History hasn’t been kind to automatic pocket knives—also known as switchblades—and in some places they’re still outlawed or restricted. Yet that bad rep mostly isn’t deserved, as automatic pocket ...

Shortly after midnight, a runaway oil train thundered toward the town of Lac-Mégantic. Traveling six times above the speed limit, the train derailed in the center of town and exploded. Massive ...

Paying for a car has become increasingly expensive: In the first quarter of 2026, the average loan payment for a new car sped past $800 for the first time. If you're having trouble making payments, ...

Majorities in most of the three dozen countries we’ve surveyed this year express an unfavorable view of Israel and little or no confidence in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. These findings come ...

Federal agents were looking for records that might shed light on why chemicals overheated, threatening a catastrophe in Orange County. By Tim Arango and Livia Albeck-Ripka Livia Albeck-Ripka reported ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Blue Origin will try to relaunch New Glenn, its huge rocket that exploded spectacularly last week, within the year. The 97-metre-tall rocket erupted in a massive fireball during a firing test on the ...

A trailer loaded with fireworks erupted in flames along a Tennessee interstate Saturday night, sending pyrotechnics shooting across the roadway and forcing authorities to temporarily shut down traffic ...

Last week’s explosion of a New Glenn rocket at Cape Canaveral, Florida, was clearly a setback for Blue Origin and NASA, but it was a learning experience for safety officials looking to open up the ...

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Blue Origin is one of two companies — Elon Musk’s SpaceX is the other — that NASA has hired to take astronauts from lunar orbit to the moon’s surface. The plan for Blue Origin’s Blue Moon lander ...