Friday, SpaceX launched Starship, the largest rocket ever built by humans, for the 15th time. Things didn’t go exactly as planned.

SpaceX’s attempt for a Starship double catch was thwarted when the booster ended up in the gulf. THIS IS AN APNewsAlert. Check back for updates. AP's earlier story is below. Stream Los Angeles News for free,

By MARCIA DUNN SpaceX is launching Starship to orbit on Friday in its boldest test yet: a 22-hour flight that aims to recapture the entire rocket in a move meant to accelerate moon and Mars travel. If all goes well,

Starship is slated to launch Friday evening. This test flight promises to be very cool.

The Federal Aviation Administration issued a nationwide ground stop. More than 10,500 flights have been delayed so far, and 2,700 canceled.

DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said it was due to a "telecommunications outage."

The FAA "issued a nationwide ground stop for all U.S. airports following a communication issue impacting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers."

The Federal Aviation Administration has grounded all flights nationwide because of communications issues at regional air traffic control centers

Mayor Helena Moreno said 32 people were taken to the hospital, but none had critical injuries.

The more than 100 people on board were rescued in a ‘miracle on the Mississippi,’ said the Louisiana governor.

The tanker collided with the passenger vessel early Friday afternoon as it sat on the Mississippi River.

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Firefighters have removed the bodies of three more people who died after a building collapsed in Brooklyn, bringing the death toll to five

Crews continued searching for survivors Thursday, a day after a three-story apartment building collapsed in Brooklyn, killing at least eight people, including two children.

The building came down Wednesday afternoon. At least 17 people have been injured, including three firefighters, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said.

Scores of firefighters and police officers wielding pickaxes and power saws clambered over the rubble pile overnight.

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen says he’s no longer considering a presidential run as he is making his pitch to become Senate majority leader.

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen has emerged as a challenger to New York Sen. Chuck Schumer as the Democratic Party picks a Senate majority leader

The Maryland Democrat said the country's election called for change but acknowledged he is an underdog for the role.

Maryland U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen said Thursday that he will run for Senate majority leader in the next Congress.

For Jackson, the majority-Black capital of a historically red state, the election of Mississippi's first Black senator in 145 years was invigorating.

This is the best news to come out of Mississippi since — this is the best news to come out of Mississippi!” Meyers said.

Democratic nominee Scott Colom has defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi’s closely contested U.S. Senate race after a prolonged ballot-counting process, giving the state its first Black U.

Democrats erupted after Scott Colom's historic Senate upset, with leaders from Bill Clinton to Bernie Sanders celebrating victory in Mississippi.