CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — One of NASA’s two commercial suppliers, Virginia-based Orbital, faces an uphill struggle in resuming deliveries to the International Space Station, according to a government report issued Thursday, September 17. The space agency’s inspector general office said the company’s upcoming flight plan contains significant risks, as its attempts to recover from … Continue reading
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Death toll from flash flooding in southern Utah rises to 19
HILDALE, Utah (AP) — The latest on the deadly flash flooding to hit the Utah-Arizona border region (all times local): 11:45 a.m. Authorities say searchers have found the last body of seven hikers killed in flash flooding that swept through a narrow canyon at Utah’s Zion National Park. Washington County sheriff’s Detective Nate Abbott confirmed … Continue reading
GM will $900M to settle criminal case over ignition switches
NEW YORK (AP) — General Motors agreed to pay $900 million to resolve criminal charges over its concealment of an ignition-switch defect linked to at least 169 deaths, federal prosecutors said Thursday, September 17. The agreement calls for two charges — wire fraud and scheming to conceal information from government regulators — to be dropped … Continue reading
Global stock markets waver as Fed decision nears
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are edging slightly higher in midday trading as investors wait for news about interest rates from the Federal Reserve. The Fed winds up a two-day policy meeting later Thursday September 17, and could raise interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade. A long period of ultra-low interest … Continue reading
For Biden, no respite from the 2016 spotlight
LOS ANGELES (AP) — In any other year, a pair of speeches by Vice President Joe Biden on transportation and sexual assault would raise few eyebrows in the political world. This isn’t any other year. Biden’s visits Thursday, September 18, to Michigan and Ohio are being closely watched for signs he’s gauging his support in two … Continue reading
New Mexico official: EPA kept water data secret after spill
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A New Mexico official says federal regulators refused to share water quality data for weeks following a blowout of toxic wastewater from a Colorado mine that fouled rivers across the Southwest. Ryan Flynn, New Mexico Environment and Natural Resources secretary, said the move by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency aimed to … Continue reading
Feds investigate friend of Charleston shooting suspect
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A friend of the suspect in the Charleston church shooting is being investigated for lying to police and not reporting everything he may have known about the crime, a federal law enforcement official has told The Associated Press. Separately, a judge said he will reconsider his ban on publication of some … Continue reading
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Brady says he’s supporting Trump for president
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady threw his support behind presidential candidate Donald Trump Wednesday, September 16, hours before the second Republican debate. The Super Bowl MVP, whose four-game suspension for using deflated footballs was recently overturned by a judge, says he thinks his golf partner can win. “I hope … Continue reading
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Mariah Carey to direct holiday film in Cincinnati
CINCINNATI (AP) — A Cincinnati film commission has announced that singer and actress Mariah Carey will be filming a Christmas movie in the region. WCPO-TV (http://bit.ly/1OTRcDI ) reports the Greater Cincinnati Film Commission said Tuesday the singer and actress is set to star in “Melody & Mistletoe” in Cincinnati starting in October. The made-for-TV movie … Continue reading
Cable channel suspends hunting show amid poaching charges
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A cable television network suspended a hunting show after the program’s host and nine others involved in the production were charged in a federal poaching investigation at a national preserve in remote northwest Alaska. The Sportsman Channel on Tuesday, September 15 immediately suspended “The Syndicate” from airing on the network and launched … Continue reading
Jailed clerk who fought gay marriage is ordered released
GRAYSON, Ky. (AP) — After five days behind bars that helped make her a hero to the religious right, county clerk Kim Davis was ordered released from jail Tuesday, September 8 by the federal judge who locked her up for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples. U.S. District Judge David Bunning lifted the … Continue reading
Freddie Gray’s family settles with city for $6.4M
BALTIMORE (AP) — The family of Freddie Gray, who died after being critically injured in police custody, reached a tentative $6.4 million wrongful death settlement with the city of Baltimore, resolving civil claims about a week after the first hearing in the criminal case against six police officers, officials said Tuesday, September 1. Six … Continue reading
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