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Wally Funk, a member of the Mercury 13 and the oldest woman to go into space, died at 87. She trained with NASA in the 1960s but never flew, later becoming a space tourism pioneer with Blue Origin in 2021.

Wally Funk, an aviation pioneer who became the oldest woman to travel into space at age 82 in 2021, died at 87 in Grapevine, Texas. She was part of the 1960s Mercury 13 program but never became an astronaut. Funk also held firsts as the first female FAA inspector and NTSB air safety investigator.

China has released Protestant pastor Ezra Jin. His daughter, Grace Jin Drexel, attended the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) USA 2026 in Grapevine, Texas.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott is embracing the hard right to defeat Democrats. He attended the Conservative Political Action Conference in Grapevine, Texas, and is expected to speak at the state's G.O.P. convention in Houston.

Bo French, an anti-Muslim candidate, won the G.O.P. runoff for a Texas oil-related position. He secured the victory at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Grapevine, Texas.

Acting attorney general Todd Blanche addressed an indictment against former FBI director James Comey at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Grapevine, Texas. The indictment reportedly extends beyond a controversial seashell photo incident.