Who are the astronauts on Artemis II?

Embarking on the historic Artemis II mission are astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen, a remarkable crew set to make their mark in space exploration.

Leading this extraordinary team is Reid Wiseman, a seasoned 50-year-old astronaut and retired Navy captain hailing from Baltimore, Maryland. Wiseman has been entrusted with the pivotal role of Artemis II commander, drawing on his extensive experience and leadership skills.

Joining him is Victor Glover, a trailblazing 49-year-old Navy captain and former combat pilot from Pomona, California. As one of NASA’s distinguished black astronauts, Glover brings a wealth of expertise and a dynamic perspective to the team.

Christina Koch, an accomplished 47-year-old electrical engineer from Jacksonville, North Carolina, is another key member of the mission. Koch holds the remarkable achievement of the longest single spaceflight by a woman, clocking in at 328 days. Her participation in the first all-female spacewalk in 2019 further underscores her pioneering spirit.

Completing this exceptional quartet is Jeremy Hansen, a dedicated astronaut from the Canadian Space Agency. At 50, Hansen is poised to embark on his inaugural spaceflight, adding an exciting dimension to the international collaboration embodied by Artemis II.

He will be serving as his country’s first emissary to the moon and is also a fighter pilot and physicist.

Pictured: Hansen, Glover, Wiseman and Koch

In a significant development for those battling weight-related issues, federal regulators have given the green light to a new weight-loss pill from Eli Lilly. This new medication marks the second daily oral treatment approved for addressing obesity and similar conditions.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expedited the approval of orforglipron, a GLP-1 drug that emulates a natural hormone responsible for regulating appetite and promoting a sense of fullness, much like the popular injectable treatments currently available.

Marketed under the name Foundayo, the drug is set to start shipping on Monday. Eli Lilly announced that individuals with insurance coverage might access Foundayo for as little as $25 per month with a Lilly discount card. For those without insurance, the monthly cost will vary between $149 and $349, contingent on the dosage.

Foundayo enters the market alongside Novo Nordisk’s oral Wegovy pill, which has seen over 600,000 prescriptions in the U.S. since its approval last December. This addition reflects the growing demand and reliance on oral weight-loss medications.

The approval of Eli Lilly’s drug was facilitated by a new FDA initiative designed to expedite drug approval processes. Impressively, the agency reviewed and approved the application in a mere 50 days.

In a clinical trial of more than 3,000 adults with obesity, participants who received the highest dose of orforglipron, 36 milligrams, lost 11.2% of their body weight –- about 25 pounds on average –- over more than 16 months. That compared with a 2.1% weight loss, or less than 5 pounds, in patients who received a placebo, or dummy pill, according to the New England Journal of Medicine.

Both the Lilly and Novo Nordisk pills resulted in less weight loss than the average achieved with Lilly’s injectable Zepbound, which results in a 21% average weight loss, or Novo Nordisk’s injectable Wegovy, which averages about 15%.

Both once-daily pills promise convenience, but orforglipron is a small-molecule GLP-1 drug that can be taken without restrictions. The Wegovy pill, a peptide, must be taken with a sip of water in the morning on an empty stomach, with a 30-minute wait before eating or drinking.

Users of orforglipron also saw improvements in waist circumference, blood pressure, triglyceride levels and cholesterol levels, the study found.

Side effects, mostly gastrointestinal issues, led between 5% and 10% of participants in the orforglipron study to discontinue treatment, compared with nearly 3% in the placebo group.

About 1 in 8 people in the U.S. have used injectable GLP-1 drugs, according to a survey from KFF, a nonprofit health policy research group. But many more have trouble affording the costly shots.

The pill from Indianapolis-based Lilly will be included in a Trump administration deal to lower prices on GLP-1 drugs.

Shares of ELi Lilly and Company rose more than 4% in trading Wednesday afternoon.

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AP Health Writer Matthew Perrone contributed to this report.

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During a news conference on Tuesday, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson reaffirmed recent remarks that have stirred controversy following the tragic death of 18-year-old Sheridan Gorman, a Loyola University Chicago student.

At a “No Kings” rally held in Chicago on Saturday, Mayor Johnson emphasized the need to protect immigrants from assaults, a statement that coincided with the day of Gorman’s funeral. This timing drew sharp criticism from some quarters. The individual accused of her murder, Jose Medina-Medina, is a 25-year-old undocumented immigrant from Colombia.

“We must put an end to the assaults on immigrants,” Johnson declared to those gathered at the rally. “We need to engage actively. First and foremost, we must ensure our involvement in the democratic process. Shifts in elections are happening across the nation, indicating change. We have also signed multiple executive orders to remove ICE from the city of Chicago.”

