Jan 25 FAA reports air travel delays at airports in New York and New Jersey By Associated Press FAA spokesman Gregory Martin said Friday that it had augmented staffing, rerouted traffic and increased spacing between planes as needed. Continue reading
Jan 25 Judge approves changes to Harvey Weinstein's legal team By Michael Sisak, Associated Press Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced Hollywood mogul, is charged with raping a woman in 2013 and performing a forcible sex act on a different woman in 2006. He denies all allegations of nonconsensual sex. Continue reading
Jan 25 Read the full charges against Trump confidant Roger Stone By Laura Santhanam Roger Stone is scheduled to make a court appearance at 11 a.m. ET Friday. Continue reading
Jan 25 WATCH: Trump associate Roger Stone arrested, faces obstruction charge from Russia investigation By Eric Tucker, Chad Day, Associated Press Roger Stone, a confidant of President Donald Trump, was arrested Friday morning on several criminal charges stemming from the special counsel's Russia investigation. Continue reading
Jan 24 Juuling skyrocketed among students in 2018, national survey finds By Sarah D. Sparks, Education Week The percentage of students who reported vaping nicotine in the last 30 days doubled or nearly doubled among eighth, 10th and 12th graders since 2017, representing some of the largest single-year jumps ever recorded in the survey. Continue reading
Jan 24 Watch 4:31 Family of American grandfather imprisoned in Syria asks Trump for help By Nick Schifrin The family of an American who disappeared in Syria two years ago is going public with their story, hoping to persuade President Trump to intervene. American citizen Majd Kamalmaz came to the U.S. as a child. He dedicated much of… Continue watching
Jan 24 Watch 7:18 Director Bryan Singer accused of sexual abuse, days after his film receives Oscar nod The Atlantic has published a report detailing multiple allegations of sexual abuse against director Bryan Singer, whose film “Bohemian Rhapsody” received an Oscar nomination for best picture just two days ago. Some victims accuse Singer of misconduct that occurred when… Continue watching
Jan 24 Florida secretary of state resigns after photos of him in blackface emerge By Associated Press Florida's top elections official abruptly resigned Thursday after a newspaper obtained pictures of him in blackface dressed as a Hurricane Katrina victim at a 2005 party. Continue reading
Jan 24 Deadly 2017 California fire caused by privately owned electrical system, report concludes By Don Thompson, Associated Press The state's firefighting agency concluded that the fire started next to a residence. The agency did not find any violations of state law. Continue reading
Jan 24 Police describe execution-style killings inside Florida bank By Terry Spencer, Associated Press Sebring police Chief Karl Hoglund said there's no indication Zephen Xaver intended to rob the bank, and no apparent connection among him, the bank or the victims. Continue reading