By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The nation’s top accident investigator said Thursday that a surge in close calls between planes at U.S. airports this year is a “clear warning sign” that the aviation system is under stress. “While these events are incredibly rare, our safety system is showing clear signs of strain that we
Continue ReadingTUSTIN, Calif. (AP) — Parks and schools were closed Thursday in a Southern California city after officials found asbestos in the charred debris of a historic World War II-era blimp hangar. The city of Tustin closed at least nine parks and urged residents to limit outdoor activities to reduce their exposure to ash after asbestos
Continue ReadingTUSTIN, Calif. (AP) — Parks and schools were closed Thursday in a Southern California city after officials found asbestos in the charred debris of a historic World War II-era blimp hangar. The city of Tustin closed at least nine parks and urged residents to limit outdoor activities to reduce their exposure to ash after asbestos
Continue ReadingJERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — The nation’s first openly gay governor is looking to re-enter politics nearly 20 years after he left. Former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey announced Thursday that he will seek the mayor’s office in Jersey City in 2025. He made the announcement in a short video posted online and planned to
Continue ReadingBy ALICIA LEÓN and JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Veteran Spanish right-wing politician Alejandro Vidal-Quadras was shot in the face in broad daylight on a central Madrid street on Thursday, although his life wasn’t in danger, according to the hospital where he was rushed for treatment. Police said he was attacked at around
Continue ReadingBy ED KOMENDA and LINDSEY WASSON Associated Press JEROME, Idaho (AP) — Behind the barbed wire, the little boy pressed his ink-covered index finger onto the mint-green exit card. And a photograph was snapped of his frightened face. Paul Tomita was four. It was July 4, 1943. Independence Day at Minidoka, a camp in the
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — An Australian cattle farmer has managed to survive a crocodile attack after biting the huge predator on the eyelid. Colin Deveraux told national broadcaster ABC that he was working along the Finniss River in the Northern Territory when he stopped to check a billabong, an Australian term for a
Continue ReadingBy ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and JILL COLVIN Associated Press HIALEAH, Fla. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has appealed to South Florida’s Cuban community during a rally aimed at upstaging his 2024 Republican presidential rivals while they engaged in their third debate without him a half-hour’s drive away. Trump’s Wednesday night event was part of
Continue ReadingBy ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press When “Chelsea Lately” aired its final episode on E! in 2014, Heather McDonald, a staff writer and regular panelist on the show, needed a new gig. As a stand-up comedian, her performance schedule wasn’t as consistent as a full-time job — then she heard about a fellow comic who launched
Continue ReadingBy ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press When “Chelsea Lately” aired its final episode on E! in 2014, Heather McDonald, a staff writer and regular panelist on the show, needed a new gig. As a stand-up comedian, her performance schedule wasn’t as consistent as a full-time job — then she heard about a fellow comic who launched
Continue ReadingBy ED KOMENDA and LINDSEY WASSON Associated Press JEROME, Idaho (AP) — Behind the barbed wire, the little boy pressed his ink-covered index finger onto the mint-green exit card. And a photograph was snapped of his frightened face. Paul Tomita was four. It was July 4, 1943. Independence Day at Minidoka, a camp in the
Continue ReadingBy HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press/Report for America MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin elections officials would be able to process absentee ballots the day before an election under a bill scheduled for a vote in the state Assembly on Tuesday. The Republican-backed measure is meant to make election night easier for local clerks and ensure that
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With so many people dependent on Colorado River to survive, how do policymakers decide who gets the water first? More than 40 million people rely on the river for drinking water, agricultural use, and more, with states historically battling over rights. California has the most users, with about 20 million people in the state dependent
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is still largely stuck in neutral Thursday following its big recent swings. The S&P 500 was virtually unchanged in early trading and seems to be on track for a fourth straight quiet, mixed day. It’s been listless this week, coming off a sharp
Continue ReadingBy Paula Reid and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Hunter Biden, the president’s son, has filed a defamation lawsuit against Overstock’s former CEO Patrick Byrne, accusing him of publishing false statements claiming Biden sought a bribe from Iran. Byrne, according to the lawsuit, published false statements in June claiming Biden was “reaching out to the Iranian
Continue ReadingBy Pau Mosquera and Al Goodman, CNN Madrid (CNN) — The former president of Spain’s Popular Party (PP) in Catalonia, Alejo Vidal-Quadras, was shot in the face in Madrid on Thursday afternoon, a spokesman for Spain’s Interior Ministry told CNN. “He has been taken conscious to the hospital, whilst National Police agents are investigating the
Continue ReadingBy SUMAN NAISHADHAM and VICTOR CAIVANO Associated Press FORT MCMURRAY, Canada (AP) — During a May wildfire that scorched a vast swath of spruce and pine forest in northwestern Canada, Julia Cardinal lost a riverside cabin that was many things to her: retirement project, gift from from her husband, and somewhere to live by nature,
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — German police say a student with a weapon is suspected of having severely injured another student at a school in the country’s southwest. German news agency dpa says the suspect, a teenager, was detained as part of a large-scale police operation in the town of Offenburg. The injured student was treated by
Continue ReadingBy RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Las Vegas hotel workers union reached a deal with MGM Resorts International, the largest employer on the Las Vegas Strip, on the heels of its breakthrough agreement with Caesars Entertainment, saying the agreement provides significant raises and safety improvements. The Culinary Workers Union announced the
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — An economic grouping that includes several ex-Soviet nations along with Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan and Turkey has held a summit in Uzbekistan, and leaders of member countries have vowed to further expand trade and economic ties. Members of the Economic Cooperation Organization, who met on Thursday in Uzbekistan’s capital of Tashkent, discussed plans
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