By Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — China’s unsafe interceptions of US military aircraft have dropped off amid signs relations with Beijing are improving, two US defense officials told CNN. There had been a spike in what the US deemed dangerous incidents in October and the Pentagon publicly condemned China’s behavior. But in a sign military tensions could be
Continue ReadingOpinion by Les Abend (CNN) — Editor’s Note: Les Abend was a Boeing 777 captain for American Airlines, retiring after 34 years with the airline. He is a CNN aviation analyst and senior contributor to Flying magazine. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion on CNN. The fiery collision between a Japan
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By David Close, CNN (CNN) — The NFL on Tuesday fined Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper $300,000 for unacceptable conduct. A viral video from Sunday’s game appears to show Tepper throwing a drink from his box seat into the crowd near the end of the Panthers’ 26-0 loss to the host Jacksonville Jaguars. In the
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Rafael Nadal tuvo un impresionante regreso a la acción en individuales este martes al vencer al austriaco Dominic Thiem en sets corridos en el Brisbane International en Australia. El 22 veces campeón de Grand Slam jugó su primer partido de individuales en casi un año, después de haber pasado meses luchando contra
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors have recommended a six-month term of imprisonment for a man at the center of a right-wing conspiracy theory about the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. Prosecutors explained their sentencing recommendation for Ray Epps in a court filing on Tuesday. Epps is scheduled to be sentenced next Tuesday.
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court in New Orleans says the Biden administration cannot use a 1986 emergency care law to require that Texas hospitals provide abortions for women whose lives are at risk due to pregnancy. The administration had issued guidance saying hospitals “must” provide abortion services
Continue ReadingBy GABE STERN Associated Press/Report or America RENO, Nev. (AP) — The rapid turnover among election officials in Nevada continues, with the top election official in Nevada’s lone swing county abruptly announcing her resignation less than a month before early voting commences for the Feb. 6 presidential preference primary. Jamie Rodriguez said Tuesday she wanted
Continue Reading By Holmes Lybrand and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge has dismissed part of a lawsuit brought against former President Donald Trump and two January 6, 2021, rioters by the partner of US Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who suffered two strokes and died one day after responding to the Capitol attack. Amit
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CNN, GETTY, X, @ASSAFDER, WHDH, CNN, CNN, GETTY, X/@Assafder, WHDH By Zoe Sottile and Eva Rothenberg, CNN (CNN) — After months of scrutiny, Harvard president Claudine Gay announced her resignation Tuesday, making hers the shortest term in the university’s history. Gay became Harvard’s first Black president in July 2023 after a career studying American political
Continue ReadingBy HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press Gypsy Rose Blanchard said she has found a way to forgive her mother — and herself. But it has been a long journey from years of abuse and the darkest parts of her life splashed across tabloids to living in prison. Blanchard, now 32, was paroled last week from a
Continue ReadingBy HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press Gypsy Rose Blanchard said she has found a way to forgive her mother — and herself. But it has been a long journey from years of abuse and the darkest parts of her life splashed across tabloids to living in prison. Blanchard, now 32, was paroled last week from a
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Analysis by Julia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — Watching the footage of the Japan Airlines collision at Tokyo’s Haneda airport, it seems miraculous that anyone has emerged unscathed. Yet while, tragically, five of six crew on the Japan Coast Guard Dash 8 plane it struck during landing on Tuesday have died, all 379 passengers and crew
Continue ReadingBy ADRIANA MORGA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A new version of the federal student aid application known as the FAFSA is now available to all college applicants for the 2024-2025 school year. The new Free Application for Federal Student Aid was designed to make it easier for students and parents to apply and to
Continue ReadingMONTREAL, Quebec (AP) — Air Canada, Canada’s largest carrier, had the worst on-time performance among large airlines in North America in 2023. According to a report from Cirium, the aviation analytics company, Canada’s flag-carrying airline landed 63% of its 276,451 flights on time last year, placing it last among the continent’s 10 largest airlines. That
Continue ReadingKISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — A group of volunteer divers believe they have found the remains of a woman in a vehicle submerged in a retention pond near Walt Disney World, apparently solving a 12-year-old mystery about what happened to her. Divers from Sunshine State Sonar said they believe they found the remains of Sandra Lemire
Continue ReadingBy NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer The possibility of college teams using NFL-style communication technology has been viewed with a little more urgency in the aftermath of the Michigan sign-stealing scandal. This bowl season, teams have taken advantage of the opportunity to try out various devices. Maryland had access to coach-to-player communication technology in the
Continue ReadingBy CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press MAYVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Salman Rushdie’s plans to publish a book about a 2022 attempt on his life may delay the trial of his alleged attacker, which is scheduled to begin next week. A judge Tuesday said that Hadi Matar, the man charged with repeatedly stabbing Rushdie before a lecture
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — A prosecutor says that separate murder, kidnapping and conspiracy cases will be combined so that a former NBA developmental league player and his ex-girlfriend can be tried together in the killing of a woman whose body was found last month in southern Nevada. Twenty-seven-year-old Chance Comanche made an initial court appearance
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Two influential members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi — Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson and Republican Rep. Michael Guest — confirmed to The Associated Press that they will run for reelection as a state qualifying period began Tuesday for candidates seeking federal
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CENTRALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 20-year-old Centralia woman has been charged after she was accused of crashing into a house with her vehicle early Saturday. Mayda Martinez-Perez was charged with leaving the scene of an accident that cause more than $1,000 worth of damage. She is being held without bond at the Boone County Jail. A
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