• The Daily Beast

    Boeing’s Space Flight Test Predictably Called-Off Only Four Minutes Before Takeoff

    Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft was halted only four minutes before launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Saturday afternoon after technicians discovered a problem in part of the craft. The $1.4 billion craft, which was going to be Boeing’s first manned space flight to the International Space Station, ran into issues on Saturday after technicians discovered a helium leak in the capsule’s propulsion system, according to CBS News. This is the second time within 30 days that the flight was delayed,

  • The Canadian Press

    Colton Herta wins the pole at Detroit Grand Prix ahead of Alex Palou and Josef Newgarden

    DETROIT (AP) — Colton Herta won the 12th pole of his IndyCar career on Saturday at the Detroit Grand Prix, finishing ahead of defending champion Alex Palou and Indy 500 winner Josef Newgarden. Herta finished only third in his first-round qualifying group, but he topped the Fast 12 and Fast Six rounds at the 1.6-mile track that winds around the Renaissance Center on downtown streets. “This is a complete 180 from last weekend,” said Herta, who crashed in Indianapolis. “You never have a worse feeli

  • The Canadian Press

    From his Montana ranch, a retired lawmaker is angling for a comeback in a crowded House race

    BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — From a ranch in one of America’s largest and newest congressional districts, where agriculture and Republicans dominate the landscape, a retired six-term Montana lawmaker and grandfather is taking an unlikely path in search of a political comeback. Former U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg, 68, is more than a decade removed from a failed U.S. Senate bid. Now in a crowded field for an open seat without a clear frontrunner, he’s raised little money, hasn’t shown up much on the campaign