Four U.S. senators seek details on unusual cellular surveillance in D.C. area
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Four U.S. senators on Wednesday urged the U.S. Homeland Security Department (DHS) to disclose additional information about unusual cellular surveillance activity that has been detected around the nation’s capital.
Southwest Airlines to speed up inspections after engine explodes, killing one
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Southwest Airlines Co will speed up inspections of all related engines out of extra caution, the airline said, after a passenger was killed when an engine on one of its planes exploded and broke apart mid-air.
Airlines inspecting Boeing 737 engines after fatal Southwest incident
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Some major customers of Boeing Co’s popular 737 jets including Korean Air Lines Co Ltd said on Wednesday they were inspecting engines of the type that blew apart mid-air on a fatal Southwest Airlines Co flight on Tuesday.
Defense in Cosby’s sexual assault trial to question detective for second day
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (Reuters) – Bill Cosby’s defense team in his sexual assault trial is expected on Wednesday to continue its cross examination of a detective who investigated the accusations against the 80-year-old entertainer shortly after they were fir…
One killed when engine explodes on Southwest flight
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Regulators had ordered inspections of engine type that blew apart on Southwest plane
(Reuters) – European regulators this month began requiring an inspection by early next year of the type of engine that blew apart on a fatal Southwest Airlines flight on Tuesday, and a source said U.S. regulators were near a similar rule.
U.S. Coast Guard says responded to gas pipeline fire near Port O’Connor, Texas
The United States Coast Guard said it responded to a natural gas pipeline fire near Port O’Connor, Texas, on Tuesday evening.
Former FBI chief says Trump’s leadership style ‘strikingly similar’ to mob boss
(Reuters) – Former FBI director James Comey on Tuesday told late-night talk show host Stephen Colbert that the way U.S. President Donald Trump leads is “strikingly similar” to a mob boss.
‘Angels’ and training help former fighter pilot save Southwest flight
(Reuters) – The pilot who safely landed a stricken Southwest Airlines flight on Tuesday got her first flying experience in the U.S. Navy, touching down F-18 fighter jets at 150 miles per hour on aircraft carriers.
Bump stock maker Slide Fire to stop taking orders
(Reuters) – Slide Fire Solutions said on Tuesday it would shut down its website and stop taking orders from next month for bump stocks, devices that allow semi-automatic weapons to fire like a machine gun.
