Gearing Up For Artemis II: NASA's High-Stakes Test Run Around the Moon

The new head of Israel’s National Security Council, Shmuel Ben Ezra, convened Israeli officials for a meeting on Tuesday to discuss a potential ethnic cleansing plan for Gaza, which Israeli officials call “voluntary emigration,” according to a report from Haaretz. While Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz recently declared that the ethnic cleansing plan would be […]

Prospective Homebuyers Face Another Year Without Affordability Relief Goldman economist Ronnie Walker has some bad news for prospective homebuyers: while the housing market appears soft but broadly stabilizing, affordability pressures are unlikely to abate anytime soon. Walker expects mortgage rates to remain elevated through next year, while national home prices are still forecasted to rise modestly. That means buyers waiting for a price correction or lower rates may be disappointed, as the market remains locked in an ultra-low-turnover environment where high borrowing costs, limited affordability, and sticky prices keep many folks...

Israel Tests Upgraded Laser-Guided Iron Dome System After Harsh 'Lessons' Of Iran War Israel's famed Iron Dome air defense system has undergone a significant upgrade, and the country's defense ministry is hailing new successful advanced tests, touting that it is now immensely better at countering aerial threats such as cruise missiles and drones. Israeli officials are tacitly admitting that a major overhaul was needed based on lessons learned both in the June 2025 aerial war with Iran and the Iranian retaliatory attacks in the opening month of Operation Epic Fury. By pretty much...