A United Airlines flight landed safely Tuesday in Honolulu after an engine cover came off during its flight from California, the airline said. “Our pilots followed all necessary protocols to safely land the aircraft,” United said in a statement, adding that all passengers departed the Boeing 777 normally at the… Read More
U.S. snowboarding legend wins third gold medal (historic!)
Snowboarding at the Olympics turned 20 this year, and there’s a good chance that in another two decades, people will still be talking about the contest that went down in the mountains of South Korea on Wednesday. They will definitely still be talking about Shaun White. It wasn’t so much… Read More
Trump gives Dems a “last chance” to deal
President Donald Trump is advocating his proposals on illegal immigration and infrastructure as they face uncertain prospects in Congress — and warning that Democrats have one last chance to come to the bargaining table. In a tweet Tuesday, Trump asserts that Democrats and Republicans must act now to provide legal protections… Read More
Immigrant turned Islamic terrorist attacked NJ, NYC… now faces justice
Ahmad Khan Rahimi, who was born in Afghanistan but lived in New Jersey, injured 30 people when one of his pressure cooker bombs exploded in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood on a September night in 2016. A second bomb planted nearby did not detonate. That blast happened just hours after a small… Read More
U.S. Olympian becomes 1st woman to score perfect 100 [video]
Chloe Kim stamped her name on a new era of snowboarding with a run down the halfpipe that, officially, did not mean anything. To her, it meant everything. The Olympic gold medal was already hers but she knew she could do better. So she cinched on her gloves, cranked up… Read More
Trump proposes huge $4.4 trillion budget
President Donald Trump unveiled a $4.4 trillion budget for next year that heralds an era of $1 trillion-plus federal deficits. The growing deficits reflect, in great part, the impact of last year’s tax overhaul, which is projected to cause federal tax revenue to drop. And Monday’s budget submission does not… Read More
Flags flown at half-staff to honor murdered Ohio cops
Ohio’s governor on Monday ordered flags flown at half-staff around the state to honor two police officers killed over the weekend in suburban Columbus. The order from Republican Gov. John Kasich applies to flags at public properties and will be in place until the officers are interred. The order came… Read More
17-year-old wins first U.S. gold medal of Olympic games
A blustery morning wind had just about everyone scrambling in the men’s slopestyle event. Except for Red Gerard, who kept his footing all the way to the podium. Kicking off the second day of full events at the Pyeongchang Olympics, the 17-year-old snowboarder won the United States’ first gold medal… Read More
3 dead, 4 rescued following Grand Canyon helicopter crash
Four survivors of a deadly tour helicopter crash onto the jagged rocks of the Grand Canyon were being treated at a Nevada hospital on Sunday while crews tackled difficult terrain in a remote area to try to recover the bodies of three other people. Six British tourists and a pilot… Read More
[Health alert] Flu epidemic is now comparable to 2009 swine flu
The flu has further tightened its grip on the U.S. This season is now as bad as the swine flu epidemic nine years ago. A government report out Friday shows 1 of every 13 visits to the doctor last week was for fever, cough and other symptoms of the flu…. Read More