Ken Mattingly, Astronaut Bumped From Apollo 13, Is Dead at 87 The New York Times Apollo astronaut Ken Mattingly, who helped save the crew of Apollo 13, has died CNN Apollo 16 astronaut Ken Mattingly dies at 87 WESH 2 News Ken Mattingly, astronaut who helped Apollo 13 crew return safely home, dies at age 87 The Associated Press…
This article is part of HuffPost’s weekly culture and entertainment newsletter, “The Culture Catchall.” Click here to subscribe. Halloween came and went — and so did SAG-AFTRA guidelines, according to some celebrities. The union specifically instructed performers not to dress up as characters from struck companies; rather, they could dress as more generic or animated…
China has, of course, denied the incident ever occurred, but some 55 Chinese sailors aboard a submarine designated 093-417 are presumed dead after an accident in the Yellow Sea, off of China’s Shandong Province. British intelligence reports the submariners died after a “catastrophic” failure of the vessel’s oxygen systems on August 21, 2023. “Our understanding…
Teens performing a synchronized dance on the rainbow-painted street of Taipei’s Ximending shopping district don’t exactly reflect the face of a people fearing invasion. Despite Beijing’s near-monthly attack drills against Taiwan — and its oft-repeated claim that the island will be reunited with the mainland, by force, if necessary — many Taiwanese just don’t buy it. “I don’t…
Perhaps the biggest mystery, as the Biden administration moves to force nursing homes to boost staffing, is this: how much extra money do the nation’s 15,000 homes actually have to hire and retain more nurses and aides? Public comments are due Monday on the most sweeping regulatory changes to hit the industry in decades. The…