NEW YORK — Five Mafia members and associates have pleaded guilty to racketeering, money laundering and gambling charges for running an illegal betting operation in New York City, according to […]
Black History Month explained: its origins, celebrations and myths
WASHINGTON — Beginning Feb. 1, schools, museums and communities across the nation will mark the start of Black History Month –- a celebration of Black history, culture and education. The […]
Driver in Belgrade rams car into silent protest, slightly injuring 1 woman, the third such incident in weeks
Driver in Belgrade rams car into silent protest, slightly injuring 1 woman, the third such incident in weeks Source link
Divers returning to the Potomac River for DC plane crash recovery and investigation
ARLINGTON, Va. — Divers are expected to return to the Potomac River on Friday as part of the recovery and investigation after a midair collision killed 67 people in the […]
Judge extends court-monitoring agreement for children in Customs and Border Protection custody
McAllen, Texas — A federal judge extended a court agreement on Thursday ensuring safe and sanitary conditions for migrant children in federal custody a day after U.S. Customs and Border […]
Pilots have long worried about DC’s complex airspace contributing to a catastrophe
WASHINGTON — The airspace around Washington, D.C., is congested and complex — a combination aviation experts have long worried could lead to catastrophe. Those fears materialized Wednesday night when an […]
Air Force deportation flight skirts Mexican airspace to Guatemala as military’s border role grows
A U.S. Air Force jet with 80 migrants that left Texas for Guatemala on Thursday charted a path around Mexico because it couldn’t fly over the country, according to a […]
Grim memories resurface after DNA advances lead to arrest of suspect in Hawaii teen’s 1977 murder
HONOLULU — Former Hawaii lawmaker Suzanne Chun Oakland remembers arriving at school one morning in 1977 to an eerie buzz. The 15-year-old had met up with girlfriends as usual before […]
Mushers and dogs braved a horrific Alaska winter to deliver lifesaving serum 100 years ago
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The Alaska Gold Rush town of Nome faced a bleak winter. It was hundreds of miles from anywhere, cut off by the frozen sea and unrelenting blizzards, […]
Crews in midair crash included 2nd-generation pilot and flight attendant ‘full of life’
ATLANTA — Sam Lilley knew he wanted to fly and began training to be a pilot, like his father, right out of college. “You don’t really expect to meet people […]