2018
Mission Control shifts to younger recruits
HOUSTON Ask Chris Kochling what inspired him to be a NASA flight controller and he’ll point to the heroic ingenuity and quick thinking of the men on the Mission Control room floor during Apollo 13. If it weren’t for those men, the three astronauts on the 1970 mission likely would never have returned home after […]
Science says:
NEW YORK From the murky depths of Spanish caves comes a surprising insight: Neanderthals created art. That’s been proposed before, but experts say two new studies finally give convincing evidence that our evolutionary cousins had the brainpower to make artistic works and use symbols. The key finding: New age estimates that show paintings on cave […]
Teen worried about walking alone creates app for safety
Medha Gupta sometimes felt uneasy making the 20-minute walk from the corner where the school bus dropped her off to her home in Herndon, Virginia — especially during the colder months, when it would get dark early. Her mother had a suggestion: Write an app. Divya Gupta was half-kidding, but Medha, a sophomore at Fairfax […]
Old Orchard Beach Police Log
The Old Orchard Beach Police has released the names of individuals arrested or cited from Feb. 19 to Feb. 25. • Adrien Fundis, 27, of Old Orchard Beach, was issued a summons at 6:54 a.m. on Feb. 20 and charged with failing to make an oral or written accident report. • Jonathan Moses, 24, of Old Orchard […]
Class action settlement shines light on conspiracy
The class action lawsuit against Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and United Airlines (Big Three) with plaintiffs alleging illegal collusion to restrict capacity for the express purpose of fleecing consumers and boosting record-setting profits took an important turn earlier this year. A US Federal judge granted preliminary approval of Southwest Airlines’ settlement with plaintiffs in […]