SpaceX launch marks 300th successful booster landing
ORLANDO, Fla. — SpaceX sent up the 30th launch from the Space Coast for the year on Tuesday evening, a mission that also featured the company’s 300th successful booster recovery.
A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 of ...Read more
GOP House committee seeks records from Coca-Cola in 'censorship' probe
The Republican-led U.S. House Judiciary Committee has a new target in its probe into whether efforts by major companies and advertising agencies to combat online misinformation and harmful content suppresses conservative ...Read more
George Santos ends independent bid for Congress
NEW YORK — Disgraced former congressman George Santos is ending his independent bid to re-enter the lawmaking body that gave him the boot in December following revelations he lied about almost every aspect of his past ...Read more
Arab anti-discrimination groups file civil rights complaint against Rutgers alleging 'pattern of bigotry'
Two Arab anti-discrimination groups on Tuesday lodged a federal civil rights complaint against Rutgers University, claiming a “pattern of bigotry” against Palestinians, Arabs and Muslims, especially since October.
The...Read more
Senate looks to clear aid bill Tuesday night with no amendments
WASHINGTON — Abandoning efforts to reach a deal on amendment votes, Senate leaders decided to power through opponents’ speechifying in hopes of clearing a $95.3 billion emergency aid package for Ukraine, Israel and ...Read more
Man broke into LA mayor's home during a 'short gap' in LAPD security, chief says
LOS ANGELES — The man who broke into Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ home on Sunday, making it to the second floor, arrived at a moment when there were no security officers on the premises, Interim Police Chief Dominic ...Read more
Flurry Of New Sounds Drifts Through Quiet Neighborhood
DEAR ABBY: My husband and I live in a lovely older neighborhood and have enjoyed wonderful neighbors over many years. The homes are close together with windows often left open in spring, summer and fall, as large shade ...Read more
Billboard company dumps racist, antisemitic images displayed in Michigan, apologizes
A billboard company has removed three billboards in Michigan and is apologizing after being accused of displaying images of Hitler and a racist message on roadside displays.
The move came after an unidentified user posted...Read more
Boeing retaliated against its own engineers working for FAA, union says
Boeing’s white-collar union alleged Tuesday that company management retaliated against engineers overseeing design work on behalf of the Federal Aviation Administration, heightening concerns about a self-regulation ...Read more
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Flag fracas: Republicans ‘infuriated’ by show of support for Ukraine
WASHINGTON — Republicans were split roughly down the middle on Saturday’s vote to provide Ukraine with $60.8 billion in aid, but in the ...Read more
Chicago man gets 3 years for possession of 'Trump gun'
CHICAGO — In a city awash with firearms, finding a gun in the possession of a convicted felon in Chicago is hardly an unusual occurrence.
But what about one emblazoned with Donald Trump’s image?
That’s what ...Read more
New bill aims to help Arizonans get abortion care in California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom and lawmakers are busy working this week to stitch together the language of a bill that would provide a pathway for Arizona abortion providers who serve Arizona clients ...Read more
Outside Lands announces massive lineup for 2024 music festival
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Hip-hop star Tyler, the Creator, alt-rock act the Killers, country singer-songwriter Sturgill Simpson and pop star Post Malone sit atop the bill for the 2024 Outside Lands festival.
Malone, who ...Read more
Biden officially announced as Morehouse speaker amid campus concerns
ATLANTA — President Joe Biden could receive a mixed reception when he delivers the commencement address at Morehouse College’s graduation ceremony next month.
Social media was buzzing with calls for students and ...Read more
Pearl Jam, Neil Young & Crazy Horse top the Ohana Festival lineup
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Ohana Festival curator and Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder announced the lineup for the eighth annual Ohana Festival, which is scheduled to return to Doheny State Beach in Dana Point for a three-day ...Read more
Kanye West wants threesome with wife Bianca Censori and Michelle Obama
The rapper formerly known as Kanye West, who once claimed to be “the Greatest artist that God ever created,” wants to have a three-way tryst with one of the most admired women in the world: Michelle Obama.
The ...Read more
Several crew members injured in crash on Georgia set of Eddie Murphy film
Several crew members were recently injured in a crash on the Georgia set of an Amazon MGM Studios film starring Eddie Murphy, the Associated Press reported on Tuesday.
The studio confirmed to the AP that the accident ...Read more
Chaotic prison closure in Northern California leads to fighting, crying, cutting, inmates say
Closing the women’s federal prison in Dublin, California, was supposed to put a swift end to the abuse and dysfunction of the troubled facility. But inmates say the chaotic and hurried transfer of 600 inmates this past ...Read more
Marjorie Taylor Greene's crusade fails to dislodge Johnson as House speaker
For weeks, U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene promised that if the House approved a package of military aid for Ukraine, she would rally fellow Republicans to get rid of House Speaker Mike Johnson.
But as $95 billion in aid...Read more
DeSantis blames congressional Republicans for failure on US southern border
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in Naples on Tuesday blamed congressional Republicans for failing to get a bill passed on the U.S. southern border, saying they’d lost all their leverage with President Joe...Read more
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