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An Electron rocket launched a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) spacecraft for the Tokyo-based company Synspective from Rocket Lab's New Zealand site on Sept. 18, 2026 at 11:22 p.m. EDT (0322 GMT and 3:22 p.m. local time on Sept. 19). Credit: Rocket Lab Rocket Lab launches Japanese Earth-observing radar satellite from New Zealand | 9:25 VideoFromSpace | 2.14M subscribers | 5,187 views | September 19, 2026

YARDLEY, Pa. (AP) — Mary Ryan may be a registered Republican but she has never voted for President Donald Trump, turned off by his crass style of politics and chaotic approach to governing. But the 60-year-old medical writer from the Philadelphia suburbs has consistently backed her party’s congressman, five-term Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick. Until now. This year, Ryan is so fed up with Trump and his grip on Congress that she is planning to vote in November for Fitzpatrick’s Democratic opponent in the 1st Congressional District, Bob Harvie, a twice countywide elected commissioner who is a former social studies teacher.

Never Forget Dailey@teamreal321·4hThe NVA put a price on his head.He never cashed it in for them.Richard “Demo Dick” Marcinko didn’t just fight in the Mekong. He owned it. Ilo Ilo Island, 1967 — most successful SEAL raid in the Delta. Six enemy boats blown to splinters. A body count the Viet Cong didn’t forget. They offered 50,000 piasters to whoever brought him in. Nobody collected.That same man started as a 17-year-old high-school dropout the Marines already rejected.68 years ago today — September 19, 1958 — he walked into a Navy recruiter and signed up as a radioman. Coal-town kid from...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Two Oklahoma mothers, who said they were forced to leave the state in order to terminate nonviable pregnancies, sued state leaders Wednesday, challenging the limits of the state’s abortion ban. Magon Hoffman and Sheena Hamlin each had to spend thousands of dollars to leave the state to receive abortion care after prenatal testing determined their pregnancies were nonviable or had fatal diagnoses, according to the lawsuit filed in Oklahoma County District Court. Medical professionals warned both women that their pregnancies would result in either stillbirth or an agonizing death for their wanted children shortly after birth, the...

President Trump faced questions yesterday about banning MSNBC, CNN, and Politico from the White House grounds. He doubled down, saying they’re fake news and intentionally peddle false stories. He’s not wrong, and for now, they’re done. Starting tomorrow, they’re no longer invited on campus. Yet calling this a muzzling of the press is a gross overreaction. Obama tried it with Fox News; Biden did it to The New York Post. No doubt they’ll be invited back, but for now, the process is the punishment until the inevitable lawsuit is filed. "I think it’s hard for you to argue against a...

The Skeptic Research Center's 2024 study of over 3,000 U.S. adults showed majorities of Hispanic (59%), Black (69%), and Asian (55%) women, plus many men in those groups, selected 'true' for the statement, compared to lower rates among white respondents. Liberal millennials led at 55%, while even 31% of graduate degree holders agreed; the same group held misconceptions about incomes and college admissions. Slavery existed for millennia worldwide, from ancient Mesopotamia to Africa and the Americas, long before the race-based transatlantic trade driven by Europeans. The findings spotlight gaps in understanding slavery's global history amid America's pivotal role in its...

Repeal the 19th Amendment? Even if you think it is a good idea, that ship sailed long ago. Women make up more than half the voting population, and by a large margin at that. In the 2024 election, for instance, over nine million more women voted than men. And just as in college education, women dominate the political culture. It may be possible to get more men off their behinds to vote, but female dominance in politics is not going away any time soon, and whatever fantasies some people have about repealing the 19th Amendment, it ain't going to happen....

Pop star Macklemore has generated quite a buzz recently with his "Free Palestine" messaging while on Ed Sheeran's "Loop Tour." The 43-year-old musician was kicked off the tour following backlash from his pro-Palestine stance, but there have been a few "woke" celebrities who have come to Macklemore's defense. Following the Seattle native's pledge to donate $1 million to Palestinian aid organizations, children's YouTube star Ms. Rachel said she would match his donation and urged "every wealthy White celebrity" to do the same. Ms. Rachel isn't the only one to throw her public support behind Macklemore, though, as Formula One driver...

I’ve known and supported President Trump for many years, and I offer these thoughts in the spirit of friendship and concern. Sometimes the strongest thing a leader can do is say less, listen more, and let his actions speak for themselves. I’m praying for our President, as I hope all Americans will, and I’m asking him to remember the example of Ronald Reagan: humor, courtesy, respect, and a presidential manner even in difficult times. Mr. President, I say this as a friend. For just a little while, try being quiet. You may be surprised how loudly that silence speaks.

