Tag: yearslong

We finally have lift off! Watch Boeing launch its first astronaut mission for NASA after years-long delays due to leaks and repairs

admin

After years of delays, Boeing has finally launched its first NASA mission carrying two astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS). 

At 10:52 ET (15:52 BST) on Wednesday, the Boeing CST-100 Starliner took off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

The shuttle, and astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, are expected to arrive at 12:15 ET (17:15 BST) on Thursday after a 25-hour flight. 

If successful, this test flight will give NASA a second commercial shuttle alongside the

… Read more

Swiss Museum Cashier Pockets Over $1 Million in Yearslong Scam

admin

For this museum heist, every little bit counted.

A court in Switzerland convicted a museum cashier on Friday of stealing almost a million swiss francs by pocketing entry fees paid by visitors at the Beyeler Foundation, a prestigious art museum outside Basel.

The court heard that the 54-year-old woman — whose name was not released for privacy reasons, as is typical in Switzerland — had used a number of tricks to skim 986,000 Swiss francs, more than $1.1 million, from

… Read more

Hunter Biden to appear in federal court, enter guilty plea out of years-long federal probe

admin

Hunter Biden is set to make his first court appearance in Delaware where he is expected to plead guilty to misdemeanor tax charges Wednesday morning stemming from the years-long federal investigation into his tax affairs. 

President Biden’s son is expected to appear in front of Judge Maryellen Noreika at 10:00 a.m. 

Hunter Biden disembarks from Air Force One at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base in Syracuse, New York, U.S., February 4, 2023. (REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz)

Hunter Biden, 53, has agreed

… Read more