Sheridan Gorman lost her life after being shot in the head while she was out walking with friends at Tobey Prinz Beach, a location less than a mile from the university’s campus. The incident occurred around 1 a.m. on Thursday, March 19, according to reports.

When questioned by a reporter on Tuesday about whether he would extend an apology to Gorman’s family, Mayor Johnson sidestepped the inquiry.

“I will again acknowledge the tragedy of the loss of life here,” Johnson said. “You know, look, burying a child is something that no parent should have to do, especially as someone who is a parent. The tragedy that occurred is one that, quite frankly — it challenges us to do better to ensure that we are protecting people — and you know, as far as the call for no kings, what I said, and I still stand by this, that we do have to protect working people. We do have to ensure that the immigrant community is not being assaulted.”

“Violating people’s Constitutional rights does not make us safer,” the mayor continued.

A man carries a framed collage of photos outside a funeral service for Sheridan Gorman at First Presbyterian Church of Yorktown, in Yorktown Heights, New York. (Richard Beetham for Fox News Digital)

He was asked the same question in a news conference last week, and also answered indirectly.

“Will you take this opportunity to apologize to Sheridan’s parents for the policies that you have promoted, that have directly caused her death? That suspect would not be in the city, would not be in the country, but for your policies. Will you take this opportunity to apologize?” a reporter asked.

“Once again, I believe that we’re all grieving the loss of Sheridan and other folks who have lost their lives because of senseless violence,” Johnson responded. “And let’s just be very clear, between the SAFE-T Act and the welcoming city ordinance, the welcoming city ordinance was passed 40 years ago by the first Black mayor in the history of Chicago, and the SAFE-T Act was passed under the governor at that time, who was a Republican.”

Medina-Medina is accused by prosecutors of hiding behind a lighthouse before running toward Gorman and her friends, firing his weapon indiscriminately. The alleged murder took place in the early morning hours of March 19.

A program handed out to supporters of the Gorman family who attended a Memorial Vigil held in Yorktown, NY. (Richard Beetham for Fox News Digital)

The illegal alien suspect has been charged with murder, attempted murder, aggravated assault, aggravated discharge of a firearm and illegal possession of a weapon.

Medina-Medina entered the country illegally under the Biden administration and was released into the country, DHS said.

Medina-Medina was arrested in 2023 and charged with shoplifting after he allegedly stole just over $130 in merchandise from a Macy’s in downtown Chicago. He failed to appear for court hearings related to that case, and an arrest warrant remained active until the alleged murder.

Gorman’s family ripped Johnson for his initial response to her alleged murder. 

“What happened to Sheridan cannot be reduced to a ‘senseless tragedy,’ nor can it be explained in general terms about public safety. Sheridan was our daughter. She was 18 years old. She was doing something entirely normal—walking near her campus with friends. She should be here,” the family said. 

Mayor Brandon Johnson answers questions during a news conference at Chicago City Hall on Feb. 25, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

“Calling this ‘senseless’ is not enough. There must be a clear and honest accounting of what went wrong,” the family added. “We will not allow Sheridan’s life to be reduced to a talking point or a generalization. We expect leadership that is willing to confront hard truths and ensure that what happened to her does not happen again.”

The suspect’s lawyer says that after crossing the border illegally, he was bused from Texas to Chicago, despite requesting to be sent home to Columbia, according to The Chicago Tribune. The governor’s office reportedly said they have no record of busing Medina-Medina anywhere.

Johnson’s office declined to comment.

Joseph Duggar has been released from jail after posting a $600,000 bond, following his not guilty plea to molestation charges.

The 31-year-old, who has four children, was taken into custody last Wednesday, March 25, in Tontitown, Arkansas. The arrest is linked to accusations that he inappropriately touched a nine-year-old girl in Florida.

Two days ahead of his court hearing, Duggar formally entered a plea of not guilty to all charges. He bypassed the arraignment process and requested a jury trial, as indicated in documents filed by his legal representative, according to the Daily Mail.

On Tuesday morning, Duggar appeared in front of a judge, reaffirming his desire for a jury trial. The judge set his bond at $600,000, and he is scheduled to return to court on April 20.

As per the Bay County Jail’s online records, Duggar is no longer recorded as an inmate at the Florida facility.

Duggar’s attorney Albert Sauline told AP on Wednesday that the former reality star was released on $600,000 bond hours after appearing in front of a judge as he flew back to his home in Arkansas. 

Counting On star Joseph Duggar could be seen smirking in a newly-released mugshot after being extradited to Florida as he entered a not guilty plea after an underage accuser detailed shocking molestation claims to a detective 

Upon his release, Judge Brantley Clark barred Duggar from having unsupervised contact with any person under 18 according to court documents. 

