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'We came back as best friends': Artemis II crew reflects on historic moon mission

NASA's Artemis II mission astronauts commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, mission specialist Christina Koch, and Canadian Space Agency's Jeremy Hansen appear at a press conference on April 16, 2026. (NASA)

(HOUSTON, Texas) -- Less than a week after returning from their historic 10-day, 694,481-mile journey to the moon and back, the Artemis II crew answered questions on Thursday about the...

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Researchers propose solutions to stop Venice from sinking

A seagull stands on the 16th-century Rialto Bridge over the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy, Monday, April 13, 2026. (Photo by Danil Shamkin/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

(VENICE, Italy) -- One of the world's most iconic cities could be heavily impacted by climate change and sea level rise in the coming years, leading researchers to search for solutions on how to protect it.

Venice, the historic Italia...

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Fine arts panel gives initial approval to Trump's 'triumphal arch' but asks for design revisions

Karoline Leavitt, White House press secretary, near an artist's rendering of President Donald Trump's planned Triumphal Arch during a news conference on April 15, 2026. (Mattie Neretin/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

(WASHINGTON) -- President Donald Trump's proposed 250-foot-tall "triumphal arch" at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was given initial approval on Thursday by the Commission of Fi...

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What does the US blockade of Iran shipping mean for gas prices?

Close-up of Chevron sign at a gas station, showing California gas prices, in Walnut Creek, California, April 8, 2025. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)

(NEW YORK) -- The United States continued to mount a naval blockade of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, exerting financial pressure on Tehran while at the same time choking off a source of oil amid a historic global ...

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Nancy Guthrie abduction: FBI analyzing DNA recovered from her home, sources say

In this May 4, 2015, file photo, Australian-born presenter, Savannah Guthrie poses alongside her mother Nancy Guthrie during a production break while hosting NBC's 'Today Show' live from Australia at Sydney Opera House in Sydney. (Don Arnold/WireImage via Getty Images, FILE)

The FBI recently received and is now analyzing potentially critical DNA recovered from theTucson, Arizona, home of Nancy ...

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Kennedy restores staffing at 9/11 health program ahead of Capitol Hill testimony

Robert Kennedy Jr. appears before the Senate Finance Committee at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on September 04, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

(WASHINGTON) -- Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. heads to Capitol Hill Thursday after restoring staffing at the World Trade Center Health Program, a move that could ease one of the most persistent point...

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Rhode Island News Summary

(Undated)  --  Here is the latest news: Police in Providence are continuing their search for four suspects who were involved in a home invasion. A Cumberland man has been sentenced to spend ...

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(Undated)  --  Here is the latest news: The Rhode Island Attorney General has determined several Providence police officers used necessary force on a man who died in 2021.  A homicide i...

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Rhode Island News Summary

(Undated)  --  Here is the latest news:  Cicilline will leave Congress on June 1st.  Poker returns to Bally's Twin River this week.  A Pawtucket man reported missing has ...

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