By Sara Smart and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — An airport in Houston temporarily grounded all flights on Tuesday after two private jets collided on its tarmac, officials said. The incident took place around 3:30 p.m. CT when a twin-engine jet departed “without permission” from the William P. Hobby Airport runway and collided with another
Continue ReadingBy MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Flight data shows that more than 260 charter flights believed to be carrying migrants from Haiti have touched down in Nicaragua in recent months. That adds to a historic crush of migration by people hoping to reach the U.S. The flow of migrants has left the
Continue ReadingBy TRISHA AHMED Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A poison specialist and former medical resident at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota is charged with fatally poisoning his wife, a 32-year-old pharmacist who died days after she went to a hospital in August with stomach distress. Authorities say Connor Bowman, 30, tried to stop the autopsy on
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — Flights have been delayed and canceled at Houston’s Hobby Airport as crews clean up after two private jets clipped wings when they were moving on the airfield. No injuries were reported and the city fire department said there was no risk of fire after the collision around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at the
Continue ReadingCNN By Clare Foran, Melanie Zanona, Lauren Fox, Manu Raju, Haley Talbot, Kristin Wilson and Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — The House GOP picked Rep. Mike Johnson as their latest speaker nominee Tuesday evening, though the Louisiana Republican so far lacks the 217 votes needed to win the gavel – the latest sign that Republicans
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand, Jean Casarez and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — Joran van der Sloot’s recent confession that he killed Alabama teenager Natalee Holloway in Aruba in 2005 was years in the making, after investigators compiled detailed case files and, more recently, got the blessing of Holloway’s mother for a related plea deal. Van der
Continue ReadingCORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Oregon State University officials say a person suspected of threatening to place a bomb in a robot that delivers food orders on campus has been arrested. Officials around lunchtime Tuesday sent out what they called an urgent alert on X, formerly known as Twitter, that there was a bomb threat in
Continue ReadingBy DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House scrapped plans to have the new wave band the B-52s perform at Wednesday’s state dinner for Australia’s prime minister after deciding that it would be inappropriate at a time when “so many are facing sorrow and pain,” in the words of first lady Jill
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has struck down recent provisions of New York City’s gun restrictions as unconstitutional, saying officials have been allowed too much discretion to deny gun permits to people deemed “not of good moral character.” The ruling made Tuesday pertained to a lawsuit filed in
Continue ReadingBy MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Flight data shows that more than 260 charter flights believed to be carrying migrants from Haiti have touched down in Nicaragua in recent months. That adds to a historic crush of migration by people hoping to reach the U.S. The flow of migrants has left the
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — A September 2024 date has been set for the trial of two teenagers being prosecuted as adults on murder and other charges in the fatal video-recorded crash of an allegedly stolen car into a bicyclist in Las Vegas. The teens, ages 18 and 16, have each pleaded not guilty to multiple
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — A September 2024 date has been set for the trial of two teenagers being prosecuted as adults on murder and other charges in the fatal video-recorded crash of an allegedly stolen car into a bicyclist in Las Vegas. The teens, ages 18 and 16, have each pleaded not guilty to multiple
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO, STEPHEN GROVES, FARNOUSH AMIRI and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. Tom Emmer abruptly abandoned his bid to become House speaker Tuesday, withdrawing within hours of winning the internal party nomination after Donald Trump objected and hardliners refused to support him for the gavel. Emmer becomes the third House
Continue ReadingBy MATT O’BRIEN and HALELUYA HADERO AP Technology Writers NEW YORK (AP) — A new report warns that the proliferation of child sexual abuse images on the internet could become much worse if something is not done to put controls on artificial intelligence tools that generate deepfake photos. The U.K.-based Internet Watch Foundation this week
Continue ReadingBy LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The prospect of Israeli forces launching an assault into Gaza’s dense urban neighborhoods, where militants use civilians as human shields, brings back searing memories of the deadly battles the U.S.-led coalition fought against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria. For U.S.
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A Los Angeles man was arrested after allegedly robbing the same Palm Desert Gucci store twice in the span of a little less than two weeks. The first robbery happened on Saturday, Oct. 7. Two suspects entered at the retail store in the 73000 block of El Paseo in Palm Desert. The suspects stole several
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE RUSH and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An off-duty airline pilot riding in an extra cockpit seat on a Horizon Air flight said “I’m not OK” just before trying to cut the engines midflight and later told police he had recently taken psychedelic mushrooms as his mental health worsened, according
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE RUSH and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An off-duty airline pilot riding in an extra cockpit seat on a Horizon Air flight said “I’m not OK” just before trying to cut the engines midflight and later told police he had recently taken psychedelic mushrooms as his mental health worsened, according
Continue ReadingBy BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer EL CAJON, Calif. (AP) — Star Memphis basketball recruit Mikey Williams is facing three additional felony charges in a March 27 shooting and was ordered to personally appear in court on Friday for arraignment on nine total charges. Williams was scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday, when Superior Court Judge
Continue ReadingBy LEA SKENE and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — The Maryland judge who was shot to death in his driveway last Thursday heard testimony from the wife and daughter of his suspected killer during a divorce hearing hours earlier. Judge Andrew Wilkinson called the testimony “shocking” before ruling against Pedro Argote, whose
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