Sauline said that his primary goal was ‘to make sure [Duggar] is treated fairly’ due to his celebrity status.

On Tuesday, Duggar could be seen smirking in a newly-released mugshot after an underage accuser detailed shocking molestation claims to a detective.

Meanwhile, his wife Kendra, 27, was taken into custody Friday in Tontitown and charged with four counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a minor, as well as four charges of second-degree false imprisonment. Joseph is now also facing the same charges.

Kendra was released on bond about an hour and a half after her booking, while Joseph had signed an extradition waiver to face charges in Florida, according to the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.

Days ago, it emerged that Joseph’s accuser, who is currently 14, alleged she suffered ‘several incidents of sexual abuse’ when she was nine years old on a family vacation in Panama City Beach, Florida, according to the affidavit obtained by the Daily Mail. 

She made the claims in a forensic interview she gave to a detective with the Tontitown Police Department, per an affidavit written by Deputy Sheriff Darrell Norris of the Bay County Sheriff’s Office in Lynn Haven, Florida.

At the time of the Florida vacation described in the document, Joseph and Kendra had two children and she was pregnant with their third. 

The Daily Mail confirmed two days before his court appearance, Duggar submitted a written plea of not guilty to all charges, waived arraignment on those charges and demanded a jury trial, in a document signed by his attorney

The 31-year-old father of four was arrested last Wednesday, March 25 in Tontitown, Arkansas in connection with allegations that he touched a nine-year-old girl on her genitals and underwear in Florida 

At the time of the Florida vacation described in the document, Joseph and his wife Kendra (left) had two children and she was pregnant with their third

Joseph’s accuser told a detective that during the Florida vacation, she ‘would sit on the defendant’s lap’ and he would ‘cradle [her] with his arms,’ the affidavit states.

As the holiday progressed, Joseph’s behavior is said to have evolved, according to the underage girl’s account of events as relayed in the legal document.

Joseph is claimed to have requested that she ‘sit on the couch beside [him],’ whereupon he supposedly ‘covered the parties with a blanket,’ per the affidavit.

The document adds: ‘Once the parties were covered, the defendant would pull the victim’s dress up and touch the victim’s thighs.’

The accuser also asserted that ‘during these incidents [Joseph’s] hand grazed [her] vagina’ and his ‘hand was outside of her underwear’ – an occurrence she said took place ‘several times,’ leaving her ‘confused’ and ‘uncomfortable.’

Joseph’s accuser also said he ‘eventually approached the victim and apologized for his actions’ and then ‘the incidents stopped occurring,’ the affidavit claims.

After the underage girl gave her forensic interview to the Arkansas detective, Deputy Sheriff Darrell Norris in Florida – the officer who wrote the affidavit – ‘requested the detective and victim’s father call Joseph’ in order to obtain a confession from him.

The affidavit claims that during the call, Joseph ‘admitted his actions, stating he touched the victim over her clothing’ and ‘admitted his intentions were not pure.’ 

A warrant for Kendra’s arrest was issued on Friday but when law enforcement initially went to the Duggar family residence in Washington County, she was not there

According to the authorities, a judge signed off on an affidavit that included the contents of that phone conversation, whereupon an arrest warrant was issued to the Bay County Sheriff’s Office in Florida.

The Bay County Sheriff’s Office then apparently sent the warrant to the police in Arkansas, leading to Joseph’s arrest in Tontitown.

He was taken into custody last week in connection with lewd and lascivious behavior involving unlawful sexual activity with a minor, a statement from the Bay County Sheriff’s Office in Lynn Haven, Florida announced.

An investigator with the Tontitown Police Department in Tontitown, Arkansas reached out to the BCSO ‘regarding a report of past sexual abuse.’

An alleged victim, identified as a 14-year-old girl, told law enforcement about a series of inappropriate incidents Duggar was involved in around five years back, police said.

Authorities said then that the alleged incidents occurred in 2020, when the alleged victim was nine years old and on vacation with her family in Panama City Beach, Florida.

The 19 Kids And Counting star is now facing additional charges including four counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a minor and four counts of second-degree false imprisonment, the Tontitown Police Department told TMZ. 

Duggar and Kendra’s new charges in Arkansas are reportedly not related to his case in the state of Florida. 

The 19 Kids And County star is now facing additional charges including four counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a minor and four counts of second-degree false imprisonment, the Tontitown Police Department told TMZ; Duggar seen above top far right

Family members have since broken silence on his arrest, such as brother Josh – who is currently serving a 12-year prison sentence for possessing child pornography. 

His attorney told the Daily Mail: ‘Josh understands the stigma of being accused.

‘He lives with the painful reality of how false accusations can destroy a life. He understands how the targeting of a person for publicity can twist the truth into sensationalized fiction.’ 

