Boeing astronauts are still stranded at the International Space Station, and the timeline for their return is becoming more unclear as time passes. Blaze News previously reported on aerospace and defense corporation Boeing and its launch of the Starliner spacecraft in early June 2024. A mission to the ISS by crew members Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams was initially slated to return to Earth in as few as eight days after launch. The mission failed even within a generous grace period, and it has been over eight weeks since the vessel was launched into space. With a return date up in the air, speculation had begun about how the astronauts would return home after it was revealed that helium leaks and thruster failures were hindering the Starliner and preventing its re-entry. As TMZ reported, NASA says the astronauts may need to make their return on the Dragon Crew-9 mission operated by rival company SpaceX, headed by Elon Musk. Crew-9 was initially meant to launch for the ISS on August 18, 2024, but has since been pushed back to no earlier than September 24, 2024, per Spaceflight Now. With that in mind, most reports suggest SpaceX's six-month mission will not return until at least February 2025, but given the delayed start time, it could also be March 2025. This would potentially extend Boeing's mission from approximately two weeks to about nine or ten months. Despite previous uncertainty as to whether or not Starliner would be relying on SpaceX for a return mission, NASA has clarified that the SpaceX launch delay is directly related to the Boeing mission. "This adjustment allows more time for mission managers to finalize return planning for the agency's Boeing Crew Flight Test currently docked to the orbiting laboratory," NASA stated. However, Boeing's most recent mission update stated that the company's "confidence remains high" that the Starliner will make its return trip on its own. "We remain confident in Starliner and its ability to safely return to Earth with crew based on an abundance of testing conducted by our teams and NASA in space and on the ground," Boeing wrote on X. — (@) SpaceX has reportedly been testing scenarios in which it would accommodate two extra crew members on the return to Earth on Dragon Crew-9 and has already identified flight suits that would fit the two Boeing astronauts. The original Crew-9 mission was to launch with four astronauts from Kennedy Space Center. The astronauts identified for the mission are Zena Cardman, Nick Hague, Stephanie Wilson, and Russian cosmonaut Alexsandr Gorbunov. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Disney's streaming platforms have finally posted a net profit after a long-term struggle saw the company lose billions.In a Q3 earnings call, the company announced profits from streaming a full quarter ahead of expectations. The third quarter direct-to-consumer income totaled $47 million, according to Disney, which is quite the turnaround from a $512 million loss in the previous year.The profit appeared to come solely off the back of ESPN+ after Disney+ and Hulu were packaged with the sports network.Disney+ and Hulu reportedly incurred a combined loss of $19 million, according to Bounding into Comics, meaning if the profit margin came from ESPN+ alone that would mean the sports network brought in $66 million. However, the breakdown of the figures is unclear at the time of this publication.'We are confident in our ability to continue driving earnings growth through our collection of unique and powerful assets.'As Blaze News reported in May, Disney CEO Bob Iger had previously blamed the streaming services for a $4 billion loss:"As we got into the streaming business in a very, very aggressive way, we tried to tell too many stories. Basically we invested too much, way ahead of possible returns. It's what led to streaming ending up as a $4 billion loss," Iger said in a webcasted conference.The company did have the stated goal however of bundling Hulu and ESPN+ with Disney+ to increase overall engagement, and that calculated gamble appears to have worked out.At the same time, the Walt Disney company announced in a press release that prices for its streaming packages, both ad-free and ad-supported, will increase by $1 to $2 per month.Disney+ basic and premium plans will go from $7.99 and $13.99 per month, respectively, to $9.99 and $15.99The ad-free and ad-included Hulu plans will go up to $18.99 and $9.99 per month, while ESPN+ goes up to $11.99 per month with ads.Some bundle plans, such as the Duo Basic plan, are also set to increase prices.Subscribers who pay more are set to receive "ABC News Live" and a "preschool content" playlist, with the promise of four additional curated playlists in fall 2024, according to the Dallas Express.Iger has promised viewers that the Disney creative departments were going to "reconnect" to the monetization side of the company to ensure "quality is not lost," but price increases likely aren't what fans were hoping for out of that promise."This was a strong quarter for Disney, driven by excellent results in our entertainment segment, both at the box office and [direct-to-consumer], as we achieved profitability across our combined streaming for the first time, and ahead of our previous guidance," Iger said. "We are confident in our ability to continue driving earnings growth through our collection of unique and powerful assets."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

