Two pilots were killed Sunday when their planes collided upon landing at the National Championship Air Races in Reno, Nevada, race organizers said. The planes collided about 2:15 p.m. in a “landing accident” at the end of the event’s T-6 Gold race, the Reno Air Racing Association said in statements. …
Read More »Actor Billy Miller of ‘The Young and the Restless’ and ‘General Hospital’ dies at 43
Actor Billy Miller, who delighted soap opera fans for years with his portrayal of Billy Abbott on “The Young and the Restless,” has died. He was 43. Miller’s manager confirmed the news of his death in a statement to TODAY.com, adding that Sept. 17 would have been his 44th birthday. …
Read More »Hakeem Jeffries says House Republicans are in a ‘civil war’
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Sunday that Republicans are “in the middle of a civil war,” as both parties wrestle for an agreement to avert a government shutdown when funding expires at the end of the month. In an interview on ABC News’ “This Week,” Jeffries, D-N.Y., said: “Let’s …
Read More »Britain gripped by espionage fears
LONDON — A parliamentary researcher arrested, two lawmaker candidates withdrawn after security service warnings and a week of anxious whispers about spies in the British corridors of power unlike anything since the Cold War. Only this time the furor is about China, whose alleged espionage to influence governments and target …
Read More »Jann Wenner removed from Rock & Roll Hall of Fame board after interview
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation removed Rolling Stone magazine co-founder Jann Wenner from its board of directors, the organization said Saturday. The Rock Hall referred reporters to a publicity firm that confirmed in an emailed statement Wenner’s removal from the board of the organization he helped found …
Read More »Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton acquitted in impeachment trial
Impeached Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was acquitted on 16 impeachment articles on Saturday, thwarting an effort to remove him from office over allegations of corruption. “Attorney General Warren Kenneth Paxton Jr. is hereby, at this moment, reinstated to office,” said Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, the Republican president of the …
Read More »General Motors and Ford return to negotiating table as UAW strike enters second day
UAW president lashes out over threats of non-striking workers being laid off UAW President Shawn Fain said threats of layoffs of non-striking workers is the Big Three’s “latest attack” to get union members to “settle for less.” GM threatened to lay off 2,000 workers at a plant in Fairfax, Kansas, …
Read More »Iran’s protests have been crushed, but Mahsa Amini’s death is still felt a year later around the world
A year after her death, thousands of people across the world are expected to march in memory of Mahsa Amini — but Iranian authorities have worked to ensure that there will not be a repeat of the demonstrations that swept the country last year. Amini’s death on Sept. 16, 2022, …
Read More »Video appears to contradict Lauren Boebert’s denial that she was vaping at ‘Beetlejuice’ show
Surveillance video captured during the “Beetlejuice” musical in Denver on Sunday appears to show Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., vaping inside the theater, which contradicts her aide’s claim that the smoke was emitted from fog machines. The video, obtained by NBC affiliate KUSA of Denver, shows Boebert sitting in the theater …
Read More »Special counsel asks for ‘narrow’ gag order for Trump in election interference case
WASHINGTON — Citing threats against individuals former President Donald Trump has targeted, special counsel Jack Smith is asking a federal judge for a narrowly tailored gag order that restricts the 2024 presidential candidate from making certain extrajudicial statements about the election interference case brought against him. A redacted copy of …
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