U.S. Senate approves legislation to oversee U.S. air traffic, drones
Airline passengers can no longer be removed from flights under legislation that passed the Senate on Wednesday, while the government will write new rules to allow commercial drones to deliver packages and get new authority to shoot down dangerous ones….
Police called to Turkish cleric’s U.S. compound after shot fired
Police were called to the Pennsylvania compound of Fethullah Gulen, the U.S.-based Muslim cleric accused by Turkey of instigating a failed 2016 coup, on Wednesday after a guard fired a shot at a suspected armed intruder, a Gulen spokesman said.
Police called to Turk cleric’s U.S. compound after shooting report
Police were called to the compound of Fethullah Gulen, the U.S.-based Muslim cleric accused by Turkey of instigating a failed 2016 coup, in rural Pennsylvania on Wednesday after a guard saw a suspected armed intruder, a Gulen spokesman said.
Senate approves legislation to oversee U.S. air traffic, drones
The U.S. Senate gave final approval Wednesday to legislation overseeing the Federal Aviation Administration, granting new authority to the government to destroy dangerous drones and to speed new rules to allow package deliveries by drones.
Opposition to Kavanaugh grows after Senate hearing: Reuters/Ipsos poll
Opposition among Americans to Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee, has increased in the wake of his testimony last week before a U.S. Senate committee in which he defiantly denied sexual misconduct allegations, Reuters/Ipsos…
Republican Senator Kennedy wants FBI Kavanaugh findings made public
U.S. Republican Senator John Kennedy said on Wednesday the Senate majority leader should either make the FBI’s report on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh public or release an independent synopsis of its findings.
Trump plans travel push to stave off ‘blue wave’ in House races
U.S. President Donald Trump plans to visit six states over the next 10 days to energize his supporters to turn out for Republicans in tight races for the House of Representatives in upcoming congressional elections, according to a White House memo.
Peggy Sue, namesake of Buddy Holly rock classic, dies in Texas
Peggy Sue Gerron, whose name has echoed in the annals of rock ‘n’ roll for six decades as the crush in the Buddy Holly classic song “Peggy Sue,” has died at the age of 78 in Lubbock, Texas, where she and Holly went to high school, officials said.
U.S. court to reconsider shielding airport screeners from abuse claims
A federal appeals court decided to revisit its recent decision that made it difficult for travelers to sue U.S. airport screeners over claims of abuse at security checkpoints.
U.S. nearly rules out terrorism after false ricin alert at Pentagon
U.S. investigators have nearly ruled out terrorism after envelopes sent to a Pentagon mail sorting facility were falsely flagged for the possible presence of the deadly poison ricin, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.