Hundreds of thousands of Iranians flooded the streets of Tehran on Friday for a government-organized rally calling on civilians to join the military and prepare to “sacrifice their lives.” > It was the largest demonstration in the country since the United States and Israel attacked Iran in February.

A man who was arrested for allegedly pepper-spraying a moviegoer at a SoCal theater because the moviegoer was on their phone is receiving strong support from the internet. The incident unfolded at the AMC Burbank 16 at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Sept. 15. The man, identified by the Burbank Police Department as 34-year-old Los Angeles resident Matthew Ware, is said to have pepper-sprayed a person who was using their cell phone “about 40 minutes into the movie,” according to a witness, who said he heard a “hissing sound” of an aerosol spray. It is believed that the film playing at...

You're invited.This September 19, observe the Moon with NASA.Each year, observers around the world come together to celebrate Earth's Moon through direct observations, hands-on activities, lunar-themed music, artwork, readings, and more.Join in from wherever you are: Observe the Moon from home, host a virtual or in-person event, or find an event near you.Learn More

U.S. President Donald Trump announced the United States, Denmark, and Greenland had reached an agreement giving the U.S. permanent rights over SECURITY matters on the island. One of Trump’s first acts in his second term was to offer Denmark the chance to sell Greenland to America, an offer accompanied by a threat to take the island by force if necessary. Call it the opening bid—and it set the Euroweanies wild. Now, two years later, Trump has secured all of his goals.

A man who was catering a Los Angeles birthday party was left with a bullet fragment lodged behind his eye after a drunk party guest opened fire. The incident occurred on Sept. 12, as Bryan Trujillo, 25, and his friends were catering a party in Chatsworth. The gathering also included a horse trail ride. During the party, guests were drinking and Trujillo said he noticed one man had been firing rounds at the ground. Two hours later, the man was seen dancing with a horse who appeared to be in distress. The man took out his pistol and started shooting...

Federal authorities arrested an illegal migrant Friday for repeatedly lying about her citizenship to land a job at an aerospace manufacturer and US military contractor where she worked for three decades. Mexican national Alma Patricia Contreras Villafana, 54, of South Los Angeles, was taken into custody by Homeland Security officers after a standoff at the Torrance factory operated by Howmet Aerospace, where she worked as a machinist. ... Court papers say Contreras Villafana first secured employment at a Howmet subsidiary in 1996 by attesting on her Form I-9 that she was a US citizen. In fact, she had been ordered...

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner has long been to the law what Philly fans are to football: they are simply willing to do things that others will not do. While Philly fans are known for taking their demonstrations to shocking levels, Krasner has long denounced adversaries as Nazis and pledged to arrest federal immigration officials. However, a federal judge has finally had enough of the anger and antics that have long been the special brand of Philadelphia’s top prosecutor. For full disclosure, Krasner and I went to college together at the University of Chicago in the same class in the...

MS NOW reporter was denied entry into the White House grounds and asked to hand over her badge

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is rushing to Jimmy Kimmel’s rescue as the unlikely allies fight President Donald Trump’s efforts to protect taxpayer-owned airwaves from inundation by leftwing propaganda and hate speech.The Senate Commerce Committee, chaired by Cruz, marked up the JAWBONE Act on Wednesday morning. It now awaits action before the Senate.The bill might be more about Cruz, who has a record cozying up to establishment media, earning chits ahead of an expected anti-Trumpism presidential run.

Some bros thought they could get away with $250,000 in fried chicken, but ended up giving us all a great story about how stereotypes are extremely on point. According to authorities, officers rolled up on the group as they were transferring pallets of poultry from an 18-wheeler in the back parking lot of the Economy Inn in Memphis. The suspects, as you might imagine, promptly fled the scene. All 13 were eventually caught. Police recovered three handguns, about $110,000 worth of the stolen poultry, and, for good measure, some cocaine and fentanyl. We're not sure whether this chicken was meant...

The lone juror has come in from the cold to shine a much-needed light on the circumstances of the Lindsay Clancy trial, as well as certain media accusations that were tossed his way. Michael Desronvil went public only days after he was doxxed by Boston-area legacy media and nationwide social media. Desronvil was blunt in his response to the three jurors who misrepresented his stance during the trial, along with tacitly encouraging individuals attempting to track him down and expose him to ridicule and harassment. From his point of view, the majority of the female jurors were activists who “wanted...