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NASA F-15 Flights Validate Supersonic Tools for X-59 Quiet Flight Quesst Mission

High above the Mojave Desert, NASA’s two F-15 jets completed a pivotal series of May flights to validate airborne tools essential for the agency’s...

Science

NASA’s Chandra Spots Unexpectedly Strong Jet from Distant Black Hole at Cosmic Noon

A black hole 11.6 billion light years from Earth has unleashed a compelling jet, according to new observations from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and...

Sports

The return of Javy Baez: How Detroit’s $140 million man went from nearly off the roster to thriving

Jesse RogersJun 11, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com. Open Extended Reactions A...

The return of Javy Baez: How Detroit's 0 million man went from nearly off the roster to thriving

Science

Shubhanshu Shukla’s Axiom-4 Spaceflight Postponed Following Oxygen Leak in Falcon 9 Booster

The Indian crewed mission Axiom-4 was postponed because of a leak in the forward stage of the Falcon booster in the course of testing. The...

Politics

Spending review 2025: The key announcements

Rachel Reeves has set out her spending review in the House of Commons. It outlines how much funding individual government departments will receive over...

Sports

Future Power Rankings: How all 68 Power 4 college football teams stack up

Adam RittenbergJun 11, 2025, 06:54 AM ET Close College football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University. Open Extended Reactions College football‘s...

Business

US-China trade talks: The fact neither side is saying much on the outcome – says a lot

In the absence of detail, all we can do is read between the lines of what may or may not have been agreed in...

Business

Spending review 2025: The key announcements

Rachel Reeves is setting out her spending review in the House of Commons. It outlines how much funding individual government departments will receive over...

World

Ex-CIA director John Brennan calls Donald Trump’s plan in Ukraine ‘naive’ and ‘unsophisticated’

It is nearly 150 days since Donald Trump took office for the second time, promising peace in the Middle East and Ukraine. For the...

World

Is Ukraine winning the spy war? In conversation with ex-CIA chief

👉Listen to The World with Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim on your podcast app👈 This week, Richard is in Ukraine, recording just hours after...

Elon Musk says he ‘regrets’ some of his posts about Donald Trump

Elon Musk has said he “regrets” some of his posts about Donald Trump, saying they “went too far”. Musk posted a series of tweets...

Business

Spending review: More cash for schools, NHS and defence expected as chancellor unveils plans

The chancellor will unveil the spending review at lunchtime – with plans to invest billions of pounds across the UK. However, Rachel Reeves will...

Politics

Spending review: More cash for schools, NHS and defence expected as chancellor unveils plans

The chancellor will unveil the spending review at lunchtime – with plans to invest billions of pounds across the UK. However, Rachel Reeves will...

Sports

Judge crushes 469-foot HR, one of longest in K.C.

Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Aaron Judge crushed a 469-foot home run that nearly left Kauffman Stadium in the first inning of...

Sports

‘North of zero’ chance Ohtani pitches before ASG

Alden GonzalezJun 10, 2025, 09:09 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A....

Sports

Top prospect Anthony’s family cheers 1st MLB hit

Associated Press Jun 10, 2025, 08:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions BOSTON — “Just to be around and see the smiles — and saw...

Los Angeles protests: Curfew comes into force – as California’s governor steps up his attack on Donald Trump

A curfew has come into force in Los Angeles as officials attempt to “stop the vandalism and stop the looting”. Mayor Karen Bass said...

World

Los Angeles protests: Mayor imposes curfew ‘to stop the looting’ as police make 197 arrests

The mayor of Los Angeles has announced that a curfew will be in force overnight, as officials attempt to “stop the vandalism and stop...

Technology

Elon Musk says Tesla robotaxi rides in Austin ‘tentatively’ set to begin June 22

Model Y cars are pictured during the opening ceremony of the new Tesla Gigafactory for electric cars in Gruenheide, Germany, March 22, 2022. Patrick...

Sports

Baker: Settlement helps NCAA avoid ‘bankruptcy’

Andrea AdelsonJun 10, 2025, 06:48 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Open Extended Reactions ORLANDO,...