• North Korea's naval gaffe with a 5,000-ton destroyer's launch can be seen from space.
• A photo shows the warship capsized in the water after a botched launch.
• State media said a furious Kim slammed the mistake as a "serious accident and criminal act."

New satellite images of the Chongjin port in North Korea show the aftermath of a failed ship launch on Wednesday: a capsized new destroyer still partially resting on the pier. The ship's internal compartments are almost certainly flooded, complicating efforts to right it.

Calling the event a "serious accident" on Thursday, North Korean state media reported that the country's leader, Kim Jong Un, was watching the ceremony as the ship's stern slid down a ramp ahead of schedule, jamming the entire vessel.

Satellite imagery from Airbus and Maxar Technologies show that North Korea likely planned a broadside launch of the 5,000-ton destroyer, a method that splashes the ship sideways into the water.

In one image, taken after the failed launch, the ship appears to be lying on its starboard side and still partially stuck on the ramp; the superstructure that is its highest point can be seen lying to the left of the hull, resting in or near the water. Much of the vessel's frame seems obscured by blue fabric. The aerial image below reveals the line of the normally level aft flight deck fully on its side, at far right.

The weight of the bow section on the pier may be pinning the destroyer in an exposed position and would be exacerbated by any internal flooding likely on the stern. These internal spaces would need to be de-watered before a heavy-lift crane has a chance to lift the 5,000-ton vessel.

Lee Sung-jun, a spokesperson for South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters on Thursday that Seoul also assessed the ship to be partially submerged. Seawater can corrode and short-circuit electronic systems and rust exposed metal, necessitating expensive and time-consuming repairs once it's removed.

State media wrote that the launch mechanism malfunctioned, causing the stern to slide into the water while the bow remained stuck on land.

After watching the error, an irate Kim was quoted by state media as criticizing the officials involved in the launch, saying they were censured and that their mistakes would be "dealt with" at a party committee meeting next month.

The North Korean leader further called the bungled launch a "serious accident and criminal act," adding that it had "brought the dignity and self-respect of our state to a collapse in a moment."

South Korean officials told reporters on Thursday that it's likely the destroyer is in the same class as the Choe Hyon, a 5,000-ton vessel that it launched from a separate shipyard in April.

Analysts and top North Korea watchers have assessed that the Choe Hyon is the country's largest warship to date.

Satellite images from early last month showed what experts said was likely the "fitting out" process of the ship, during which internal construction is completed and equipment is installed before the warship is handed over to North Korea's navy. Then, in late April, North Korea unveiled the vessel during a ceremony at Nampo port. A ship is launched once it's watertight and all of its major components are installed.

The only upside for North Korea is that during a ship launch likely no crewmembers would be aboard.

The Choe Hyon has been identified as a guided missile frigate and reportedly one of two in the class that are under construction. Some analysts suggested the warship looked capable of carrying a vertical launch system, an upgrade for North Korea's naval capabilities that allows the warship to carry a larger arsenal of anti-ship, land-attack, or surface-to-air missiles.

The Choe Hyon is just one example of Pyongyang's naval modernization efforts. It's been a top priority under Kim along with a broader military buildup. Much of that focus has been on the submarine force; North Korea unveiled a new missile submarine two years ago.

North Korea's navy is considered "primarily a coastal force" per a 2021 US Defense Intelligence Agency report, consisting of about 60,000 personnel, 400 patrol ships, 70 diesel-electric submarines, and 260 amphibious landing craft. The country faces insufficient resources in its shipbuilding industry, a major challenge towards its naval modernization efforts.

While Choe Hyon appeared to be a sophisticated vessel, experts were waiting until its launch to observe potential capabilities and technologies.

• Billy Joel has canceled the rest of his concert tour due to a brain condition.
• Joel, 76, has "normal pressure hydrocephalus," a type of fluid buildup in the brain.
• The condition causes issues with hearing, vision, balance, and memory.

Billy Joel is canceling the rest of his concert tour after being diagnosed with a brain disorder. The news comes after the singer postponed some gigs over health concerns.

In an Instagram post, Joel, 76, shared that he was diagnosed with normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), a rare brain disorder which he said leads "to problems with hearing, vision, and balance."

His doctor advised him to refrain from performing and pursue physical therapy in his recovery process.

What is normal pressure hydrocephalus?

NPH is a build-up of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain's ventricles, or fluid-filled chambers. The buildup creates pressure on brain tissue, leading to brain damage if left untreated. NPH is more likely to occur in people over 60.

There are two main types of NPH.

Primary NPH has no known causes and makes up 50% of cases. Secondary NPH is caused by other health issues like a stroke, brain aneurysm, brain tumor, or a traumatic brain injury.

Common symptoms of NPH include struggles with walking, balance, vision, memory, hearing, mood regulation, and urinary incontinence.

NPH is usually treatable

Despite being caused by abnormal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) levels, NPH is called "normal pressure" hydrocephalus because a spinal tap measuring CSF usually yields normal results. For that reason, it can take a while to diagnose the condition, as it can initially be confused with Alzheimer's or Parkinson's.

NPH is diagnosed with physical and neurological exams, diagnostic tests (such as MRIs and CTs), and spinal taps, which can rule out or identify related conditions like meningitis.

In many cases, NPH is treatable and even reversible. The most common treatment is implanting a shunt into the brain to drain the excess fluid into other parts of the body, like the abdomen.

