Grieving families press Congress on aviation safety reforms after midair collision near DC
Key senators and the families of the 67 dead in an airliner collision with an Army helicopter near the nation’s capital are convinced that advanced aircraft locator systems recommended by experts for nearly two decades would have
Oklahoma set to execute man convicted of double killing in 2006 drive-by shooting
McALESTER, Oklahoma (AP) — A man who apologized for killing two men in a drive-by shooting after a nightclub altercation was set to be put to death Thursday in the first execution of the year in Oklahoma
Europe warily awaits Rubio at Munich Security Conference as Trump roils transatlantic ties
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio is leading a large U.S. delegation this week to the Munich Security Conference where increasingly nervous European leaders are hoping for at least a brief reprieve from President Donald
In blunt warning, the US says Peru could lose its sovereignty to China
LIMA, Peru (AP) — The Trump administration on Wednesday expressed concern that China was costing Peru its sovereignty in solidifying control over the South American nation’s critical infrastructure, a blunt warning after a Peruvian court ruling restricted
Democratic-led states sue to stop Trump from withholding $600M in health grants
Four Democratic-led states that have become frequent targets of President Donald Trump sued Wednesday to try to block his administration from cutting off hundreds of millions in public health grants. The Department of Health and Human Services
Trump administration moves to fire new US attorney appointed by judges
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (Reuters) – The Justice Department moved to fire the new U.S. attorney for the northern district of New York on Wednesday, the same day that federal judges unveiled his appointment to
BYU standout receiver Parker Kingston charged with first-degree rape in Utah
Prosecutors in Utah have filed a first-degree felony rape charge against Brigham Young University standout wide receiver Parker Kingston, officials said Wednesday. Kingston, 21, is being held without bail in St. George, a city near Arizona, Washington
Exclusive-AeroVironment’s LOCUST counter-drone laser used by US Army near El Paso airport, sources say
By David Jeans and Mike Stone WASHINGTON, Feb 11 (Reuters) – The U.S. Army deployed AeroVironment Inc’s LOCUST laser counter-drone weapon system near El Paso International Airport on Wednesday, leading to a seven-hour airspace shutdown, two people
Investigators fan out in search of Nancy Guthrie, analyze discarded glove
By Erica Stapleton and Jana Winter TUCSON, Arizona, Feb 11 (Reuters) – Sheriff’s deputies and FBI agents fanned out along highways, vacant lots and remote dwellings of southern Arizona on Wednesday, combing the desert landscape for clues
Seattle reaches $29M settlement with family of grad student from India struck and killed by officer
SEATTLE (AP) — The city of Seattle has reached a $29 million settlement with the family of a 23-year-old graduate student from India who was struck by a speeding police officer as she crossed a street in