One year after Charlottesville rally, Trump says he condemns all racism
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he condemns “all types of racism and acts of violence,” appealing for unity ahead of the anniversary of a deadly white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
U.S. airline worker steals plane, takes it for flight before crashing it
Federal authorities were searching on Saturday for what drove an airline worker to steal an empty airplane from Seattle’s airport and crashing it into a nearby sparsely populated island, sparking a security scare that saw U.S. fighter jets scrambled.
Mechanic steals empty plane from Seattle’s airport, crashes
An airline mechanic stole an airplane at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport on Friday and was chased by two U.S. military jets before crashing on a nearby sparsely populated island, the local sheriff said.
Mountain lion breaks into Colorado home, kills family cat
A mountain lion crawled into a Colorado home and killed a family’s pet house cat and fled into a canyon after wildlife officers shot it with non-lethal bean bag rounds to force it outside, authorities said on Friday.
Employee takes off in empty airplane from Seattle’s airport, crashes
An airline employee took off in an airplane at Seattle–Tacoma International Airport on Friday in an unauthorized flight before crashing in the south Puget Sound, the airport said on social media.
Fifth body found in crashed Alaska plane; no body recovery planned
A fifth body was found on Friday in the wreckage of an Alaska sightseeing plane that crashed near North America’s tallest peak, leaving no doubt the pilot perished with his four Polish passengers on the steep mountainside, authorities said.
California police chief’s son charged in beating of Sikh man
The estranged son of a northern California city police chief was formally charged on Friday with attempted robbery and abuse of a 71-year-old Sikh man who was beaten and spat upon in an unprovoked attack caught on video, prosecutors said.
Bank sped up Manafort loan approval as CEO sought Trump cabinet job: witness
The head of a small Chicago bank was directly involved in approving $16 million in loans to former Trump campaign chair Paul Manafort while seeking Manafort’s help securing a post in the new administration, a witness testified on Friday in Manafort’s f…
Mother of slain youth, Michael Brown, running for Ferguson City Council
The mother of Michael Brown, the unarmed black teenager shot to death by a white policeman in Ferguson, Missouri, igniting months of protest and a national debate over race and law enforcement, said on Friday she is running for City Council.
Monsanto ordered to pay $289 million in world’s first Roundup cancer trial
A California jury on Friday found Monsanto liable in a lawsuit filed by a man who alleged the company’s glyphosate-based weed-killers, including Roundup, caused his cancer and ordered the company to pay $289 million in damages.
