Day: July 5, 2023

Philly DA Krasner says mass shooting suspect Kimbrady Carricker targeted ‘random’ victims, was ready for fight

6:15 pm July 5, 2023

The suspect in a Philadelphia mass shooting that left 5 dead earlier this week is being held without bail and faces multiple murder and attempted murder charges, Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner said Wednesday. Investigators say Kimbrady Carriker, 40, arrived to the scene of the shooting ready for a prolonged gunfight. Krasner says he had an […]

Hubble telescope spies sparkling irregular galaxy 11 million light-years away

6:14 pm July 5, 2023

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a neighboring galaxy located around 11 million light-years from Earth. The highly irregular galaxy, ESO 174-1, resembles a hazy cloud against a dark backdrop illuminated by stars. It is shown in an image consisting of a bright cloud of stars, dark gas and dust. Irregular galaxies have strange shapes, […]

North Korean satellite wasn’t advanced enough to conduct reconnaissance from space, Seoul says

6:08 pm July 5, 2023

The satellite North Korea failed to put into orbit wasn’t advanced enough to conduct military reconnaissance from space as it claimed, South Korea’s military said Wednesday after retrieving and studying the wreckage. North Korea had tried to launch its first spy satellite in late May, but the long-range rocket carrying it plunged into the waters […]

UN atomic agency chief visits Fukushima nuclear plant, supports wastewater release

6:05 pm July 5, 2023

The head of the U.N. atomic agency toured Japan’s tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant on Wednesday and said he is satisfied with still-contentious plans to release treated radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean. International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Mariano Grossi observed where the treated water will be sent through a pipeline to a coastal […]

Suicide bombing targets security checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan, killing 3 soldiers and a child

6:03 pm July 5, 2023

A suicide bomber riding in a vehicle targeted a security checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, killing at least three soldiers and a 10-year-old boy and wounding 14 other civilians, officials said. The bombing occurred in Miran Shah, a town in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province that borders Afghanistan and is a former stronghold of the militant […]