‘Hustle’ Mortgage Fraud Case Falls Into Crevice of the Law by PETER J. HENNING

By PETER J. HENNING

Simply breaching a contract, as Bank of America’s Countrywide unit did in a case stemming from the financial crisis, is not be enough to prove fraud.

Published: May 31, 2016 at 08:00PM

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Great Barrier Reef Near Whitsunday Islands

An astronaut aboard the International Space Station used a powerful lens to photograph these three reefs in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef on Oct. 12, 2015. Reefs are easy to spot from space because the iridescent blues of shallow lagoons contrast sharply with the dark blues of deep water. via NASA http://ift.tt/1P1a2Iu

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Disparate Visions for a Brooklyn Park: Dismantle Industrial Ruins, or Preserve Them by SARAH MASLIN NIR

By SARAH MASLIN NIR

While New York City struggles to make good on a promise to develop a park along the Bushwick inlet, a competing proposal has arisen as an alternative to a conventional green space.

Published: May 30, 2016 at 08:00PM

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Scott Kelly’s Post-Flight Visit to Washington

Former NASA astronaut Scott Kelly speaks about his historic mission aboard the International Space Station during an event at the United States Capitol Visitor Center, Wednesday, May 25, 2016, in Washington. via NASA http://ift.tt/1sfuKiW

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Chasma Boreale and North Polar Ice Cap of Mars

Mars has bright polar caps of ice that are easily visible from telescopes on Earth. A seasonal cover of carbon-dioxide ice and snow is observed to advance and retreat over the poles during the Martian year. Scientists using radar data have found a record of the most recent Martian ice age recorded in the north polar ice cap. via NASA http://ift.tt/1sdb3bv

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NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Prepared for Mission to an Asteroid

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is revealed after its protective cover is removed inside the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at Kennedy Space Center, on May 21, 2016. OSIRIS-REx, targeted for a Sept. 8 launch, will be the first U.S. mission to sample an asteroid, retrieve at least two ounces of surface material and return it to Earth for study. via NASA http://ift.tt/1OWSkLu

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A Tangle of Interests Behind Cuomo’s $1 Billion Boon for Buffalo by JESSE McKINLEY and VIVIAN YEE

By JESSE McKINLEY and VIVIAN YEE

A small, well-connected group is responsible for most of the project’s main initiatives, leading to accusations of conflicts of interest and a widening federal investigation.

Published: May 24, 2016 at 08:00PM

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Fjord and Glacier in East-Central Greenland

On May 19, 2016, NASA’s IceBridge, an airborne survey of polar ice, crossed Greenland to fly central glacier flowlines in the east-central region of the country. This photo captures the fjord of Violin Glacier, with Nord Glacier at the upper left corner. This is IceBridge’s eighth spring campaign of science flights over Arctic sea and land. via NASA http://ift.tt/1s7jaq6

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How Would You Fix the Subway? by VIKAS BAJAJ

By VIKAS BAJAJ

Readers offered their suggestions for improving New York City’s transit system, in response to an editorial.

Published: May 24, 2016 at 07:21AM

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Up and Over

Cassini orbited in Saturn’s ring plane — around the planet’s equator — for most of 2015. via NASA http://ift.tt/1WcJKuB

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Andrew Borchini, John Johnson by Unknown Author

By Unknown Author

The couple was married at the Parker, a resort in Palm Springs, Calif.

Published: May 21, 2016 at 08:00PM

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CubeSats Deployed From the International Space Station

CubeSats fly free after leaving the NanoRacks CubeSat Deployer on the International Space Station on May 17, 2016. Seen here are two Dove satellites. The satellites are part of a constellation designed, built and operated by Planet Labs Inc. to take images of Earth from space. via NASA http://ift.tt/27I2gi7

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May 19, 2000, Early Morning Liftoff of Atlantis on STS-101 Mission

Flames from the solid rocket boosters lit up the clouds of smoke and steam trailing behind shuttle Atlantis on May 19, 2000, as it lifted off on mission STS-101. It was the shuttle program’s third space station assembly flight, and first space flight for astronaut Jeff Williams, currently aboard the station as a member of the Expedition 47 crew. via NASA http://ift.tt/20aXPa5

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Water Etchings in Western Mexico Sands

Expedition 47 Flight Engineer Tim Kopra of NASA posted this May 15, 2016 photograph to social media, writing, “Water etchings in western @Mexico sands. @Space_Station #Explore” via NASA http://ift.tt/1rTZdCW

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In Case Linked to Former Trump Partner, Gov’t Wants Secrecy by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Justice Department has urged a federal judge to keep some records sealed in a criminal proceeding linked to a former business associate of Donald Trump. Among prosecutors’ reasons: to avoid media attention.

Published: May 17, 2016 at 11:09PM

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In Case Linked to Former Trump Partner, Gov’t Wants Secrecy by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Justice Department urged a federal judge to keep some records sealed in a criminal proceeding linked to a former business associate of Donald Trump. Among prosecutors’ reasons: To avoid media attention.

Published: May 17, 2016 at 12:59PM

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Stargazing From the International Space Station

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) see the world at night on every orbit — that’s 16 times each crew day. An astronaut took this broad, short-lens photograph of Earth’s night lights while looking out over the remote reaches of the central equatorial Pacific Ocean. via NASA http://ift.tt/1rRGKHd

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