• Blue Origin investigates rocket explosion as public is warned about possible wreckage washing ashore
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    Blue Origin investigates rocket explosion as public is warned about possible wreckage washing ashore

    May 30, 2026 - By 

    Aerial views on Friday revealed heaps of crumpled structures on the ground, with just one tower and the water tank still standing. CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, Fla. — Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin is assessing damage to its launch pad after a rocket exploded during a test firing, creating a giant orange fireball seen and felt for miles around. The company fueled the hulking New Glenn rocket Thursday night, hoping to briefly ignite the engines ahead of a satellite launch next week. But the 321-foot (98-meter), rocket blew up, taking part of the pad with it. This…

  • Box of bees falls off truck in Burlington, triggering public safety alert
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    Box of bees falls off truck in Burlington, triggering public safety alert

    May 29, 2026 - By 

    An alert warned of bees from an overturned truck, but the Burlington fire chief said no truck had overturned. BURLINGTON, Wash. — A box of bees fell from a truck at a Burlington intersection early Friday morning, prompting a public safety alert despite no known stings, according to Burlington Fire Department Chief Rob Toth. The box fell off the truck around 6 a.m. at the corner of Burlington Boulevard and Fairhaven, Toth said. The incident led to a Skagit Ready Alert warning residents of a bee swarm at 100 N. Burlington Blvd. and telling people to avoid the area until…

  • President Trump will see doctors for his annual physical. What the public finds out is up to him.
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    President Trump will see doctors for his annual physical. What the public finds out is up to him.

    May 26, 2026 - By 

    President Donald Trump turns 80 in June and is the oldest person elected to the role. This is the fourth time he has publicly seen doctors during his second term. WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is scheduled to get a medical exam on Tuesday, putting his health under renewed public scrutiny after he has worked to dismiss concerns over his age and stamina. The 79-year-old president is scheduled to visit Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for what the White House described as annual preventative medical and dental checkups. It will be Trump’s fourth publicly disclosed medical exam since he…