Revised House aviation safety bill wins NTSB support, but victims’ families demand tougher timelines

A revised version of the House’s aviation safety bill now has the backing of the NTSB, but most of the families of the 67 victims of last year’s midair collision near Washington, D.C., still want to see

Trump to announce actions to help US farmers on Friday

By Steve Holland WASHINGTON, March 26 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Thursday said his administration will announce actions to help U.S. farmers on Friday, as the White House prepares to host hundreds of farmers, ranchers and

Second US appeals court upholds Trump’s immigration detention policy

By Nate Raymond March 25 (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday endorsed the Trump administration’s policy of subjecting people arrested in its immigration crackdown to mandatory detention without the chance to be released on bond

The Latest: Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to appear in New York City court

Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro returns to a New York courtroom Thursday as he seeks to have his drug trafficking indictment thrown out over a geopolitical dispute over legal fees. It’s the first time that Maduro and

Nominee to head US nuclear forces sees no need for warhead tests

WASHINGTON, March 26 (Reuters) – The Navy admiral tapped as the new head of U.S. nuclear forces on Thursday endorsed a finding by the Energy Department and Pentagon that the U.S. nuclear arsenal is safe and reliable

Transgender women athletes banned from Olympics by new IOC policy on female eligibility

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Transgender women athletes are now excluded from the Olympics after the IOC agreed to a new eligibility policy on Thursday which aligns with U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order on women’s sports ahead

Florida congresswoman faces a rare public hearing on ethics charges. Threat of expulsion vote looms

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Ethics Committee is holding a rare public hearing Thursday into alleged ethics violations committed by Democratic Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida, pushing into the open a yearslong investigation into how she funded

EU lawmakers approve trade deal with US but add safeguards

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Parliament voted Thursday to approve a trade deal between Washington and Brussels but with amendments added to protect European interests should the United States fail to hold up its end of the

Bill Maher will win the Kennedy Center’s Mark Twain humor prize following White House denial

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bill Maher will win the prestigious Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, the Kennedy Center said Thursday, less than a week after the White House forcefully denied that the comedian, who has had a

Photos show reactions after juries fault social media for harming kids

In Los Angeles on Wednesday, a jury found both Meta and YouTube liable for harms to children using their services. In New Mexico, a jury on Tuesday determined that Meta knowingly harmed children’s mental health and concealed