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NASA’s Perseverance rover set for dramatic Mars landing. Its mission? Find signs of life.

Mars expects to greet Perseverance, NASA’s six-wheeled robotic explorer, Thursday afternoon, but only after a dramatic landing attempt.

     

5 questions that need answers at the GameStop hearing

Congressional hearings often involve a lot of grandstanding. But as the House Financial Services Committee prepares to grill major players in the GameStop saga that shocked investors last month, there are still some big questions that need answers.

White House unveils Biden’s immigration bill, including an eight-year path to citizenship

President Joe Biden’s immigration legislation includes pathway to citizenship for nearly 11 million immigrants living in the U.S. without legal status

     

Nashville’s smoldering R&B scene where Jimi Hendrix ‘learned to play’ was invisible to Music City

Nashville’s R&B clubs on Jefferson Street helped launch stars including Little Richard and Jimi Hendrix, but they were largely invisible in Music City

     

Analysis: How Facebook ‘unfriended’ Australia while Google came out on top

Facebook and Google are taking vastly different approaches to an escalating battle in Australia that could reset the relationship between tech and media.

Opinion: Time is running out for Serena Williams to win Grand Slam No. 24 — and she knows it

The emotion shown by Serena Williams after her Australian Open loss to Naomi Osaka is a sign she knows time is running out to win Grand Slam No. 24

     

Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City implodes with help from dynamite

Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City came tumbling down on February 17.

     

‘Populism’ isn’t conservative. It’s crazy.

Elevating gratitude over grievance can empower individuals to change themselves, their circumstances and society at large, while the focus on all-powerful cabals generates fear, frustration and helplessness.

     

Analysis: Could this be the return of earmarks?

John Murtha airport is one of those destinations where your plane seems to trundle for hours over miles of taxiways before reaching the terminal. Its powerful radar, vast concrete apron, tall control tower and big jet runways all impress, remnants of a…

James ‘Whitey’ Bulger’s former rogue FBI informant handler John Connolly granted conditional medical release from prison

The former rogue FBI informant handler for mob boss James “Whitey” Bulger will be released from a Florida prison on a conditional medical release, a spokesman for the Florida Commission on Offender Review told CNN.

Krispy Kreme offers free ‘Mars doughnut’ for NASA’s red planet rover landing

Krispy Kreme is commemorating the Mars landing of NASA’s Perseverance Rover with the special Mars donut. It’s only available Thursday, Feb. 18.
     

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