LOS ANGELES -- NASA's Curiosity rover has for the first time drilled a rock in the long-awaited "clay-bearing unit" on Mars, according to a NASA release on Thursday.

Curiosity drilled the piece of bedrock nicknamed "Aberlady" on April 6, and delivered the sample to its internal mineralogy lab on Wednesday.(NASA-Curiosity-Mars)

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WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated Admiral Bill Moran to be the next chief of naval operations, the Pentagon said Thursday.

Moran is currently the Navy's vice chief, according to a press release. If confirmed by the Senate, he would take over from Admiral John Richardson, who is retiring.(US-Navy Appointment)

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WASHINGTON -- U.S. prosecutors said Gregory Craig, former Obama administration White House counsel, has been indicted on charges of making false statements and concealing information about foreign lobbying from the Department of Justice (DOJ).

Craig, 74, was indicted by a grand jury for making false statements and concealing material information about his activities on behalf of Ukraine from the DOJ National Security Division's Foreign Agents Registration Act Unit, according to a press release.(US-DOJ-Case) Enditem

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