NASA astronauts speak out for the first time following unexpected 9-month mission to space

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SpaceX launches private astronaut crew in historic polar-orbiting mission

Elon Musk's SpaceX on Monday launched a crew of four private astronauts led by a crypto entrepreneur on a mission to orbit Earth from pole to pole, a novel trajectory in which no humans have traveled before.

Judge blocks Trump administration from stripping deportation protections for Venezuelans

A U.S. judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration from stripping deportation protections for some Venezuelan immigrants.

A stroke survivor speaks again with the help of an experimental brain-computer implant

Scientists have developed a device that can translate thoughts about speech into spoken words in real time. The brain-computer interface could someday help give voice to those unable to speak.

In Lithuania, 3 US soldiers found dead in an armored vehicle. 1 is still missing

Three of the U.S. Army soldiers who went missing in Lithuania have been found dead in their armored vehicle that was pulled from a swampy area early Monday, according to U.S. Army Europe and Africa Command. Another soldier is still missing.

Trump accuses Ukraine’s Zelensky of ‘trying to back out’ of proposed minerals deal

(cnn) — Us President Donald Trump accused the Ukrainian president of “trying to back out” of the minerals deal expected

Historic tree to be cut down at the White House over safety concerns

A tree that's nearly two centuries old will be removed from the White House grounds because it's deteriorating, President Donald Trump said Sunday.

US deports more alleged gang members to El Salvador

The Trump administration deported more alleged Venezuelan and MS-13 gang members to El Salvador over the weekend, sending 17 more people it says were foreign criminals, the U.S. State Department said on Monday.

Alzheimer's risk rises when amount of deep sleep falls, study suggests

Need another reason to prioritize your sleep? Not spending enough time in the two deep stages of sleep — slow-wave and rapid eye movement, or REM, sleep — may hasten the deterioration of parts of the brain associated with Alzheimer's disease, a new study found.

At least 2 dead as storms spawn tornadoes, hail and massive power outages across central US

A line of dangerous storms is sweeping east after touching off several tornadoes, dropping golf ball-sized hail and causing at least two deaths in the central U.S. this weekend.

Trump says TikTok sale deal to come before Saturday deadline

President Donald Trump said a deal with TikTok's Chinese parent ByteDance to sell the short video app used by 170 million Americans would be struck before a deadline on Saturday.