The remains of several geese were found in the wreckage of a tourist helicopter that crashed into the Hudson River last year in New York City, killing six people, investigators said Thursday. The National Transportation Safety Board described evidence and witness reports suggesting the helicopter struck several birds before falling into the river on April
A federal appeals court ruled Friday that New Jersey’s bans on assault firearms and magazines that can hold more than 10 bullets are unconstitutional. This is the first time a federal appeals court has struck down a state ban on such weapons, and it comes as the U.S. Supreme Court is set to consider whether
After deadly flooding killed more than 100 people in Texas’ Hill Country last July, officials promised major changes in hopes of preventing the failures that contributed to the high death toll. They promised better flood warning systems, stricter safety standards for children’s camps and improvements to the state’s water infrastructure. That work was far from
A week after the United States and Iran signed a preliminary agreement aimed at ending the war, an Iranian drone crashed into a cargo ship sailing through the Strait of Hormuz. There were no casualties or major damage, but the June 25 attack set off a chain of hostilities that would put the two countries
A federal appeals court has found that a 28-year prison sentence is too lenient for a Libyan militant who was convicted of terrorism-related charges in the 2012 attacks on U.S. compounds in Benghazi, Libya, that killed Ambassador Chris Stevens and… WASHINGTON– A 28-year prison sentence is too lenient for a Libyan militant who was convicted
LOS ANGELES — Paul Pelosi, husband of former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was charged Friday with misdemeanor hit and run for a collision with a parked car. Pelosi, 86, was driving her brown convertible on July 3 in Yountville, California, a town in the heart of wine country, when she crashed into a car legally