By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer CHANIA, Greece (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Turkey’s leaders Saturday during the first stop of his latest Mideast diplomatic mission as fears grow that Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza may expand into a broader conflict. Blinken’s fourth visit in three months comes as
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Dinosaurs are all around us, figuratively and literally speaking. Most of these diverse creatures went extinct 66 million years ago, but the ancient ancestors of modern birds are ingrained in the fabric of both scientific intrigue and pop culture. Colorful dinos romp around in animated shows — and their
Continue ReadingBy STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Residents across the eastern U.S. — particularly in New England — are gassing up their snow blowers and dusting off their shovels as they gear up for a storm expected to bring snow, freezing rain and ice to the region. The system was expected to track along
Continue ReadingBy Jay Croft, CNN (CNN) — It happened in a moment: The Boeing 737 Max-9 was gaining altitude after taking off from Portland. Then a loud boom – an explosion – then a rush of air and screams as a refrigerator-sized hole was left in the side of the 220-passenger plane. A boy’s shirt was
Continue ReadingCNN By Jay Croft, CNN (CNN) — It happened in a moment: The Boeing 737 Max-9 was gaining altitude after taking off from Portland. Then a loud boom – an explosion – then a rush of air and screams as a refrigerator-sized hole was left in the side of the 220-passenger plane. A boy’s shirt
Continue ReadingBy Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — The FBI on Saturday arrested three people in Florida who were charged in connection with the US Capitol attack on January 6, 2021, and were considered fugitives after fleeing from law enforcement. Jonathan Daniel Pollock, Olivia Michele Pollock and Joseph Daniel Hutchinson III were taken into custody early Saturday
Continue ReadingBy Kate Sullivan and Alayna Treene, CNN Mason City, Iowa (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump on Friday deployed his sharpest criticism of GOP rival Nikki Haley to date as Haley sees a rise in polling ahead of the Iowa and New Hampshire nominating contests later this month. Trump painted Haley as an establishment figure
Continue ReadingBy AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press An Alaska Airlines jetliner blew out a window and a portion of its fuselage shortly after takeoff three miles above Oregon, creating a gaping hole that sucked clothing off a child and forced the pilots to make an emergency landing as its 174 passengers and six crew members donned oxygen
Continue ReadingCNN By Kristin Fisher, CNN (CNN) — The White House has convened a last-minute meeting to discuss a private mission to the moon — set to launch in days — after the largest group of Native Americans in the United States asked the administration to delay the flight because it will be carrying cremated human
Continue ReadingBy LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been hospitalized since Monday due to complications following a minor elective medical procedure, his press secretary said, in the Defense Department’s first acknowledgement that Austin had been admitted five days earlier to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Air Force Maj.
Continue ReadingBy Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden will deliver his annual State of the Union address on March 7. Biden on Saturday accepted House Speaker Mike Johnson’s invitation to hold the address that day, posting on X that he is “looking forward to it.” The State of the Union address is a tradition that
Continue ReadingBy HIRO KOMAE, AYAKA MCGILL and YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press WAJIMA, Japan (AP) — A woman in her 90s was pulled alive from a collapsed house in western Japan late Saturday, 124 hours after a major quake slammed the region, killing at least 126 people, toppling buildings and setting off landslides. The woman in Suzu
Continue ReadingBy SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Mike Johnson is inviting President Joe Biden to deliver his annual State of the Union address on March 7. In a letter sent to the White House on Saturday, Johnson extended the formal invitation for Biden to speak to a joint session of Congress. Johnson
Continue ReadingCNN By Sara Smart, Sharif Paget, Pete Muntean and Raja Razek, CNN New York (CNN) — Alaska Airlines says emergency inspections of its fleet of Boeing 737 Max 9 planes mandated by the Federal Aviation Administration “will take more time,” warning flight disruptions will likely continue after the terrifying incident aboard one of its flights
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.K. police have opened a fraud investigation into Britain’s Post Office over a miscarriage of justice that saw hundreds of postmasters wrongfully accused of stealing money when a faulty computer system was to blame. The Metropolitan Police force said late Friday that it is investigating “potential fraud
Continue ReadingBy Angela Fritz, CNN Senior Climate and Weather Editor (CNN) — Improve your life in 2024 by following our Life, But Better advice for sleep, food, fitness, stress reduction and more. Start with our science-backed guidance on how to make your life greener. It sounds like such a great resolution for the new year: I’m going
Continue ReadingBy Niamh Kennedy and Darya Tarasova, CNN (CNN) — The governor of the Russian region of Belgorod has promised to help relocate civilians worried by a recent spate of deadly Ukrainian attacks, a rare admission of the dangers posed by a once distant war that has overwhelmingly impacted Ukrainians. Belgorod – which adjoins northern Ukraine
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — As Americans gear up for another tense presidential election, the US legal system is still grappling with how to handle the hundreds of individuals who stormed the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, to keep former President Donald Trump in the White House. Over 1,200 Americans
Continue ReadingBy Brammhi Balarajan, CNN (CNN) — She couldn’t go back there. She just couldn’t. Every time she left her house, the high schooler would scan for people reaching into backpacks. In public buildings, she’d calculate the nearest exit. She couldn’t even hear the rumbling of a plane – so similar to the helicopters and SWAT
Continue ReadingCNN By Sara Smart, Sharif Paget, Pete Muntean and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Alaska Airlines has temporarily grounded its fleet of Boeing 737-9 Max aircraft after one of its planes made an emergency landing in Oregon Friday, officials said – an incident that a passenger says involved a panel and window blowing out in
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