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Orion's maximum distance from Earth was achieved on flight day 13, when it was 268,563 miles away. That's farther than any other spacecraft built for people--but only mannequins were on board.
NASA/JSC50 years since the last Apollo astronauts went to the moon, NASA is finally going back National News
December 7, 1972 was the launch of the final mission in NASA's Apollo moon program. Fifty years later, NASA finally seems poised to return people to the lunar surface.
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Duke Energy says it has completed repairs on N.C. power equipment damaged by shootings National News
The damage to two substations on Saturday cut power to thousands of central North Carolina homes. The utility says it expects power to be fully restored by midnight.
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Jonathan, the world's oldest tortoise, marks his 190th with fanfare and salad cake National News
While Jonathan's exact birthday is unknown, it's estimated he was born in 1832 — before the first photograph of a person and the first postage stamp. He's getting lots of well-wishes on St. Helena.
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Zelenskyy and the spirit of Ukraine are 'Time' magazine's 2022 Person of the Year National News
Time honored the Ukrainian president as its 2022 person of the year, citing his leadership at home and on the world stage.
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Rep. Madison Cawthorn broke rules over a 'meme' crypto, a House panel finds National News
The investigation examined the one-term North Carolina Republican's promotion and purchase of LGB Coin, named for the chant "Let's Go Brandon" mocking Democratic President Joe Biden.
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Second gentleman Emhoff says antisemitism has become an epidemic National News
The second gentlemen, Doug Emhoff, gathered a group of Jewish leaders at the White House to discuss the surge in anti-Jewish comments involving prominent people.
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McDonald's franchise owners are caught violating child labor laws National News
Santonastasso Enterprises broke the law when more than a 100 teens were asked to work too many hours or too many late shifts, according to the Department of Labor.
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A UN biodiversity convention aims to slow humanity's 'war with nature' National News
Delegates from nearly 200 countries are gathering in Canada to try to fix humanity's relationship with nature. The convention comes during an emerging extinction crisis.
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