
US government admits role in causing helicopter-plane collision that killed 67 in Washington
The U.S. government has admitted that the Federal Aviation Administration and the Army played a role in causing the collision last January between an airliner and a Black Hawk helicopter near the nation’s capital that killed 67 people.

Imprisoned Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell seeks release, citing 'new evidence'
Imprisoned former Jeffrey Epstein girlfriend and longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell is asking a federal judge to set aside her sex trafficking conviction and 20-year prison sentence, saying “substantial new evidence” has emerged to prove constitutional violations spoiled her trial.

Investigators seek older video that might show the Brown campus shooter days before the attack
Authorities are asking the public to review any security or phone footage from the week before the mass shooting at Brown University in the hopes it might help investigators identify someone they believe might have been casing the scene before the attack.

Energy Department watchdog will audit Trump's cuts of nearly $8B in clean energy grants
The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Inspector General will investigate the Trump administration’s termination of $7.6 billion in grants for clean energy projects across several states that voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris in last year’s presidential election.

Senate approves bill inspired by DC plane crash to ensure military aircraft will broadcast location
The Senate has moved quickly to close a loophole that could allow military aircraft to fly without broadcasting their locations, just like an Army helicopter was doing last January before it collided with an airliner over Washington, D.C., killing 67 people.

Absences at this Texas school system soared when a measles outbreak hit
When a measles outbreak hit West Texas earlier this year, school absences surged to levels far beyond the number of children who likely became sick as students were excluded or kept home by their families to minimize the spread of the disease.

San Diego considers $30 million settlement in police-involved shooting death of Black teen
The San Diego city attorney’s office has agreed to pay $30 million to the family of a 16-year-old youth who was fatally shot by police last January in what would be one of the largest settlements of a police-involved killing case in U.S. history.

Georgia O'Keeffe's views of the New Mexico desert will be preserved with conservation plan
A new conservation plan would preserve pristine desert vistas beside the longtime home of 20th century painter Georgia O’Keeffe and ensure visitors continued access to a spiritual retreat, along with winter pasture for livestock.



