Author: Carmen Roberts

Military Veterans Helped Storm the Capitol

Posted on by Carmen Roberts

Another U.S. military veteran identified as one of the pro-Trump mob that stormed the Capitol. 

A rioter seen in photos and video wearing military gear on the Senate floor during the assault on the Capitol is identified as  retired Air Force lieutenant colonel Larry Rendall Brock, Jr. of Texas. Brock confirmed to the New Yorker Friday he’s the man in those photos. The FBI and police are determined to arrest the rioters but military veterans who took part in the siege may also face charges from the Pentagon. The Supreme Court ruled two years ago the Defense Department can prosecute veterans for crimes after retirement. Carmen Roberts. Fox News.

The woman shot and killed by police during the attack, Ashli Babbit, was also an Air Force veteran.

Ashli Babbitt

On the other side of the battle the Capitol Police officer who was killed by pro-Trump extremists inside the Capitol was also a military veteran. Brian Sicknick served six years in the New Jersey Air National Guard.

U.S. Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick

Christmas Asteroid Fly By

Posted on by Carmen Roberts

An asteroid the size of two football fields is set to pass by Earth today. 

The giant asteroid should be at its closest to Earth around 3:20 p.m. Eastern time.

The giant space rock will zip by our planet this afternoon at a speed of around 22-thousand miles an hour. NASA says the asteroid, dubbed 501647, will come within 1.9 million miles of Earth. Scientists say that’s a close fly by because any object that makes it within about 4.5 million miles is considered “potentially hazardous.” A much smaller asteroid will also fly by today but it won’t get as close. Only about 3.5 million miles from us. Carmen Roberts. Fox News.

Gloria Gaynor Will Ring in the New Year With the Perfect Song

Posted on by Carmen Roberts

Most people will be happy to say goodbye to 2020 and one singer has the perfect song to send its on its way.

Gloria Gaynor will ring in the New Year in Times Square, New York by singing what could be considered an anthem for 2020.

MUSIC: “I will survive…”

The disco queen will perform her 1978 smash hit during an event to honor essential workers and their families. But with the pandemic gripping the city and the country, the event, as well as the famous Times Square ball drop will be streamed live. This will be the first time since 1907 that the ball drop will happen without a crowd cheering below in Times Square. Carmen Roberts. Fox News.

Using Science to Debunk Anti-Mask Claims

Posted on by Carmen Roberts

Bill Nye the Science Guy takes to TikTok to explain why everyone should wear a mask.

Bill Nye urges everyone to please wear a mask.

He’s gone viral but in a good way. A TikTok video by TV’s Bill Nye the Science Guy becomes a social media smash with more than 15 million likes. In it he uses physics, a few props and sound effects to explain how masks work to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

Here shooting down the false claim Covid can travel thorough masks. “Because viruses don’t travel by themselves. They travel in droplets of spit and snot.” As he demonstrates, “When the droplet gets into the fibers of a mask, it gets trapped. This is not that hard to understand, everybody.” And that Nye says is why we have rules about wearing a mask. Carmen Roberts. Fox News.

SpaceX Aborts Starship’s First Test Launch

Posted on by Carmen Roberts

The first test flight for SpaceX’s new Starship did not go as planned.

SpaceX Starship SN8 Prototype on Launchpad in South Texas

The countdown for the test launch of SpaceX’s next-generation Starship prototype went well right up until T-minus 1.3 seconds.

 Countdown: 3, 2, 1 …

SpaceX aborted the launch from its south Texas site when it detected something abnormal with one or more of the three Raptor engines. The next test launch to send the prototype 8 miles high will depend on how long it takes to fix the problem. Whatever that is. Carmen Roberts. Fox News.

SpaceX wants to use its Starship to carry people and cargo to the moon and beyond.