news2shortsCousin of prospective health secretary shares disturbing tale involving blender for his Senate confirmation hearing “Trying not to upset the French” could be a chapter in a Debrett’s guide to etiquette and manners, one that may have been taken to heart by the government this week with its decision to change the name of a … Read more
Live rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as Smiths Group leads index after promising break-up of FTSE 100 engineering company Donald Trump’s White House will invoke emergency powers to introduce tariffs on Canada and Mexico, Reuters reports: Two sources familiar with the matter said that Trump was expected to invoke the International Emergency … Read more
Donald Trump says tariffs will start at 25% and ‘may or may not’ rise over time As well as threatening to introduce tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China, as we reported earlier, President Trump has said he will impose 100% tariffs on the BRICS countries if they attempt to replace the US dollar as the … Read more
The Trump administration has told top officials at the FBI to resign or lose their jobs, Fox News has learned. The exact number has not been disclosed, but the ultimatum was allegedly given to senior employees promoted under former director, Christopher A. Wray. President Donald Trump’s administration took these steps as his nominee to lead … Read more
White does not take disciplinary action against fighter Mitchell, 30, said ‘Hitler was a good guy’ on podcast UFC president and CEO Dana White criticized Bryce Mitchell for making anti-Semitic and homophobic comments on a podcast during which the featherweight also praised Adolf Hitler and denied the Holocaust. But, citing freedom of expression, White said … Read more
National Transportation Safety Board announces recorders are now at a lab for evaluation; operation to recover bodies continues Full report: cockpit voice and flight data recorders recovered Victims: world champion Russian pair and US skaters were onboard crashed plane Visual guide – how did the DC plane crash unfold? Reagan national’s main runway is the … Read more
Cockpit voice and flight data recorders found from American Airlines flight that collided with military helicopter; 28 bodies recovered from Potomac River Washington DC plane crash live: flight data and cockpit voice recorders recovered, officials say Continue reading…
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed two executive orders appointing a new Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) deputy administrator and ordering an immediate assessment of aviation safety. The orders came after an American Airlines plane carrying 64 people and an Army Black Hawk helicopter carrying three soldiers crashed in midair at about 9 p.m. Wednesday. The … Read more
A U.S. appeals court on Thursday ruled against a federal law requiring young adults to be 21 to buy handguns, finding it violated the Second Amendment.
Conservative New Orleans court ruling for people between 18 and 21 comes amid major shifts in firearm legal landscape A conservative US appeals court on Thursday ruled that a ban on handgun sales to people between the ages of 18 and 21 violates the second amendment. The ruling, handed down by a panel of three … Read more
