The founder of ISpace said they “have to assume” the lunar lander failed just before it was to have landed on the moon Tuesday.
Author: Claire Thornton, USA TODAY
Barbie releases new doll with Down syndrome in new lineup of inclusive figures
Mattel describes the lineup as an “inclusive range” of dolls “designed to reflect the world kids see today.”
Family sues cruise company for letting man’s corpse decompose in drink cooler for 6 days
On the Caribbean cruise, the man’s corpse was never stored at a temperature necessary for keeping dead bodies from decomposing, court documents say.
Global rice shortage possible in 2023, prices are expected to remain high, analysts say
The world could see the biggest rice shortage in decades as flooding in parts of China and Pakistan caused production of rice to drop.
India will overtake China as the world’s most populous country this year, UN says
India will have about 2.9 million people more than China sometime in the middle of this year, a new U.N. report shows.
Privately owned lions, tigers could be confiscated if not registered under Big Cat law Carole Baskin touted
Big cats could be confiscated by the U.S. government later this summer if their owners don’t register them by a June deadline.
PBS says it’s leaving Twitter over ‘government-funded’ label, joining NPR in abandoning the platform
Twitter’s “simplistic” label spreads inaccurate information about where PBS gets most of its funding, a spokesperson told USA TODAY.
Meet Bayley, the mini sheepadoodle who looks like a real-life version of Charlie Brown’s dog Snoopy
Bayley’s floppy black ears, big button nose and the size and shape of her head appear to perfectly match Snoopy, the cartoon character from Peanuts.
Florida executes ‘ninja killer’ Louis Bernard Gaskin for couple’s 1989 death
Louis Bernard Gaskin, 56, was dubbed the “ninja killer” because he wore all-black ninja clothing during the murders.
South Carolina beach mass shooting injures 6 on local high schools’ senior skip day
Students from multiple local high schools had converged on the beach as part of a senior ‘skip’ day celebration, police said.