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ilbusca/Getty Images (SAN FRANCISCO) — An American Airlines flight was evacuated after the crew reported smoke in the cabin as the plane taxied at San Francisco International Airport, according to airport officials. The airline said the smoke came from a laptop in a passenger’s bag. American Airlines said one person suffered minor injuries, but SFO […]
Jordi Salas/Getty Images, STOCK (WASHINGTON) — As Joe Biden and Donald Trump continue to trade barbs over their fitness to be president, an unexpected area of dispute has arisen: golf. “He can’t hit a ball 50 yards,” former President Trump said of President Biden during the recent presidential debate. “He challenged me to a golf […]
ilbusca/Getty Images (SAN FRANCISCO) — An American Airlines flight was evacuated after the crew reported smoke in the cabin as the plane taxied at San Francisco International Airport, according to airport officials. Three people suffered minor injuries during the evacuation through the emergency slides, but no one needed medical transport, according to the airport. The […]
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (SANTA FE COUNTY, N.M.) — The jury has been dismissed for the day in Alec Baldwin’s manslaughter trial while the court discusses a motion filed by the defense claiming live ammunition that came into the hands of local law enforcement related to the investigation into the deadly on-set “Rust” shooting was “concealed” […]
Shasta, a male cougar, licks a cool ice pop treat at the Houston Zoo, June 26, 2013, in Houston. — Michael Paulsen/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images, FILE (NEW YORK) — Animals are perhaps more readily equipped than humans to deal with extreme heat. But when the heat index climbs into the triple digits, accredited zoos […]
Harris County Deputy Fernando Esqueda was shot and killed on July 10, 2024. — Harris County Sheriff’s Department (HOUSTON) — The man accused of gunning down Deputy Fernando Esqueda in an ambush attack was arrested overnight and has been charged with capital murder, according to Harris County, Texas, authorities. The suspect, Ronnie Palmer, was also […]
Henrik5000/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden’s debate performance has ignited fears among Democrats that a Biden-led ticket could threaten down-ballot candidates as Democrats seek to hold control of the Senate and win back a majority in the House of Representatives. Democratic politicians and party operatives have expressed concerns that Biden could depress Democratic turnout […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Historic heat is still raging in the West, with life-threatening temperatures baking California to Colorado before the dangerous, triple-digit heat moves to the East Coast. Las Vegas hit its sixth day in a row of temperatures at or above 115 degrees as the city soared to a scorching 118 degrees […]
Rockets fired from southern Lebanon are intercepted by Israel’s Iron Dome air defence system over the Upper Galilee region in northern Israel, on July 8, 2024. — Jalaa Marey/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As Republicans look toward their party convention in Milwaukee next week, the new Donald Trump-style approach to national security represents a […]
CT757fan/Getty Images (KAUAI, Hawaii) — One person is dead and two others are missing after a helicopter carrying three people in Kauai, Hawaii, crashed into waters about a quarter mile offshore, according to state officials. Officials said they received a report of a helicopter crash into the ocean around 1:20 p.m. local time, after hikers […]
