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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Amazon’s first batch of internet satellites rocketed into orbit Monday, the latest entry in the mega constellation market currently dominated by SpaceX’s thousands of Starlinks. The United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket carried up 27 of Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites, named after the frigid fringes of our solar system beyond Neptune. Once released in orbit, the satellites will eventually reach an altitude of nearly 400 miles. Two test satellites were launched in 2023, also by an Atlas V. Project officials said major upgrades were made to ...

Capito reports progress on reversing NIOSH layoffs

CHARLESTON — After writing a letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said Tuesday that progress has been made in temporarily restoring some employees of the Morgantown NIOSH facility, though more work was needed. In a statement on social media Tuesday morning, Capito said some laid off employees at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) facility in Morgantown would be returning to work on a temporary basis. “Based on conversations I’ve had with folks on the ground in ...

Takeaways from Trump’s first 100 days: Steamrolling government, strong-arming allies

(AP) — In his first 100 days, President Donald Trump exerted his power in a sweep and scale that has no easy historical comparison. His actions target the architecture of the New Deal, the Great Society, and the Reagan Republican orthodoxy of free trade and strong international alliances. He has taken direct aim at law, media, public health and culture, attempting to bring all to heel. Here are some key takeaways from the most consequential start of a term of an American presidency since Franklin D. Roosevelt. Economy Trump has tried to bend the U.S. economy to his will. But ...

Terrorism ruled out after 11 killed as a vehicle plows into a Filipino street festival in Vancouver

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Vancouver police ruled out terrorism in a car ramming attack that killed 11 people between the ages of 5 and 65 at a Filipino heritage festival in the Canadian city, saying the suspect has a history of mental health issues. Dozens of others were injured, some critically, as the tragedy shook the country before a federal election. Some of the injured were not immediately identified. A man driving a black Audi SUV entered the street just after 8 p.m. Saturday and struck people attending the Lapu Lapu Day festival. A Vancouver man was ...