The is in full swing as we head into the holiday weekend, alongside Best Buy’s, but for now we are rounding up the day’s best Android game and app deals. Just be sure to scope out the deals we have on these Google Find My Device trackers for your wallet from $17.50, this $100 drop on Bose’s latest SoundLink Max Portable Speaker, upcoming OnePlus Pad 3 offers, one of the best discounts to date on GoPro’s latest HERO13 Black action camera, and Google Pixel 9a. As for the apps, highlights include Iron Marines 2 – Invasion, Dune: Imperium, Tokaido, Munchkin, Raiders of the North Sea, and more. Head below for everything. 

NASA's Apollo missions brought back moon rock samples for scientists to study. We've learned a great deal over the ensuing decades, but one enduring mystery remains. Many of those lunar samples show signs of exposure to strong magnetic fields comparable to Earth's, yet the Moon doesn't have such a field today. So, how did the moon rocks get their magnetism?

There have been many attempts to explain this anomaly. The latest comes from MIT scientists, who argue in a new paper published in the journal Science Advances that a large asteroid impact briefly boosted the Moon's early weak magnetic field—and that this spike is what is recorded in some lunar samples.

Evidence gleaned from orbiting spacecraft observations, as well as results announced earlier this year from China's Chang'e 5 and Chang'e 6 missions, is largely consistent with the existence of at least a weak magnetic field on the early Moon. But where did this field come from? These usually form in planetary bodies as a result of a dynamo, in which molten metals in the core start to convect thanks to slowly dissipating heat. The problem is that the early Moon's small core had a mantle that wasn't much cooler than its core, so there would not have been significant convection to produce a sufficiently strong dynamo.

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Memorial Day weekend is here, and theaters worldwide are being invaded by cute little aliens and a perpetually running Tom Cruise. The most exciting place to be, though, isn’t in an auditorium with a bunch of strangers but on your living room couch.

There’s one caveat — you have to have a Hulu subscription. Why? Well, the streamer has an impressive library of new and classic movies for you to enjoy. One of 2025’s best movies, Night Call, just debuted on Hulu. Chances are, you haven’t heard of it, but now that it’s on Hulu, you can decide for yourself.

There’s also a pair of 2011 movies — an unusual alien invasion thriller and a raunchy comedy — that are entertaining in their unique ways. With so many underrated movies on Hulu right now, the only problem you will encounter is deciding which one to watch first. (It’s Night Call, obviously.)

‘Night Call’ (2025)

Graduate student Mady (Jonathan Feltre) is a locksmith who reluctantly accepts Claire’s (Natacha Krief) desperate late-night request to unlock an empty apartment so she can grab a bag. He succeeds, but Claire’s bag is full of cash that belongs to Belgian mobster Yannick (Romain Duris), and Mady is caught red-handed in Yannick’s apartment.

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With Claire long gone, Mady must find her and get the cash back before Yannick and his goons kill him. That’s easier said than done, as the city is on lockdown due to a massive Black Lives Matter protest, and one of Yannick’s henchmen, Theo (Jonas Bloquet), is involved with Claire and doesn’t want his boss to know he’s stolen from him.

Night Call was released in the United States in January 2025, and it quickly established itself as one of the best movies of the year. The movie is a terrific action-thriller with some elements of film noir and social drama added in as well. The BLM protests that rage through Belgium heighten the stakes for Mady, who is Black and cannot trust the police who patrol the streets.

He’s an action hero not unlike John Wick — he can’t rely on anyone but himself, but that might be just enough to get him through the worst night of his life.

Night Call is streaming on Hulu.

‘Attack the Block’ (2011)

Young London nurse Samantha (Jodie Whittaker) is having a bad night. At first, she’s mugged by a group of teenagers led by Moses (John Boyega). Then, a meteorite falls from the sky and nearly kills her in front of her apartment building, Wyndham Tower. The night’s about to get even worse for her and Moses, as that meteorite contains alien spores that turn into hungry monsters. Sam, Moses and the rest of the building’s residents must band together to kill the invading aliens and take back their block.

Attack the Block takes the “alien invasion” story and flips it by concentrating on one single location — Wyndham Tower. The council flat is populated by London’s working class, so the movie’s protagonists aren’t the usual heroes you see in a sci-fi story like this. The movie embraces its silliness — at one point, someone takes an alien out with a samurai sword — and it’s incredibly fun to watch. Boyega became a star due to this film, and he carries the film with his tossed-off charisma.

Attack the Block is streaming on Hulu.

‘Bad Teacher’ (2011)

The awful educator at the center of Bad Teacher is Elizabeth Halsey (Cameron Diaz), who is very bad indeed. Lazy, self-absorbed and not at all concerned with her students’ well-being, she needs some money for breast implants so she can impress a rich substitute teacher, Scott (Justin Timberlake). She’ll do anything to get the cash — even help her students pass an important standardized test so she can collect the $5,700 bonus. But Elizabeth isn’t as shallow as she pretends to be, and she finds herself growing closer to her students — and gym teacher Russell (Jason Segel). Does this bad teacher secretly have a good heart?

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Bad Teacher is frequently rude and crude, but it’s also funny and fast-paced when it needs to be. Samantha’s ultimate redemption arc isn’t that surprising, but Diaz always holds your interest with her cynical, mean-spirited heroine. The Office’s Phyllis Smith has some good scenes as Sam’s naive colleague, and Segel’s simple and sweet love interest will make you want to attend P.E.

Bad Teacher is streaming on Hulu.