By Annie Grayer and Zachary Cohen, CNN GOP Rep. Jim Banks lamented on the House floor that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi prevented him from serving on the House committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol on Thursday. And yet, Banks sent a letter to at least one government agency falsely claiming that
Continue ReadingBy Amy Simonson, CNN The investigation into the plane that crashed into a fence before bursting into flames at a Texas airport showed heavy braking action, according to Michael Graham, a board member with the National Transportation and Safety Board (NTSB). “What we do know is there was a heavy braking event, which appears to
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By Amir Vera, CNN Now that the remains of Brian Laundrie have been positively identified by authorities, there are still lingering questions as to why, how and even when he disappeared in the days after his fiancée, Gabby Petito, was reported missing. His parents, Chris and Roberta Laundrie, may be vital to unraveling the mysteries.
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By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A new report from the Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights says a far-right group launched by anti-government activist Ammon Bundy is rapidly expanding nationwide and making inroads into Canada. The report found the organization has grown by roughly 53% in the past year
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Sin duda ir de vacaciones se ha vuelto mucho más complicado debido al covid-19. Tras más de un año de pandemia, las restricciones fronterizas siguen cambiando constantemente a medida que surgen nuevas variantes, mientras que las pruebas de PCR y de antígenos se han convertido en parte integral de los viajes.
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The FBI’s Denver office said Thursday that remains found in a Florida nature reserve are those of Brian Laundrie, who went missing last month. The FBI said dental records confirmed the identification.
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By Oren Liebermann, CNN The US suffered a setback in the race with China and Russia to develop hypersonic weapons when its latest test failed, the Pentagon said in a statement Thursday. A booster stack, which is the rocket used to accelerate the projectile to hypersonic speeds, failed and the test of the projectile, the
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Continue Reading By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Jurors are scheduled to begin deliberations Friday in the murder trial of three former Georgia sheriff’s deputies. They’re accused of killing a man during a 2017 arrest when they shocked him with stun guns. Closing arguments concluded Thursday in Sandersville in the trial of Henry Lee Copeland,
Continue Reading By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department is taking the first step for financial markets to start pricing in the potential risks and costs from climate change. It’s key to transforming the economics of reducing carbon emissions. The Financial Stability Oversight Council — led by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen — has
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By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department is taking the first step for financial markets to start pricing in the potential risks and costs from climate change. It’s key to transforming the economics of reducing carbon emissions. The Financial Stability Oversight Council — led by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen — has
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SABETHA, Kan. (AP) — Authorities say two law enforcement officers shot a man during a confrontation in the northeast Kansas town of Sabetha. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation said Sabetha police and Nemaha County officers responded to a call Wednesday night of a person who was possibly suicidal. The KBI says law enforcement officers tried
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators say flight attendants should get more rest between shifts. The Federal Aviation Administration proposed Thursday that airline cabin crew members get 10 straight hours of rest between shifts. That’s up from nine. The FAA proposal doesn’t change a current limit of 14 hours in a flight attendant’s duty day. Congress
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators say flight attendants should get more rest between shifts. The Federal Aviation Administration proposed Thursday that airline cabin crew members get 10 straight hours of rest between shifts. That’s up from nine. The FAA proposal doesn’t change a current limit of 14 hours in a flight attendant’s duty day. Congress
Continue Reading By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A group representing Navajo communities is presenting its case to an international human rights body, saying U.S. regulators violated the rights of tribal members when they cleared the way for uranium mining in western New Mexico years ago. The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights based
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN Español) — La Policía Nacional de Nicaragua informó este jueves, sin precisar lugar ni circunstancia, que detuvo a Michael Edwin Healy Lacayo, presidente del Consejo Superior de la Empresa Privada (COSEP) y al productor agropecuario Álvaro Javier Vargas Duarte, también directivo de ese órgano empresarial, quienes, según la institución, son investigados
Continue ReadingBy Peter Nickeas and Priya Krishnakumar, CNN Big cities across America are forcing employees to get vaccinated as part of their jobs, and many police unions are pushing back, driven by a mix of anti-vaccine ideology and principled disagreement over changing work rules on the fly. Unions are availing themselves of their collecting bargaining rights
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By Peter Nickeas and Priya Krishnakumar, CNN Big cities across America are forcing employees to get vaccinated as part of their jobs, and many police unions are pushing back, driven by a mix of anti-vaccine ideology and principled disagreement over changing work rules on the fly. Unions are availing themselves of their collecting bargaining rights
Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Buckingham Palace says Queen Elizabeth II spent a night in a hospital after being advised by her doctor to rest. The palace says the 95-year-old British monarch went to hospital for “preliminary investigations.” It said she returned to her Windsor Castle home at lunchtime on Thursday, “and
Continue Reading By CLAUDIA LAUER MEDIA, Pa. (AP) — The narrative that passengers watched a man rape a woman on a train in suburban Philadelphia last week and “filmed it for their own gratification instead of calling the police” is false, the prosecutor handling the case said. Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer made the assertion Thursday
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