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Anna Menon, Scott Poteet, commander Jared Isaacman and Sarah Gillis, crew members of Polaris Dawn, a private human spaceflight mission, attend a press conference at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. August 19, 2024. Launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled for August 26. REUTERS/Joe Skipper

Tech billionaire pulls off first private spacewalk above Earth

Merit Street Media | Sep 12, 2024

Cape Canaveral, Fla. — A tech billionaire performed the first private spacewalk hundreds of miles above Earth on Thursday, a high-risk endeavor...

People hang a memorial U.S. national flag outside the New York Fire Department (FDNY) Engine Company and Ladder Company 10 near the 9/11 Memorial site, ahead of the 13th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, in New York, September 10, 2014. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

More FDNY first responders killed by Ground Zero toxins than those who died on 9/11

Annie Gimbel | Sep 11, 2024

REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun Pulitzer Prize Winner for Breaking News Photography

Israel releases video of Gaza tunnel with 'horrific conditions' where Hamas militants executed 6 hostages

Merit Street Media | Sep 10, 2024

Jerusalem — The Israeli military on Tuesday released video footage of a Gaza tunnel where it says six hostages were held and killed by Hamas. The...

Formula One F1 - British Grand Prix - Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Britain - July 7, 2024 Musician Brian May is seen ahead of the race REUTERS/Andrew Boyers

Brian May, Queen guitarist, says minor stroke left him temporarily unable to play guitar

Merit Street Media | Sep 04, 2024

London — Queen guitarist Brian May had a minor stroke last week that left him unable to control his left arm or play guitar, he said on Wednesday in...

China-linked 'Spamouflage' network mimics Americans online to sway US political debate

Merit Street Media | Sep 03, 2024

Washington — When he first emerged on social media, the user known as Harlan claimed to be a New Yorker and an Army veteran who supported Donald...

An Israeli soldier gestures while in a military vehicle, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, near the Israel-Gaza border, in Israel, June 23, 2024. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

Israeli airstrike kills Hamas militant Ahmed Fozi Wadia

Merit Street Media | Sep 03, 2024

Gaza City, Palestine — The Israeli military said it has killed a Hamas militant who appeared in a widely viewed video from Oct. 7, where he was seen...

Developing: Protests and Agony in Israel After Hamas Slaughters Six More Israeli Hostages

Protests in Israel after Hamas executes 6 more Israeli hostages

Merit Street Media | Sep 01, 2024

JERUSALEM — Grieving and angry Israelis surged into the streets Sunday night after six more hostages were found dead in Gaza, chanting “Now! Now!” as...

U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan meets Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China August 29, 2024. REUTERS/Trevor Hunnicutt

Chinese leader Xi Jinping meets US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan

Merit Street Media | Aug 29, 2024

Bejing — Chinese leader Xi Jinping met with U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan on Thursday as the latter wound up a three-day visit with...

FILE PHOTO: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is prepared for launch of Polaris Dawn, a private human spaceflight mission, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. August 26, 2024. REUTERS/Joe Skipper

FAA grounds SpaceX after rocket falls over in flames at landing

Annie Gimbel | Aug 28, 2024

Florida — SpaceX launches are on hold after a booster rocket toppled over in flames while landing Wednesday.

Sloth fever is spreading. What is it?

Merit Street Media | Aug 27, 2024

New York — More than 20 people returning to the U.S. from Cuba were infected with a virus transmitted by bugs in recent months, federal health...

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