The US Army conducted a successful test launch of a missile with experiments for hypersonic weapons development at the Wallops Flight Test Center in Virginia on Wednesday. The missile was carrying 11 different experiments designed to test and collect data for hypersonic weapons research to support the joint Army-Navy program, the Navy said. This was…
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Indiana police identified the boy who was found dead in a suitcase. His mother is now being sought in connection with his death.
Authorities identified the boy found dead inside a suitcase in rural Indiana earlier this year, according to a news release Wednesday from the Indiana State Police. The body of Cairo Ammar Jordan, of Atlanta, Georgia, was found in rural Washington County inside a hard-sided suitcase with a “distinctive Las Vegas design on its front and…
Powerball jackpot jumped to $800 million
The Powerball jackpot soared to a whopping $800 million after Wednesday night’s drawing turned up no grand prize winner, the lottery agency said. The jackpot in Wednesday’s drawing was $700 million and the winning numbers were 19, 36, 37, 46, 56 with a Powerball of 24. The $800 million prize is the second largest Powerball…
The US economy recovers in the last quarter of the year
The US economy grew last quarter, recovering after contracting in the first half of the year. Gross domestic product — the broadest measure of economic activity — rose at an annualized rate of 2.6% during the third quarter, according to initial estimates released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis on Thursday. The figure represents growth…