The attorney said that the brothers ‘are not in frequent communication’ but Josh ‘hopes and prays for his brother’s well-being in this difficult time.’ 

His sister Jill has also spoken out by uploading a post to her family blog which she shares with husband Derick Dillard. 

‘We were shocked yesterday evening to learn of Jill’s brother’s [Joseph Duggar’s] arrest,’ the message read. 

‘We first learned of anything related to his charges yesterday via a text from a friend who messaged us about the recent media reports of Joseph’s arrest and his alleged confession to molesting a juvenile female in 2020. We are shocked and heartbroken.’ 

They added, ‘We strongly condemn abuse. We support the rule of law and hope that justice will be achieved. Our hearts go out to the innocent juvenile victim of this unspeakable crime and her family.

Family members have since broken silence on his arrest , such as brother Josh – who is currently serving a 12-year prison sentence for possessing child pornography; Josh’s 2021 mugshot seen above 

Jill and Derick also sent love to Kendra and her four children in the post shared on Thursday, just one day before her arrest

‘We pray God gives her strength, comfort and hope, and that she is able to get all the help and support she needs and deserves in the days ahead.’ 

Jill and Derick also sent love to Kendra and her four children while praying ‘that they feel loved and supported during this time as we cannot imagine the indescribable pain they feel as they process and grieve everything.’

The post was uploaded on Thursday, just one day before Kendra’s arrest for allegedly endangering the welfare of a minor and false imprisonment. 

Duggar’s mugshot was released on Wednesday evening by the Washington County Sheriff’s Office in Fayetteville, Arkansas. 

The former reality star sported a thick beard, and he gazed forward with a stony expression, which notably contrasted the grinning 2021 mugshot of his brother Josh, which had also been snapped in Washington County. 

The alleged victim told investigators that the family had been staying at a home located on Danny Drive at the time of the illegal incidents. 

Joseph Duggar ‘repeatedly asked her to sit on his lap,’ BCSO officials said, adding that his behavior appeared to escalate as the vacation continued.

In another incident, Joseph ‘asked [the victim] to sit next to him on a couch and covered them with a blanket, ‘rubbing’ his hands on her thighs.

Joseph Duggar ‘repeatedly asked her to sit on his lap,’ BCSO officials said, adding that his behavior appeared to escalate as the vacation continued

‘During this time, Duggar manipulated the victim’s underwear and grazed her genitals.’

Duggar subsequently told the alleged victim he was sorry, and the incidents ceased, according to officials with the BCSO.

The father of the alleged victim confronted Joseph Duggar about what happened on Tuesday, at which time he admitted to his actions to the father and a detective in Tontitown, the BCSO said. 

Joseph Duggar was subsequently arrested and charged in connection with Lewd and Lascivious Behavior – Molestation of a Victim Less Than 12-years-old; and Lewd and Lascivious Behavior Conducted By A Person 18 Years or Older.

Duggar’s confession to the girl’s father and a detective was included in an affidavit filed by the Bay County Sheriff’s Office, which was obtained by People.

BCSO Criminal Investigator Darrell Norris had then ‘requested the detective and victim’s father call the defendant.’ 

During the phone call, Duggar ‘admitted his actions’ and confessed that he ‘touched the victim over her clothing,’ per the affidavit. 

At the time, the TV personality had ‘admitted his intentions were not pure.’ 

His cousin Amy Duggar also recently broke her silence to share she was ‘utterly shocked’ but ‘not surprised’ over his arrest. 

She said in a statement to People on Friday: ‘In light of the recent allegations involving my cousin, Joseph Duggar, I am sickened, heartbroken and deeply angry.’ 

Amy added, ‘My first thoughts are with the victim, a child who deserved to be safe, protected and surrounded by people she could trust.

‘The courage it took for her to come forward, especially after years of carrying something so heavy, cannot be overstated. That bravery deserves to be honored above all else.’ 

She said in a statement to People on Friday: ‘In light of the recent allegations involving my cousin, Joseph Duggar, I am sickened, heartbroken and deeply angry’

And while she was ‘utterly shocked’ over the allegations, Amy expressed that she is ‘not surprised that another alleged predator has emerged from this toxic system.’

Amy told the outlet that she has ‘worked hard to break cycles in both my extended family and my immediate family.’

She sent prayers to the alleged victim while adding, ‘Recognizing that we do not yet know the full picture, I am also praying for Joseph’s wife, Kendra, as she begins to process this, and for the protection of their children. 

‘I’m praying for eyes to be opened and above all, I pray that justice will be served to the fullest.’

For those who have been impacted by sexual abuse, text ‘STRENGTH’ to the Crisis Text Line at 741-741 to be connected to a certified crisis counselor.