Newark, New Jersey — On Sunday afternoon, United Airlines Flight 169, a Boeing 767-400 carrying 221 passengers and 10 crew from Venice, contacted a light pole over the southbound New Jersey Turnpike during final approach to Newark Liberty International Airport and completed a safe landing, officials and the airline reported. Authorities...
San Francisco — Multiple candidates in the California gubernatorial race campaigned across Bay Area precincts this weekend as vote-by-mail ballots began arriving in mailboxes ahead of the June 2 primary, election officials said. County elections officers reported substantial vote-by-mail usage and local groups reminded voters to sign return envelopes and...
Salt Lake City — Utah enacted Senate Bill 73, the Online Age Verification Amendments, signed by Governor Spencer Cox on March 19, and the law takes effect on May 6. The statute requires websites that host a substantial portion of content harmful to minors to verify user ages and treats...
Washington — On April 25 at a Washington hotel, federal prosecutors said investigators determined that buckshot fired from Cole Tomas Allen's Mossberg pump-action shotgun struck a Secret Service agent's bullet-resistant vest during an attempted breach of the White House Correspondents' Association dinner; U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro made the disclosure on...
Washington: US President Donald Trump said on May 3 he is reviewing a reported 14-point Iranian proposal to end the conflict and spoke on the Palm Beach tarmac about possible strategic changes, including seeking removal of roughly 15 percent of Iran's missile capability and signaling willingness to reduce American troop...
Washington — President Donald Trump said Monday that U.S. forces will begin escorting ships through the blocked Strait of Hormuz while reporting "very positive" talks with Iran. He announced a maritime operation intended to move commercial vessels and crews out of the blockade and referenced prior U.S. seizures of Iranian-linked...
Washington — The United States Air Force awarded a $488 million contract to Northrop Grumman on April 27, 2026, to provide engineering and technical support for APG-66 and APG-68 radar systems installed on F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft; Pakistan is listed among beneficiary nations under the Foreign Military Sales program. The work...
United States — During a Friday night broadcast on HBO's Real Time, host Bill Maher directly questioned California Governor Gavin Newsom about the state's long-troubled high-speed rail project, rising gas prices and housing costs while Newsom promoted his memoir; the exchange shifted from promotion to policy scrutiny with on-air remarks...
Washington — US President Donald Trump said on Friday that he will increase tariffs on cars and trucks from the European Union to 25 percent next week, up from a previously agreed 15 percent ceiling, and reiterated that vehicles produced in US plants would not face the tariff in a...
Washington — President Donald Trump on Friday rejected a fresh negotiating proposal from Iran that Pakistan delivered to U.S. interlocutors on Thursday night, saying Tehran's demands were unacceptable and that he was "not satisfied" with the draft. Trump also told lawmakers the war against Iran has "terminated" as a 60-day...
