KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s air force claimed Friday it shot down a Russian strategic bomber, but Moscow officials said the plane crashed in a sparsely populated area due to a malfunction after a combat mission. Neither claim could be independently verified. Previous Ukrainian claims of shooting down Russian warplanes during […]
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UAW vote at Tennessee plant will test resurgent labor movement
Carmakers and labor leaders are closely watching for results to be released on Friday in a seismic union election that could supercharge organizing in the nation’s auto sector and demonstrate the strength of a resurgent labor movement through a victory in the South, a region typically resistant to unions. As […]
San Francisco mayor announces the city will receive pandas from China
BEIJING — San Francisco is the latest U.S. city preparing to receive a pair of pandas from China, in a continuation of Beijing’s famed “panda diplomacy.” San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced the panda loan in Beijing on Friday, alongside officials from China Wildlife Conservation Association, or CWCA. It will […]
San Francisco sues Oakland over proposed airport name change
The city of San Francisco is suing the nearby city of Oakland over the latter’s plan to modify its airport name to include “San Francisco,” arguing that the proposed name infringes on its trademark and would “cause confusion and chaos.” San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu filed a federal trademark […]
Dickey Betts Of The Allman Brothers Band Passes Away At 80
(L) Recording Artist Dickey Betts at the press conference for the Gibson Custom Southern Rock tribute 1959 Les Paul at the Gibson Guitar Factory on May 19, 2014 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Webster PR) / (R) Singer and musician Dickey Betts of American rock group […]
Biden, in counter to RFK Jr., gets endorsement of other Kennedy family members
President Joe Biden wrapped up a three-day Pennsylvania campaign swing in Philadelphia on Thursday with an endorsement by 15 members of the politically famous Kennedy family — a counter to the political threat from RFK Jr. Kerry Kennedy, a daughter of former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, joined Biden along […]
Maryland teen accused of threatening school shooting after ‘memoir’ raises alarms
A Maryland teenager has been arrested on a charge of threatening mass violence after investigators say they uncovered evidence that he made plans to carry out a shooting at a Montgomery County school. Eighteen-year-old Alex Ye, of Rockville, whose legal name is Andrea Ye, was arrested on Wednesday after law […]
This ancient snake in India might have been longer than a school bus and weighed a ton
WASHINGTON — A ancient giant snake in India might have been longer than a school bus and weighed a ton, researchers reported Thursday. Fossils found near a coal mine revealed a snake that stretched an estimated 36 feet (11 meters) to 50 feet (15 meters). It’s comparable to the largest […]
Rep. Omar’s daughter suspended from Columbia University amid protests
The daughter of Rep. Ilhan Omar said Thursday that she was among several students suspended from Columbia University for participating in pro-Palestinian protests — a development that emerged a day after her mother and other members of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce grilled the school’s president about […]
Liquor sales in movie theaters, to-go sales of cocktails included in New York budget agreement
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York would expand access to booze by allowing movie theaters to sell liquor and continuing to let people buy takeout cocktails from bars and restaurants under a series of measures unveiled Thursday. The state Assembly passed the measures Thursday, which are part of the larger state […]