At a Glance The Israeli spacecraft was the first privately funded mission to the moon.Spirits were dashed at mission control and viewing parties as the mission was declared a failure. Netanyahu vows the country will try again. The Israeli lunar lander that was destined to make history as the first privately funded moon mission crashed on landing Thursday. The spacecraft lost communication with ground control and powered off during its final descent. "We definitely crashed on surface of moon," said...

Two missing hikers were found safe near the snowy peaks of Mt. Baldy in the San Bernardino National Forest. (Getty Images/Richard Par) At a Glance The two hikers had been missing since Saturday.Rescuers followed their footprints. The hikers rationed their food and built a fire to stay warm. Two hikers were found safe four days after they went missing in the snowy Southern California mountains. Co-workers Gabrielle Wallace, 31, and Eric Desplinter, 33, had not been heard from since Saturday...

At a Glance Minnesota, Iowa and South Dakota were still feeling the storm's effects. The Minnesota Twins postponed their Friday night opener against the Detroit Tigers.Most interstates were reopened by Thursday evening. About 50,000 people were without power, mostly in Minnesota, Iowa and South Dakota. One person was killed in a crash with a snowplow near the Denver airport. Winter Storm Wesley blew across several states Thursday, closing or delaying school for hours, knocking out power and snarling both interstate...

Sign in Nemberala, Indonesia, showing direction for evacuation in the event of a tsunami. (Peter Ptschelinzew/Getty Images) At a Glance A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia's Sulawesi island Friday evening.The quake prompted the country's geophysics agency to issue a tsunami warning. The Indonesian geophysics agency is warning of a possible tsunami after a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck Friday off the coast of Sulawesi island. “The earthquake has the potential to ,” Harry Tirto, spokesperson for the...

At a Glance Minnesota governor declares a state of emergency. The Minnesota Twins postponed their Friday night opener against the Detroit Tigers.Nearly 30,000 people were without power Friday morning, mostly in Minnesota and the Dakotas. Two people have died as a result of the storm. Winter Storm Wesley continued to wreak havoc on Minnesota and the Dakotas Friday morning, closing schools and government offices, knocking out power to thousands and prompting a state of emergency. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz declared...

Louis Flory helps uses a canoe to carry his younger brother Levi Flory, home from school in North Shores, Mich., on Thursday. (Tom Hawley/The Monroe News via AP) At a Glance Floodwaters rushed through several small towns as waves crashed over seawalls along Lake Erie.The area was also plagued by flooding last year. More high winds and rain could pummel the area in the coming days. Some residents in southeastern Michigan were forced from their homes Thursday by waves of...

At a Glance Thousands have been evacuated in Iraq as flooding threatens the region's dams.Rivers were swelling after weeks of heavy rain and melting snowpack from Turkey and Iran. More than 70 people have died in the region as a result of the lengthy flooding event. After weeks of heavy rains, historic water levels at Iraq's reservoirs are threatening dams, prompting the evacuation of thousands. The heavy rain and melting snowcaps from Turkey and Iran have nearly overtopped Iraq's four...

At a Glance The launch was the second-ever for the Falcon Heavy.The rocket has 5 million pounds of thrust.SpaceX and other companies are focused on returning humans to space. SpaceX nailed the launch of its Falcon Heavy rocket and landing of three boosters Thursday, marking yet another historic milestone for the company and the space industry as a whole. The Falcon Heavy, with 27 engines and 5 million pounds of thrust, is twice as powerful as any other rocket currently...

At a Glance The early morning storms ripped the roofs off two barns in southwestern Ohio. An Ohio home was reportedly damaged when a tree fell on the house. A possible tornado was reported in southeastern Indiana early Friday, Storms tearing through the Ohio Valley into the mid-Atlantic Friday caused significant damage, downing trees and power lines in Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and North Carolina, local authorities say. An EF1 tornado was confirmed in Oldham County, Kentucky, where trees were uprooted,...

At a Glance Chicago had its snowiest late April day since 1961.More than 850 flights were canceled at O'Hare International. Thundersnow is reported in the south part of the city.A baseball game between the Angels and the Cubs at Wrigley Field was postponed. A steady snow fell on the Chicago area most of Sunday accompanied by high winds and poor visibility leading to the cancellation of nearly 1,000 flights at Chicago airports. More than were canceled at O'Hare International as...

Researchers lift a female Yangtze giant softshell turtle out of the water at a zoo in Suzhou in eastern China's Jiangsu province on April 7, 2016. The only known female member of one of the world's rarest turtle species died at the zoo on Saturday, April 13, 2019. (Chinatopix via AP) At a Glance The 90-year-old female was one of only four Yangtze giant softshell turtles left on the planet. It died after an attempt at artificial insemination. A 100-year-old...

An HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircrew from Coast Guard Station Miami took a photo of a disabled vessel that the aircrew located 130 nautical miles off Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. The Carnival Fantasy cruise ship assisted in the rescue of the 23 people who had been adrift for several days. (Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandon Giles/U.S. Coast Guard via AP) At a Glance Most of the group had left Cuba several days earlier headed to Mexico. Their wooden boat had broken down...