Legislation to raise pay for teachers and non-instructional support positions to the national average or higher in order to reduce educator salary gaps has gotten bipartisan support from Virginia lawmakers.

Virginia Democrats spoke often of amending the state’s constitution on the campaign trail during the 2023 election cycle. And while bills to enshrine abortion protections and same-sex marriage, as well as restoring felon voting rights, have been submitted, they won't get heard in committee until next year.

The mission, Ax-3, is the third time Houston-based Axiom Space has sent paying passengers to the I.S.S. During 16 days of orbit, the all-European crew will conduct 30 experiments and public outreach.

Japan is now the fifth country to pull off a soft landing on the moon. A Japanese space agency manager earlier called the landing "a breathless, numbing 20 minutes of terror!"