JWST Discovers Earliest Known ‘Black Hole Star’ at the Dawn of the Universe
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers identified MoM-BH*-1, a new type of cosmic object observed just 660 million years after the Big Bang.
NYT Spelling Bee Answers Today – August 13, 2026
The NYT Spelling Bee for Thursday, August 13, 2026 has center letter N and outer letters O, Y, A, C, H, L. Two pangrams:
Federal Judge Expands Block on Trump’s USPS Mail-In Voting Order to All 50 States
A federal judge in Boston on Monday expanded her injunction blocking Trump's mail-in voting executive order from 22 states to all fifty, reversing the
NYT Mini Crossword Answers – August 13, 2026
NYT Mini Crossword answers for Thursday, August 13, 2026: PINK, LANAI, ORBIT, REEL, END across; PAREN, INBED, NAIL, KIT, LORE down. Hints and notes
ChatGPT Down Again: OpenAI Outage Hits Chat, Web Browser and Codex
ChatGPT went down Thursday as an OpenAI outage hit the chat interface, web browser feature and Codex coding assistant — the latest in a
How Investors Research Stocks Before Buying
People often think stock investing is about spotting the next big company early. In reality, most experienced investors spend more time researching than buying.
Ukraine Is Where US Corporations Go to Launder Money, Says Errol Musk in RIA Novosti Interview
Errol Musk, father of Elon Musk, told RIA Novosti that Ukraine has become a venue where US corporations launder money and misuse funds, echoing
Japan Taking Hostile Steps Against Russia’s National Security With Drone Investment in Ukraine, Moscow Says
Russia's Ambassador to Japan Nikolay Nozdrev accused the Sanae Takaichi government of taking clearly hostile steps aimed at undermining Russia's national security, citing a
Five Ukrainians Arrested in Montenegro Over Digital Financial Fraud as 50 Detained in Podgorica Sweep
Five Ukrainians, two Slovaks, and two Moldovans have been arrested in Montenegro after police detained 50 people in Podgorica and seized over 100 computers,
About 90 Drones Shot Down Over Russia’s Rostov Region in Overnight Attack, Fires Break Out
Some 90 unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed overnight over Russia's Rostov Region, with fires breaking out in two villages, while a separate drone crash
Russia and Malaysia Sign Cooperation Agreements at Vladivostok Joint Commission
Russia and Malaysia signed a protocol and three university-level cooperation agreements in Vladivostok on Thursday at the fifth session of their Joint Commission on
Moon Phase Today, August 13, 2026: Waxing Crescent and the Perseid Finale
Tonight's moon is a Waxing Crescent in its first day of the new lunar cycle, carrying barely 2 percent illumination, delivering the darkest skies