The billionaire owners of Space X and Blue Origin have competing visions of a space-based future. Elon Musk wants a self-sustaining settlement on Mars as a backup for humanity in case the Earth gets destroyed. Jeff Bezos wants us to move heavy industry and all polluting industries to space to save Earth’s climate, and envisions…
A new biography by Baltimore author Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson puts fashion pioneer Claire McCardell back at the center of American style. “Claire McCardell: The Designer Who Set Women Free” says that the Frederick-born designer revolutionized women’s clothing from the 1930s through the 1950s. Her legacy is now highlighted alongside an exhibit at the Maryland Center…
The desperate plight of starving Gazans has captured the world’s attention. Children are dying of malnutrition. Over 1,000 Palestinians have been killed while attempting to receive aid. The United Nations World Food Program has found that one-third of Gaza’s roughly 2.1 million residents are not eating for multiple days in a row. More than 100…
Earlier this month, Elon Musk said he wanted to form a new political party. He’d been teasing the idea ever since clashing with President Donald Trump over his “big, beautiful bill,” which Musk accused of exploding the deficit. In June, Musk ran a poll on X asking users whether it was “time to create a…
Crown Prince, PM meet UK FM • Three agreements signed • Close cooperation hailed KUWAIT: HH the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah received at Seif Palace on Sunday UK Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs David Lammy during his official visit to Kuwait. The meeting was attended by Kuwaiti Minister of…
The Alzheimer’s Disease & Dementia Research Center will host its second annual health fair focused on Alzheimer’s disease and dementia awareness and prevention on June 21. The fair is a collaborative project with USU faculty who have expertise in psychology, aging, neuroscience, nutrition, caregiving and more. The event, which is open to the public, will…
Trump has said on Truth Social that the deal with the UK is “a full and comprehensive one”. He wrote it would “cement the relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom for many years to come”. The US president added: “Because of our long-time history and allegiance together, it is a great honour…