LOS ANGELES — The Federal Aviation Administration has launched an investigation after a private jet carrying the Gonzaga University men’s basketball team nearly crossed a runway as another flight was taking off Friday at Los Angeles International Airport. The plane operated by Key Lime Air was ordered by air traffic …
Read More »Sen. Kevin Cramer’s son sentenced to 28 years for killing an officer during a police chase
A son of Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., was sentenced to 28 years in prison Monday in connection with the death of a sheriff’s deputy during a law enforcement chase last year. Ian Cramer, 43, pleaded guilty in September to nine charges, including homicide while fleeing a peace officer, reckless endangerment and …
Read More »Treasury Dept. says China state-sponsored hacker accessed unclassified documents
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Read More »A North Carolina county pummeled by Hurricane Helene suffers another blow
County officials said that with the loss of the bridges, more than 20 residents would be unreachable by first responders because the bridges that once carried vehicles over rivers washed away in the hurricane and haven’t been rebuilt. “There are several people that we can’t get emergency access to,” Barrier …
Read More »Are medals awarded during the Paris 2024 Olympics losing their luster?
Bronze-winning Olympic French swimmer Yohann Ndoye-Brouard wondered over the weekend if a medal he captured is from this past summer or 100 years ago? That’s because the bronze he won in the 4×100-meter medley relay during the Paris 2024 Games seems to be deteriorating faster than a Léon Marchand lap. …
Read More »Jimmy Carter remembered for launching 1st Asian Pacific American Heritage Week
As the nation mourns the loss of Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at age 100, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders look back on the historic contribution the then-president made to the community. Following a push from several Asian American lawmakers, Carter, the country’s 39th president, signed a proclamation that designated …
Read More »Donald Trump backs Mike Johnson to remain House speaker
President-elect Donald Trump backed House Speaker Mike Johnson in his campaign to hold onto the gavel, writing on his social media platform that the Louisiana Republican has his “Complete & Total Endorsement.” “Speaker Mike Johnson is a good, hard working, religious man. He will do the right thing, and we …
Read More »Appeals court upholds $5 million E. Jean Carroll verdict against Trump
A federal appeals court has upheld writer E. Jean Carroll’s $5 million civil judgment against President-elect Donald Trump. A jury had awarded Carroll the sum in 2023 after finding Trump liable for sexual abusing her in the 1990s and then defaming her after she went public with her allegations. Trump …
Read More »Olympic controversies, Chappell Roan’s rise and more
In a presidential election year where immigration and the economy were frequently cited as voters’ top concerns, LGBTQ issues reliably generated headlines. The year in LGBTQ news began in tragedy following the death of a transgender Oklahoma student, Nex Benedict, which prompted a wave of outrage among queer activists around …
Read More »Actor Linda Lavin, from TV’s ‘Alice,’ dies at 87 from cancer complications
Linda Lavin, a Tony Award-winning stage actor who became a working class icon as a paper-hat wearing waitress on the TV sitcom “Alice,” has died. She was 87. Lavin died in Los Angeles on Sunday of complications from recently discovered lung cancer, her representative, Bill Veloric, told The Associated Press …
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