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Pilot Chuck Yeager Dies At 97, Had 'The Right Stuff' And Then Some
By Russell Lewis
Chuck Yeager, fighter ace, test pilot, breaker of the sound barrier and coolest of the cool, was the man even astronauts looked up to. Yeager never sought the spotlight and was always a bit gruff.
4 Astronauts Aboard SpaceX Crew Dragon Successfully Dock With Space Station
By Scott Neuman / Russell Lewis
Three NASA astronauts and one from Japan's space agency reach the ISS after a 27-hour flight following Sunday's liftoff from Kennedy Space Center.
Hurricane Iota Makes Landfall In Nicaragua, Region Braces For 'Catastrophic' Impact
By / Vanessa Romo / Russell Lewis
Just two weeks after Hurricane Eta dumped heavy rainfall in the region, Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua and southern Belize are facing an even stronger storm fueled by climate change.
LA Dodgers Win World Series In Game 6, Defeating Tampa Bay 3-1
It was the end of a pandemic-shortened season of only 60 games. Los Angeles won for the first time in 32 years.
Game On! The World Series Begins Between The L.A. Dodgers And Tampa Bay Rays
By Tom Goldman / Russell Lewis
It's been a short and strange baseball season due to the coronavirus. Most of the playoffs were played at neutral sites to limit travel. Now, it's down to the Los Angeles Dodgers and Tampa Bay Rays.
So 2020: New Storm Forms, Named Alpha Because We've Run Out Of Letters
By Russell Lewis / Brakkton Booker
There's only been one other year — 2005 — that Greek names have been needed. The National Hurricane Center on Friday announced storms called Alpha and Beta have formed in the Atlantic.
NCAA Says No Championships This Fall, Except Maybe Football
There are not enough schools participating because of coronavirus cancellations and season postponements.
Tropical Storm Gonzalo Forms During A Very Busy Atlantic Hurricane Season
Gonzalo, which formed in the Atlantic Ocean, is the earliest "G" storm on record. It has been a busy start to the Atlantic hurricane season. Forecasters don't think it'll be slowing down.
Mississippi Governor Signs Law Removing Confederate Design From State Flag
By Russell Lewis / Debbie Elliott
The retired flag, which dates to 1894, includes the Confederate battle flag. A commission will propose a new flag, and voters will consider it in November.
Baseball Is Coming Back For A Pandemic-Shortened 2020 Season
Major League Baseball and its Players Association have reached an agreement to play 60 games instead of 162, beginning July 23 or 24. They hope to finish before a second surge of COVID-19.
The Kobe Bryant Helicopter Crash: Aviation Wrestles With Decades-Old Problem
The helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant and eight others in January has highlighted a decades-old problem in aviation: pilots continuing flights into bad weather rather than landing.
Encore: 50 Years Ago, Apollo 13 Set Off For The Moon
Fifty years ago Saturday, Apollo 13 lifted off for the moon. After 55 hours, the mission was rocked by an explosion. The ensuing drama to return the crew safely captured the world's attention.
U.S. Olympics Officials Say 2020 Games Should Be Postponed Because Of Coronavirus
By Merrit Kennedy / Russell Lewis / Barbara Campbell
The top leaders of the U.S. organization say postponement from the planned July 24 opening is best, and international officials should ensure that conditions are safe and fair for all competitors.
Retired Apollo 15 Astronaut Al Worden Dies At 88
He had one trip to the moon — not to tread the surface, but to orbit in the craft that would return the two moonwalkers to Earth. All three got in trouble later over the sale of space mementos.
Second Utah Jazz Player Tests Positive For Coronavirus After NBA Suspends Season
The team announced that the second positive result came following tests for the traveling members of the team. The basketball league suspended play Wednesday.
March Madness Will Be A TV Affair
Citing fears of spreading coronavirus, the NCAA has taken the unprecedented step of banning basketball fans from attending any of the men's or women's March Madness tournament games.
Katherine Johnson, NASA Mathematician And An Inspiration For 'Hidden Figures,' Dies
Johnson was one of NASA's human "computers" and wrote trajectory equations for missions in the space agency's early days. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015.
NTSB: Kobe Bryant Helicopter Engine Did Not Fail Before Crash
The NBA star, his daughter and seven other people were killed last month. Investigators say the craft didn't have an engine failure. Determining the cause of the crash will take more time.
Probe Of Helicopter Crash That Killed NBA Star Will Take Months, NTSB Says
Federal investigators are trying to determine why a helicopter crashed in Calabasas, Cal., on Sunday killing Kobe Bryant and eight others. Bad weather is one area investigators are examining.
LSU Trounces Clemson 42-25, Taking Its First National Championship Since 2007
By Russell Lewis / / Scott Neuman
Clemson went in with a 29-game winning streak, but wasn't able to stand up to Louisiana's withering offensive led by Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Joe Burrow.
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