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China’s Xi vows support for North Korea’s Kim in rare Pyongyang visit

3 weeks ago07 mins

June 8, 2026, 8:47 a.m. ET China will not swerve from its commitment to safeguarding common interests with North Korea or waver in its support for Kim Jong Un, President Xi Jinping told Pyongyang’s leader on Monday, June 8 during a rare summit. The neighbours should strengthen strategic ties and firmly protect their sovereignty, security, and development interests, Xi told Kim, an official Chinese summary of the meeting showed,…

See fireworks from space in dazzling video of Lunar New Year celebration

4 months ago07 mins

Feb. 19, 2026, 12:59 p.m. ET The fireworks were part of the Lunar New Year festivities celebrating the Year of the Horse. Astronaut Chris Williams shared the video on social media from 260 miles above Earth. “I was fortunate to be looking out of the Cupola while we were passing over Beijing, and saw the…

Starship, SpaceX rocket launched in Texas, inspired clones in CHina

5 months ago010 mins

Jan. 23, 2026, 11:52 a.m. CT SpaceX’s Starship, the world’s largest rocket, is intended to transport NASA astronauts to the moon and eventually humans to Mars. Multiple Chinese companies and the country’s state space program have unveiled rocket designs that appear to mimic SpaceX’s Starship. SpaceX is developing a new version of Starship and could…

Startups in China appear to be working on clones of SpaceX Starship

5 months ago010 mins

Updated Jan. 23, 2026, 12:05 p.m. ET SpaceX’s Starship, the world’s largest rocket, has inspired several Chinese companies to develop similar spacecraft designs. NASA plans to use Starship for its Artemis program to land astronauts on the moon, while Elon Musk aims to use it for Mars travel. Despite its ambitious goals, SpaceX’s Starship has…

Winter storm warning issued for most of northwest, central Wisconsin

Cs news7 months ago08 mins

Updated Dec. 9, 2025, 9:15 a.m. CT More than 20 Wisconsin counties are under a winter storm warning Tuesday, Dec. 9 with as much as eight inches of snow expected in some areas. As of 8 a.m. Tuesday, the National Weather Service offices in Duluth, Minnesota and Green Bay have issued winter storm warnings across most…

Technology

How much is a ticket for being on your phone while driving in Florida?

Cs news7 months ago06 mins

Talking on a cell phone is allowed only if it is done in a hands-free manner. A first-time texting and driving offense is a non-moving violation with a base fine of $30. The National Safety Council reported in 2024 that approximately 1.6 million crashes are caused annually by drivers using cell phones and texting. Most Floridians know…

Finance

Why were stocks down today? Dow whipsaws after NVDA, WMT earnings

Cs news7 months ago07 mins

U.S. stocks whipsawed, with the blue-chip Dow swinging through 1,000 points, before closing lower. Bolstered by strong earnings from artificial intelligence chip giant Nvidia and discount retailer Walmart, stocks opened higher and the Dow climbed 700 points. However, stocks slowly started losing ground after the delayed September jobs report appeared to dash hopes for another…

Celebrity

How did Diane Ladd die? Laura Dern mom died of respiratory failure

Cs news7 months ago04 mins

A cause of death has been released for Diane Ladd, the Oscar-nominated actress and mother of fellow actress Laura Dern. Ladd, who was 89 at the time of her Nov. 3 death, died of “acute on chronic hypoxic respiratory failure,” according to a death certificate obtained by People magazine. According to the Cleveland Clinic, respiratory…

Celebrity

Melissa Gilbert slams ‘Little House’ age difference with Dean Butler

Cs news7 months ago06 mins

Melissa Gilbert is looking back on “Little House on the Prairie” with a new lens after 50 years. The 61-year-old actress, who played Laura Ingalls Wilder on all nine seasons of the NBC show from 1974 to 1983, took to Instagram on Nov. 15 to reflect on how the eight-year age difference between herself and…

China News

3 Chinese astronauts stranded by space debris return to Earth

Cs news8 months ago06 mins

Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth after being stranded for nine days on the Tiangong space station. Their original return vehicle, the Shenzhou-20 spacecraft, was damaged by space debris, rendering it unsafe. The crew used the Shenzhou-21 spacecraft, which had brought their replacements, to land safely in northern China. Three Chinese astronauts have returned to…