Updated 8 p.m. Eastern with comments by Beyer and Bridenstine. WASHINGTON — The White House announced April 16 it will nominate former astronaut Pam Melroy to be NASA’s deputy administrator. Melroy’s nomination was one of eight the White House announced to fill positions across the government. The position will require confirmation by the Senate. Melroy
For a long time, Sony and Bose competed to produce the best premium wireless over-ear headphones with active noise cancellation. With the excellent WH-1000XM4 headphones, Sony finally took the lead in the race. The Sony WH-1000XM4 offers a wholesome all-round experience when it comes to design, sound quality, active noise cancellation, and battery life, and
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamanei speaks during a televised address in Tehran, Iran on March 21, 2021. Anadolu Agency | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images As Iran boosts uranium enrichment to 60%, a short jump to military grade at 90%, world powers are trying to coax the Islamic Republic to take a pause. Meetings
Several of the statues Michael Jackson had at his Neverland Ranch are up for grabs — but it’s a package deal only, and likely requires a collector who can appreciate the art separate from its history. Noble Art Lovers tells TMZ … a private collector has 28 pieces from the singer’s notorious California property —
In this article AMZN People protest in support of the unionizing efforts of the Alabama Amazon workers, in Los Angeles, California, March 22, 2021. Lucy Nicholson | Reuters Amazon last week soundly defeated a union drive at one of its Alabama warehouses, a major win for the e-commerce giant which has long fought unionization attempts
Adult Swim always has some interesting programming. They’ve dabbled in live-action, but their main market is adult animation. Birdgirl, a spinoff of a Hanna-Barbera character, is a wonderful new venture for Adult Swim. The show follows Judy Ken Sebben (AKA Birdgirl) as she juggles inheriting her father’s (Birdman’s) company, Sebben & Sebben while being a
Bulging waves: artist’s impression of the gravitational waves given off by the merger of two supermassive black holes. ESA’s LISA space mission may be able to detect evidence of tidal distortions in black-hole mergers. (Courtesy: ESA) Some spinning binary black holes can tidally deform as they merge together – according to new calculations by Alexandre
MoMo Productions Parents may soon start getting monthly payments from the IRS, due to a recent change to the child tax credit. IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig said Tuesday that the agency was on track to start issuing that aid in July. Here’s what taxpayers need to know about the tax credit and income stream. Child
by Trevor Kimball, April 15, 2021 Ray’s story is coming to a close. FX has announced that season three of the Mr Inbetween TV series will launch on Tuesday, May 25th. There will be nine episodes this time around and those will wrap up the series. A fourth season isn’t planned. A gritty comedy-drama series
The clean living craze isn’t stopping at corporate America. The trend has now seeped into the exchange-traded fund market, where Amplify ETFs — the firm behind popular thematic funds such as the Amplify Seymour Cannabis ETF (CNBS) and the Amplify Transformational Data Sharing ETF (BLOK) — has now filed for an ETF focused on clean
SATURDAY AM UPDATE: Refresh for more analysis With no new wide releases, and New Line’s Mortal Kombat pushed to next weekend, Warner Bros./Legendary’s Godzilla vs. Kong is still in charge with $2.075M on Friday, -47% from a week ago, at 3,001 theaters and a current running total of $74.9M. The three-day is expected to be $7.1M, -49% with
TAMPA, Fla. — Private investors deployed another $1.9 billion in SpaceX, OneWeb and other space infrastructure companies in the first three months of 2021, according to data from New York-based Space Capital. The company, which invests in early-stage ventures in addition to providing market intelligence, includes rocket and satellite builders in how it defines space
Vivo V21 launch in Malaysia is scheduled for April 27, the company revealed through a tweet. The series is said to include the Vivo V21 (in both 4G and 5G variants) and the Vivo V21e. A report also claims that the V21 series could launch in India on the same day as well, though Vivo
In this article HWIN Your Hometown Deli in Paulsboro, N.J. Google Earth A now-disbarred lawyer who pleaded guilty to federal crimes related to shell company scams is listed as an attorney in early financial documents filed by a New Jersey firm whose stock valuation has risen as high as $100 million or more despite owning
News Apple Music, in Contrast With Rival Spotify, Says It Pays a Penny-Per-Stream Average Apple also asserts a commitment to paying independent labels the same rate as majors in a memo sent to artists By Noah Yoo April 16, 2021 Facebook Twitter Apple Music, April 2019 (Chesnot/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Apple Music has issued a
Peloton Co-Founder and CEO John Foley speaks during the TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2018 at Moscone Center on September 6, 2018 in San Francisco. Kimberly White | Getty Images The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on Saturday said consumers should stop using the Tread+ treadmill from exercise equipment maker Peloton if small children or pets are
It’s finally time for another Matchmaker Mysteries movie! To celebrate Matchmaker Mysteries: The Art of the Kill, we jumped on the phone with Danica McKellar to talk about the latest installment. Needless to say, she’s thrilled to share Sunday’s movie with you. “Yes, indeed, finally!” she laughed. “It’s interesting. We’ve done one a year, basically,
In this article RUN SPG PNC Shoppers walk through the King of Prussia mall in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Jennah Moon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Sunrun — The solar stock popped 10% after Simmons Energy, a division of Piper Sandler, upgraded the stock to overweight