A reporter spoke with black and Hispanic voters in the Bronx this week and learned that Vice President Kamala Harris is not going to earn their vote simply because of her gender and skin color. Reporter Cara Castronuova traveled to the northernmost New York City borough with one question in mind: Are black and Hispanic voters persuaded by identity politics or by policies? 'It's not about race. It's about what they provide for the society. It's what they could do for the community.' The voters she spoke with left no misconceptions. "She's using her color. I thought that Martin Luther King said the color wasn't the issue. I thought it was the content of our character that we were supposed to be recognized for," said one voter, a black woman with a thick New York accent. "But if she's going to keep running on that color, she going to have a misconception about how black people really roll." Another voter said, "If you bring somebody into office that looks like you, but then continues to [be a] detriment your community, what was that for? But if you choose somebody who can raise your community, then you chose the right one. ... I choose Trump." Here is what other voters told Castronuova: "I'm looking for who I think is more qualified to run the country. That's all I'm looking at." "Black Latinos are starting to be a little bit more critical. They're fed up of their hard earned money going to illegal, undocumented people." "Kamala Harris did not do a good job on the border because from what I know, a lot of people were coming from the other side and doing a lot of bad things to what we call home." "I think she's not a good candidate for president because she's with Joe Biden for the past two years. A wreck up in New York." "It's not about race. It's about what they provide for the society. It's what they could do for the community." "With her putting a lot of black Americans in jail for the marijuana, they're not really going for her." Another voter who spoke with Castronuova described identity politics and the tendency to emphasize a candidate's race as "weird s**t." A prevailing political theory argues the Democratic Party has assumed for decades that black and Hispanic voters will always support it. And historically speaking, it is true that black and Hispanic voters have overwhelmingly voted for Democrats. But somewhere along the way, voters in those minority communities began to realize the Democratic Party's history of empty promises and outreach that happen only at election time. What has resulted is an ongoing shift in voter preferences, according to the Financial Times, and an America "where people vote more based on their beliefs than their identity," explained John Burn-Murdoch, chief data reporter at FT. "This is bad news for Democrats," he said.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Police in the United Kingdom said they arrested a 55-year-old woman this week in connection with an "inaccurate social media post."Cheshire police officers made the arrest Thursday over a post "containing inaccurate information about the identity of the attacker in the Southport murders," the Cheshire Constabulary said.'It’s a stark reminder of the dangers of posting information on social media platforms without checking the accuracy,' Chief Superintendent Alison Ross said. 'It also acts as a warning that we are all accountable for our actions, whether that be online or in person.'Officials said the woman, who lives near Chester, was arrested "on suspicion of publishing written material to stir up racial hatred (S19 of the Public Order Act 1986) and false communications (S179 Online Safety Act 2023)." Chester is about a mile east of England's border with Wales and about 40 minutes south of Liverpool.Authorities said she was being held in police custody "where she is assisting officers with their enquiries."A 17-year-old male was accused of killing three and injuring numerous other victims in a July 29 mass stabbing at a Taylor Swift-themed children's dance class in Southport.Officials initially said there was no evidence that terrorism was a motive in the Southport knife attack, which angered many who accused the government of covering up evidence. Police identified suspect Axel Rudakubana and charged him with three counts of murder and 10 counts of attempted murder. Officials identified him as being from Cardiff but also noted that his parents are Rwandan.Unrest and violence erupted the day after the stabbings and have spread across the United Kingdom. Prime Minister Keir Starmer denounced the violence and blamed "far-right thuggery." However, now-suspended U.K. Labour Party Councillor Ricky Jones reportedly was arrested this week on suspicion of encouraging murder of anti-immigration protesters after an outdoor speech in London in front of a rabid, far-left crowd during which he hollered, "They are disgusting, nasty fascists, and we need to cut all their throats and get rid of them all!" A video of the speech shows him sliding his finger across his neck as he spoke; he then led a “free, free Palestine!" chant.Radio host Glenn Beck, co-founder of Blaze Media, earlier this week opined that "two-tier justice" — in which police more or less ignore Muslim immigrant crime but come down hard on non-Muslims — has been laid bare in the U.K. in the wake of the deadly knife attack.Regardless, a Cheshire police official issued a stark warning in reference to the 55-year-old woman arrested over the "inaccurate social media post.""It’s a stark reminder of the dangers of posting information on social media platforms without checking the accuracy," Chief Superintendent Alison Ross said. "It also acts as a warning that we are all accountable for our actions, whether that be online or in person.”Ross added that "we have all seen the violent disorder that has taken place across the U.K. over the past week, much of which has been fueled by malicious and inaccurate communications online."What's more, Fox News noted that Stephen Parkinson — director of public prosecutions of England and Wales — warned against "publishing or distributing material which is insulting or abusive which is intended to or likely to start racial hatred. So, if you retweet that, then you’re republishing that, and then potentially you're committing [incitement to racial hatred]."He added, "We do have dedicated police officers who are scouring social media. Their job is to look for this material, and then follow up with identification, arrests, and so forth," the cable news network said.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Entire countries have risen and fallen in the years fans have been waiting for Half-Life 3. We’ve seen the world change beyond recognition, and still the third main game in the FPS series is yet to arrive. Recently, however, some rumors and hints of life have been sighted giving hope that we might, one day, see Half-Life 3 arrive. Another twist in the tale was recently spotted that seemed to suggest something Half-Life related was on the way - but a new statement from the people behind it has put the speculation to rest. Continue reading New Half Life 3 mystery solved as Black Mesa website issues statement MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Half-Life 3: the entire story, Who should make Half-Life 3?, Half-Life 3 is now Project Borealis

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