Aviation legislation stalls in US Congress over pilot training rules
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON A bill to raise the mandatory commercial pilot retirement age to 67 from 65
2023-07-28 01:25
Divisive Israeli minister visits key Jerusalem holy site, drawing condemnation
Israel's minister of national security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, on Thursday joined a group of Jewish Israelis in visiting what is known to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims as Haram al-Sharif, or the Noble Sanctuary, drawing condemnation from Palestinian authorities and Israel's neighbors.
2023-07-28 01:17
Ukraine's counteroffensive is ramping up after months of slow progress
After two months of painstakingly slow progress on the battlefield, Ukraine appears to be escalating its counteroffensive, ramping up the deployment of extra troops to the southern front and signaling a new phase of the operation, US and Russian officials said.
2023-07-28 00:58
Department of Justice to investigate city of Memphis and its police department
The Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into the city of Memphis and its police department, it announced Thursday. The investigation will seek to determine whether there are systemic violations of the Constitution or federal law by the police department.
2023-07-28 00:54
Biden seeks heat hazard alert, provides $1 billion to plant trees
WASHINGTON U.S. President Joe Biden said on Thursday he had asked Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su to issue
2023-07-28 00:53
Michigan school shooter Ethan Crumbley in court for hearing on whether he should spend life in prison
Seventeen-year-old Ethan Crumbley is in court Thursday for a hearing to determine whether he should spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole for killing four students and wounding seven others in a mass shooting at Michigan's Oxford High School in 2021.
2023-07-28 00:53
Bankman-Fried campaign finance charge dropped, lessening trial's political focus
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK The decision by U.S. prosecutors on Wednesday to drop a campaign finance charge
2023-07-28 00:27
Biden administration moves to boost housing supply, improve renter protections
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON The Biden administration on Thursday continued its push to drive down housing prices, announcing
2023-07-28 00:23
Swedish PM 'extremely worried' what could happen if further Koran burnings go ahead
By Johan Ahlander and Simon Johnson STOCKHOLM Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson is "extremely worried" about the consequences
2023-07-28 00:18
US Senator Wyden asks FTC, CISA, DOJ to 'take action' against Microsoft following hack
Oregon Senator Ron Wyden has asked the Federal Trade Commission, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the
2023-07-27 23:58
Bud Light maker Anheuser-Busch lays off hundreds of US corporate workers after sales slump
Anheuser-Busch, the maker of Bud Light, is laying off hundreds of positions across its U.S. corporate staff, the company confirmed this week
2023-07-27 23:58
Trump lawyers meeting with prosecutors as potential new federal indictment looms, AP source says
Lawyers for Donald Trump are meeting with members of special counsel Jack Smith’s team as a potential indictment looms over the former president’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election
2023-07-27 23:50