Canada returnees determined to ‘be better’ at 2026 World Junior Championship - NHL.com

[EDEN PRAIRIE, MN, August 28, 2026] — In 2027, the World Mixed Doubles Championship is moving from its traditional spot on the calendar—the end of April—to early January. As a result of this change, a 2026 World Mixed Doubles Playdown Event will be held at the Eau Claire Curling Club in Eau Claire, WI, to determine the team that will represent the United States at the 2027 championship. (Based on last season’s World Championship finish, the United States must also earn a berth at the World Mixed Doubles Qualification Event, scheduled for Rock Creek Curling in Colorado from October 2nd through the 9th. Olympic silver medalists Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin will be Team USA at that event.)The World Mixed Doubles Playdown Event in Eau Claire will have eight teams and is scheduled for October 28th through November 1st. Two teams have already qualified based on the 2025-26 World Curling Mixed Doubles Ranking List—Thiesse/ Dropkin and Sarah Fenson/Andrew Stopera.

HOUSTON—As the International Space Station (ISS) prepares to mark 26 years of continuous occupancy by astronauts and cosmonauts on Nov. 2, its latest returnees offered perspective about life onboard the orbital lab. The facility is counting down to a planned safe deorbit by the end of 2030 after... Mark CarreauMark is based in Houston, where he has written on aerospace for more than 25 years. While at the Houston Chronicle, he was recognized by the Rotary National Award for Space Achievement Foundation in 2006 for his professional contributions to the public understanding of America's space program through news reporting.

Survivors say two masked gunmen began shooting as dozens attended a funeral procession. At least six people have been killed, and 28 others wounded, in an attack in Jordan’s Karak governorate that saw gunmen open fire during a funeral at a church. A spokesperson for Jordan’s Public Security Directorate said at least six people are confirmed dead after Friday’s attack on the Hamoud church. Jordanian sources previously told Al Jazeera seven people had been killed. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Gunmen kill 3 people at San Diego Islamic centre in suspected hate crimelist 2 of 4Who is behind settler violence in the occupied West Bank?list 3 of 4US archbishop says Catholics in army should not participate in firing squadlist 4 of 4Palestine weekly: Israeli settlers attack journalist and diplomatsend of listSurvivors said they heard an explosion when the funeral procession started, after which masked attackers broke into the church and began shooting. State-owned television station Al-Mamlaka reported that security forces were deployed to the church and were pursuing two suspects, who got out of a vehicle and opened fire.