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Joseph Emerson/Facebook (PORTLAND, Ore.) — The off-duty pilot accused of trying to crash an Alaska Airlines passenger plane allegedly tried to shut down the engines “by engaging the Engine Fire Handle,” according to the airline. The fire suppression system on the plane consists of a T-valve handle for each engine, and if those handles are fully […]
Photo by Mike Kline (notkalvin)/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — After three weeks without a speaker, House Republicans are again trying to fill the top spot after rejecting Rep. Jim Jordan and at least four have reached out to former President Donald Trump, possibly hoping for his endorsement. Nine Republicans are officially running for speaker. On Monday […]
ftwitty/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump is on trial in New York in a $250 million lawsuit that could alter the personal fortune and real estate empire that helped propel Trump to the White House. Trump, his sons Eric and Don Jr., and Trump Organization executives are accused by New York Attorney […]
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez pleaded not guilty on Monday following a superseding indictment earlier this month accusing him of violating a prohibition on members of Congress from acting as an agent of a foreign principal. His wife, Nadine Menendez, and the New Jersey businessmen accused of conspiring with […]
Kamil Krzaczynski/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The impacts of the war between Israel and Hamas are compounding in the United States, as hateful online rhetoric has homeland security experts concerned about the spread of extremist ideologies in the U.S. Jewish, Muslim and Arab communities are fearful, and law enforcement agencies are on high alert amid the […]
Alexandra Hutzler, Selina Wang , and Ben Gittleson, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — The White House on Monday wouldn’t say publicly whether the U.S. has asked Israel to delay an expected ground invasion to give more time for more hostages to be released and to allow more aid into Gaza. The administration is counseling caution and […]
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Images of the conflict in Israel could serve as “a catalyst for various violent actors,” the Department of Homeland Security warned in an intelligence assessment on Sunday. The agency said it’s “concerned about lone offenders inspired by or responding to the conflict committing simple, unsophisticated attacks that are difficult to […]
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez is scheduled to be arraigned on Monday following new charges accusing him of violating a prohibition on members of Congress from acting as an agent of a foreign principal. He is expected to plead not guilty. His wife, Nadine Menendez, and three New Jersey […]
Craig Hastings/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An off-duty pilot is charged with 83 counts of attempted murder after he allegedly tried to pull the fire extinguisher handles on the engines of an Alaska Airlines flight, according to officials. The plane was scheduled to fly from Everett, Washington, to San Francisco before it diverted late Sunday […]
People pray at the funeral for Wadea Al-Fayoume, 6, a Muslim boy who according to police was stabbed to death in an attack that targeted him and his mother for their religion in Bridgeview, Illinois, Oct. 16, 2023. — WLS (WASHINGTON) — Citing a rising number of domestic hate crimes against Muslims, Arabs and Jews, […]
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