The quest to return rock samples from Mars to Earth to see if they contain traces of past life is going to go through a major overhaul. read more
Organisers of the Beijing half marathon are investigating allegations that three African athletes deliberately allowed China's star runner He Jie to win Sunday's race. Footage appeared, external to show Kenya's Robert Keter and Willy Mnangat and Ethiopia's Dejene Hailu pointing to the line and slowing down before waving past He, 25. read more
China's economy grew stronger than expected at the start of this year, partly thanks to robust factory activity. Gross domestic product grew by 5.3% in the first quarter from a year ago, according to the National Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday. That beat the estimate of 4.6% growth from a Reuters poll of economists. It also accelerated from the 5.2% growth in the previous three months. read more
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the movie set weapons handler who loaded a gun for actor Alec Baldwin before it fired and killed a cinematographer has been sentenced to 18 months in prison. The armourer, 26, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in March. She was found not guilty of a second charge - tampering with evidence - over the 2021 shooting of Halyna Hutchins on the set of Rust. The sentence Gutierrez-Reed received is the maximum possible.
The chair of the National Transportation Safety Board told several members of Congress Wednesday morning that her team remains in Baltimore investigating the Key Bridge collapse, and they are focusing on the electrical system of the Dali, the cargo ship that slammed into the bridge two weeks ago. "We have had the manufacturer of equipment in the engine room to look closely at the electrical power system. We're continuing to look at that. We've asked for additional assistance from the manufacturer who returned from overseas this week with experts to look at the circuit breakers," NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy told lawmakers. read more
I kind of wondered if that ship was seaworthy when it left the dock. They had reported power problems for a few days while in port.