This article was originally published at The Conversation. (opens in new tab) The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights (opens in new tab). Alice Gor… [+7599 chars]
Robert Rafelson was born on Feb. 21, 1933, in New York City. His father was a hat manufacturer who expected his sons to enter the family business. But Mr. Rafelson found inspiration in his uncle, the… [+1800 chars]
Jordan Peeles Nope opened in theaters this weekend and pretty easily won the top spot at the box office, solidifying Peeles status as the greatest horror director of all time (were being facetious on… [+1645 chars]
(CNN)Pope Francis departed Rome on Sunday for a week-long trip to Edmonton, Canada, where he's set to apologize for the Catholic Church's role in the abuse of Canadian Indigenous children in resident… [+2274 chars]
Houston Texans rookie wide receiver John Metchie III announced Sunday that he has been diagnosed with a form of leukemia and likely will not play this season. "Recently I was diagnosed with APL (Acu… [+848 chars]
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) Russian missiles hit Ukraines Black Sea port of Odesa just hours after Moscow and Kyiv signed deals to allow grain exports to resume from there. Ukraines Foreign Ministry denounced… [+6717 chars]
The deadly heat wave scorching much of the US will continue Sunday, when the Northeast and mid-South regions are likely to be suffocated by temperatures that feel as hot as 105degrees. More than 90 … [+5158 chars]
Comment on this story A volcano in western Japan erupted on Sunday evening, sending a large plume of black smoke into the sky and spewing rocks. The volcano, named Sakurajima, is located on the sou… [+1215 chars]
During his trip to Africa, Sergey V. Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, is expected to try to paint Russia as the continents faithful ally.Credit...Byambasuren Byamba-Ochir/EPA, via Shutterstock … [+5989 chars]
TOKYO (AP) Dozens of people have evacuated two towns on Japans main southern island of Kyushu where a volcano spewed ash and large rocks into the nighttime sky. Large rocks fell as far as 2.5 kilom… [+1907 chars]
Ortiz is just the fourth player born in the Dominican Republic to be elected to the Hall of Fame. He joins Juan Marichal (1983), fellow Red Sox legend (and close friend) Pedro Martinez (2015), and Vl… [+20849 chars]
David Ortiz, who rose to prominence as the designated hitter of the Boston Red Sox, was officially welcomed into the Hall of Fame on Sunday as part of this year's induction ceremony in Cooperstown, N… [+1541 chars]
