democrat's struggle with dyslexia makes him unqualified for the presidency.  "That's how crazy it's gotten with a low-IQ person, you know, because Gavin Newsom has admitted… that he has learning disabilities," Trump said. "Honestly, I'm all for people with learning disabilities. But not for my president… I think a president should not have learning disabilities." Newsom, who is widely believed to have White House ambitions, has spoken about his dyslexia, a neurologically-based learning disability that makes it difficult to read. NEWSOM CALLS HARRIS RIVALRY CLAIMS 'PREPOSTEROUS' DESPITE THE 'SHOT' FIRED AT HIM IN HER BOOK Cupp, however, argued that while Newsom has a flawed record, ...

Ukraine is scrambling to recover thousands of children taken by Russia, and Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska is crediting Melania Trump for helping spotlight the effort. "The community that has been created by the first lady, Melania Trump, is very important," Zelenska said in a special interview on "The Sunday Briefing." "I'm very grateful to her for getting involved in this," she added later, her words translated from Ukrainian. "She deeply understands how important this subject is, and I am sure that her involvement is very helpful, because her advocacy attracts attention." MELANIA TRUMP DECLARES 'THE MOMENT IS NOW' FOR NEW GLOBAL CHILDREN'S INITIATIVE AT UN Zelenska said the effort to bring the children home depends on a growing coalition of countries working together to identify their whereabouts and pressure Russia to return them . So far, about 2,000 children have been brought back to Ukraine, but she warned the cu...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is turning battlefield innovation into bargaining power, offering its anti-drone systems to Middle Eastern allies , while seeking more air-defense support as the war with Russia drags into its fourth year. Zelenskyy met Friday in Abu Dhabi with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, where the two discussed an agreement in which Ukraine would provide its cutting-edge counter-drone technology in exchange for ballistic missile support and financial aid. In a wide-ranging interview with Fox News following the meeting, Zelenskyy detailed how Ukraine’s battlefield innovations, namely its anti-Russian drone systems, are influencing defense partnerships worldwide. ZELENSKYY ANNOUNCES NEXT ROUND OF TALKS WITH US, RUSSIA AS UKRAINE AIMS FOR 'REAL AND DIGNIFIED END TO THE WAR "We have, for example, drone interceptors , we have [a] system of electronic warfare and a lot of things — All these jointly work in one sy...

Large, palm-sized spiders are spinning massive golden webs across porches and power lines, and, according to experts, they’re here to stay. The Joro spider, which has a leg span up to 4 inches and markings of neon yellow, blue-black and red, was first recorded in Georgia in 2013. Since its arrival — likely as a hitchhiker on a shipping container or an airplane from Asia, experts say — the arachnid has been steadily marching north.  DOZENS SICKENED AS POTENTIALLY DEADLY FUNGUS SPREADS IN SOUTHERN STATE The spiders have so far been spotted in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.  They are expected to spread throughout eastern North America, at least as far north as Pennsylvania and possibly further in warmer, coastal areas, according to Penn State. To travel, the spider uses a technique called "ballooning," in which hatchlings release fine silk threads that catch air currents and carry them over long distances. Ian Williams, an entomologist with Orkin...