Southwest engine explosion began when fan blade broke: NTSB
(Reuters) – Federal air safety officials investigating why the engine of a Southwest Airlines jet blew apart, killing a passenger after shattering a plane window, said on Wednesday that the incident began when a fan blade already suffering metal fatigu…
New York attorney general wants power to bypass Trump pardons
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York’s attorney general on Wednesday asked Governor Andrew Cuomo and state legislators to give him and other local prosecutors power to bring criminal charges against people pardoned by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Three found guilty in plot to bomb Somali immigrants’ apartment complex
WICHITA, Kan. (Reuters) – A federal court jury on Wednesday found three men guilty of plotting to bomb a western Kansas apartment complex that is home to a population of Somali immigrants and their mosque, in a crime prosecutors branded an act of domes…
White House presses vulnerable Democrats to back State Dept nominee Pompeo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House cranked up pressure on Wednesday on Democratic senators facing tough re-election fights to back secretary of state nominee Mike Pompeo, who looked increasingly likely to face a rare committee rejection before the …
Lockheed Martin wins $928 million U.S. defense contract: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lockheed Martin Corp has won a $928 million contract to build an undefined number of hypersonic conventional strike weapons, the Pentagon said in a statement on Wednesday.
New York nanny convicted in stabbing deaths of two young children
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York nanny was found guilty on Wednesday of stabbing to death two children in her care at their luxury Manhattan apartment, in a case that drew national headlines.
White House presses vulnerable Democrats to back State Department nominee Pompeo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House cranked up pressure on Wednesday on Democratic senators facing tough re-election fights to back secretary of state nominee Mike Pompeo, who looked increasingly likely to face a rare committee rejection before the …
Minnesota prosecutor to announce if charges will be filed in singer Prince’s death
(Reuters) – A Minnesota prosecutor will announce on Thursday whether anyone will be criminally charged in the death of pop star Prince, who died two years ago from an opioid overdose.
Southwest focuses on older engines in probe of deadly jet explosion
(Reuters) – The wrecked engine of a Southwest Airlines Co jet was being examined on Wednesday by U.S. air safety officials investigating why it blew up in mid air, killing a passenger in the country’s first deadly airline accident in nine years.
New York governor to allow 35,000 paroled felons to vote
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York State plans to restore voting rights to about 35,000 New York felons on parole who previously were barred from casting a ballot until they completed their parole, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Wednesday.
