Illustration
NASA Demonstrates Next-Generation Heat Shield Technologies
NASA is testing heat shields that can keep astronauts safe as they return from missions to the Moon and Mars in an unusual way: by taking out the trash. N...
Business
Latest stories in this category.
Illustration
Illustration
APOD: 2026 October 9 – Stickney Crater
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 9… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the D...
Illustration
NASA’s SSPICY Mission to Demonstrate In-Space Inspection Technologies
A new NASA-supported spacecraft will get up close to satellites that are no longer in service, demonstrating technologies that could support future in-spa...
Illustration
As crypto and prediction markets expand, their regulator shrinks
Even as the agency is tasked with drawing up new rules for crypto and prediction markets, its staffing and enforcement actions have dropped precipitously...
Illustration
Student loan borrowers have more time to reduce interest rates. Here's what to know
The original deadline was Sept. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS NewsHour Headlines and links readers to the original publisher for the full stor...
Illustration
Republican and Democratic strategists on closing messages and where they expect to win
Republicans hold a massive financial advantage, but it's Democrats making gains in the polls in the final month of the midterm elections cycle. Newsiline...
Illustration
What a hiring slowdown signals about the state of the U.S. economy
U.S. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS NewsHour Headlines and links readers to the original publisher for the full story.
Illustration
The U.S. added only 29,000 jobs in September as job market lacks spark
U.S. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR News and links readers to the original publisher for the full story.
Illustration
He was banned by betting sites, and filed for bankruptcy. Then he relapsed on Kalshi
The dark side of the prediction market boom is becoming more clear: Experts say the sites have become go-to outlets for gambling addicts to relapse as the...
Illustration
More swings for bond yields rattle financial markets worldwide
High yields slow the economy by making it more expensive for everyone to borrow money, while undercutting prices for stocks and other investments. Newsili...
Illustration
AI data centers: How much are ratepayers on the hook for?
Data centers consume large amounts of power and require upgrading infrastructure. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR News and links readers to the...
Illustration
Swiss glaciers lost more than 5% of ice volume in 2026. Heat waves and low winter snow accelerated the thaw
Global warming is wreaking havoc on Europe, the world's fastest-warming continent. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS NewsHour Headlines and links...
Illustration
U.S. economy grew a solid 2.2% in the second quarter, government says, upgrading previous estimate
The U.S. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS NewsHour Headlines and links readers to the original publisher for the full story.
Illustration
Americans' opinion of economy drops to lowest level since 2014
Americans' confidence in the economy sank to the lowest level in more than a decade this month as prices remain elevated and wages stagnate amid the ongoi...
Illustration
Trump weakens fuel efficiency standards. And, Cornell fraternity rape case reopened
The Trump administration has weakened fuel efficiency standards for new cars. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR News and links readers to the orig...
Illustration
Democrat Pete Buttigieg criticizes Trump's rollback of fuel-economy standards
The former transportation secretary says weaker fuel-economy standards could raise long-term costs for drivers and leave U.S. Newsiline summarises this re...
Illustration
What Trump's rollback of fuel economy standards means for drivers
The Trump administration is rolling back federal fuel economy standards for new vehicles. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS NewsHour Headlines and...
Illustration
High mortgage rates compound housing affordability challenges
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage is back above 7% for the first time in twenty months. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS NewsHour Headlines...
Illustration
A bankrupt Camp Mystic seeks to sell the property as its legal troubles grow
The owners of Camp Mystic have proposed selling off the riverfront property in bankruptcy. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS NewsHour Headlines an...
Illustration
NASA Armstrong Celebrates 80 Years of Flight Innovation
On Sept. Newsiline summarises this report from NASA - Aeronautics and links readers to the original publisher for the full story.
Illustration
Prosecutors are reexamining a Cornell fraternity rape case. Here's what we know
New York prosecutors are reopening an investigation into an alleged rape case at Cornell University in 2024. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR New...
Illustration
NASA Celebrates as Artemis Accords Surpasses 75 Signatories
Marking a significant expansion in the number of signatories to the Artemis Accords, NASA welcomed Albania, Croatia, Côte d’Ivoire, and San Marino, bringi...
Illustration
Trump administration lowers fuel economy standards, critics say at a significant environmental cost
The change furthers President Donald Trump's promise to revoke policies that encouraged or created incentives for the production of electric vehicles. New...
Illustration
The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve is low. Here's why you should care
The U.S. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR News and links readers to the original publisher for the full story.
Illustration
Years after storms, clean-up crews meticulously separate the sentimental from the wreckage
Across the country, lost-and-found networks seek to reunite objects with disaster survivors. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR News and links read...
Illustration
Son of Israel's ambassador to U.S. critically injured in attack in occupied West Bank
The son of Israel's ambassador to the United States was gravely injured in a ramming attack in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday. Newsiline summarises t...
Illustration
How the diesel price spike is rippling through nearly every part of the economy
A rapid surge in the price of diesel fuel is straining businesses and threatening to raise costs across the economy. Newsiline summarises this report from...
Illustration
'We want more guardrails,' Kalshi CEO says as calls grow for prediction market regulation
As prediction markets continue to expand, they are drawing attention in Washington and states across the country. Newsiline summarises this report from PB...
Illustration
New York sues prediction market Polymarket, calling it an unlicensed gambling operation that puts residents at risk
Prediction market platforms have argued states do not have the authority to govern them because they are already regulated at the federal level by the U.S...
Illustration
Mortgage rates have just surpassed 7% for the first time in well over a year
Rates have climbed more than a full percentage point since the U.S. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR News and links readers to the original publi...
Illustration
The economic squeeze is pushing up poverty rates for older adults
Despite lower poverty overall, the rate for seniors has been steadily rising in recent years. Newsiline summarises this report from NPR News and links rea...
Illustration
States threaten action against company earning millions off disabled vets
The investigations by attorneys general follow a recent bankruptcy filing in the face of civil lawsuits, falling revenues, and impending debt payments. Ne...
Illustration
APOD: 2026 September 23 – A New Lunar Crater: McGetchin
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 23 – A… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture o...
Illustration
Republican senator calls for probe of Trump Jr. after wedding party bankrolled by Russian oligarch
Republican Sen. Newsiline summarises this report from PBS NewsHour Headlines and links readers to the original publisher for the full story.
Illustration
Rising gas prices frustrate voters. Trump says it's an 'inexpensive price to pay' for the Iran war
Interviews with voters in several states, along with a fresh round of national polling, reveal an overwhelming sense of frustration that skyrocketing gas...
Illustration
Main Kremlin party keeps control of Russian parliament after a carefully orchestrated vote
At a polling station in the Russian-held part of the Donetsk region, voters dropped their ballots in a box under the gaze of an armed Russian soldier. New...