The Pic of the Day: US and Russian astronauts land in Siberia after returning from the ISS

The Pic of the Day: US and Russian astronauts land in Siberia after returning from the ISS

A Russian Soyuz MS-08 space capsule lands about 150 km (80 miles) south-east of the Kazakh town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018. The space capsule, with three men onboard, safely landed in a barren steppe in Kazakhstan after a six-month mission aboard the International Space Station. Per NASA: “Three crew members who have been […]

The Pic of the Day: Families in Indonesia recover after a tsunami and an earthquake

The Pic of the Day: Families in Indonesia recover after a tsunami and an earthquake

Residents take a bath amid remains of toppled homes and structures in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia on Friday, Oct. 5, 2018.  As the sun slipped behind the mountains and a gentle breeze blew onshore, hundreds of people gathered on an Indonesian beach Friday to chant a Muslim prayer and remember those they lost one week […]

The Pentagon’s revenge: $330m for Taiwan defense

The Pentagon’s revenge: $330m for Taiwan defense

As though China needed another excuse to hate the US, it came September 25, when the US State Department proposed to fund $330m worth of military parts for Taiwan’s army. China, by the way, considers Taiwan its territory. What happened? The US has periodically gifted small military parts to Taipei, Taiwan’s capital. George W. Bush […]

The Pic of the Day: Moving toward peace on the Korean peninsula

The Pic of the Day: Moving toward peace on the Korean peninsula

In this image made from video provided by Korea Broadcasting System (KBS), South Korean President Moon Jae-in, left, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un pose after a historic summit in Pyongyang, North Korea Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018.   Korea Broadcasting System via AP   Learn more about this historic meeting between North and South […]

National debt affects the military, here’s how it will affect you too

National debt affects the military, here’s how it will affect you too

The United States may soon spend more on interest than it does on military, Medicaid, or children’s programs, according to a report by the Congressional Budget Office, September, 25. Here’s what that means for you The Trump Administration has achieved many firsts. One of these is that for the first time in the nation’s history, […]

The Pic of the Day: Polish group reenacts Nazi invasion near Warsaw

The Pic of the Day: Polish group reenacts Nazi invasion near Warsaw

A historical re-enactment of a World War II battle shows the Sept. 1939 Nazi invasion with German tanks on Polish troops near the village of Lomianki, close to Warsaw, Poland, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. Outnumbered Polish troops lost the battle in 1939 and German forces took control of Warsaw.   AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski   See […]

The Pic of the Day: Capitol Hill Police move protestors back during Kavanaugh hearings

The Pic of the Day: Capitol Hill Police move protestors back during Kavanaugh hearings

Capitol Hill Police move the crowd back as protesters speak out against Judge Brett Kavanaugh outside the office of Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, on Capitol Hill, Monday, Sept. 24, 2018 in Washington. A second allegation of sexual misconduct has emerged against Judge Brett Kavanaugh, a development that has further imperiled his nomination to the Supreme […]

The Pic of the Day: Bill Cosby sentenced to 3-10 years for sexual assault

The Pic of the Day: Bill Cosby sentenced to 3-10 years for sexual assault

Bill Cosby is escorted out of the Montgomery County Correctional Facility, Tuesday Sept. 25, 2018, in Eagleville, Pa., following the court decision of a three-to-10-year prison sentence for sexual assault.   AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma   See Bill Cosby escorted out of court in handcuffs below:

The Pic of the Day: India fumigates to defend against mosquitoes

The Pic of the Day: India fumigates to defend against mosquitoes

Indian boys walk past while fumigation smoke is pumped to prevent the spread of mosquito-borne diseases in Allahabad, India, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018. More than 200 million people live in the impoverished Uttar Pradesh, India’s most populous state. Thousands of people suffer from encephalitis, malaria, typhoid and other mosquito-borne diseases each year during the summer […]