May 02 Southwest plane with cracked window diverted to Cleveland By Mark Gillispie, David Koenig, Associated Press A cracked window on a Southwest Airlines plane forced a plane heading from Chicago to New Jersey to land in Cleveland Wednesday. Continue reading
May 02 With girls joining the ranks, Boy Scouts plan a name change By David Crary, Associated Press The organization on Wednesday announced a new name for its Boy Scouts program: Scouts BSA. The change will take effect next February. Continue reading
May 02 Next steps for caravan will unfold mostly out of public view By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press The rest of the asylum-seeking process will happen slowly and secretively in immigration courts. Continue reading
May 01 Texas and 6 other states sue to end ‘Dreamers’ program for good By Associated Press The lawsuit announced Tuesday comes a week after a federal judge in Washington ordered the Trump administration to resume the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Continue reading
May 01 Watch 3:47 What caravan migrants face when they seek asylum at the U.S. border Overnight, U.S. officials admitted eight Central American migrants to an immigration checkpoint to apply for asylum, spurring hopes for more than 100 others that they will be allowed to follow. The Justice Department also charged 11 people, believed to have… Continue watching
May 01 Watch 9:03 Golden State Killer arrest is cause for celebration — and some concern over DNA privacy The man believed to be the Golden State Killer -- a serial murderer and rapist whose crimes terrorized California in the 1970s and ‘80s -- was arrested last week. While considered a huge success for law enforcement, his arrest also… Continue watching
May 01 Federal regulators are widening inspection of plane engines after Southwest accident By Associated Press The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday it will require blades on certain CFM engines be inspected before they hit 20,000 flights. Follow-up checks will be required every 3,000 flights — 18 to 24 months. Continue reading
May 01 California and 16 other states sue Trump administration over plan to scrap car emission standards By Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press The suit takes aim at a plan by the Environmental Protection Agency to roll back and revise emissions standards for vehicles manufactured between 2022 and 2025. Continue reading
May 01 Vista Outdoor is the latest company to get out of the gun business By Associated Press Another company, this one among the largest ammunition makers in America, will stop producing firearms following the massacre at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High in February. Continue reading
May 01 U.S. allows first members of migrant caravan to apply for asylum By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press Caravan organizers said eight members of the group slammed by President Donald Trump that traveled from southern Mexico to the border city of Tijuana were allowed in to be interviewed by asylum officers, but U.S. Customs and Border Protection did… Continue reading