Pledge against human trafficking signed at Sea-Tac Airport
(photos courtesy of SEA/Port of Seattle) January’s human trafficking month includes a new pledge to fight it from some key players at SeaTac airport. The pledge was signed by Port of Seattle commissioners, Alaska and Delta Airlines,
Air Force football player dies after suffering ‘medical emergency’ on the way to class
US Air Force Academy/Twitter(NEW YORK) — A U.S. Air Force cadet died after experiencing a “medical emergency” on Monday, the Air Force Academy announced.
Hunter Brown, 21, an offensive lineman for the Academy’s football team, the Falcons, left his do…
Great-grandmother earns master’s degree: ‘Never, ever give up’
Southern New Hampshire University(NEW YORK) — Joan Donovan was 84 years old when she finished her college degree, but the great-grandmother said she didn’t want to stop learning just yet.
“I couldn’t wait to get up in the morning to go to school. I m…
FTX naming-rights agreement for Miami Heat arena terminated in bankruptcy court
Matias J. Ocner/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images(MIAMI) — The arena where the Miami Heat play can now get a new name following the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX.
A federal bankruptcy judge in Delaware agreed to terminate t…
Uvalde police chief Pete Arredondo told investigators he heard gunfire, but decided it wasn’t active shooter
Oliver Helbig/Getty Images(UVALDE, Texas) — There was still active gunfire inside an elementary school in Texas on May 24 when the school district’s police chief arrived and decided not to treat the scene as an active shooter event.
Pete Arredondo, t…
Second batch of classified Biden documents discovered during extensive search
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — After classified materials were found at an old office of President Joe Biden’s, aides discovered a second batch of classified documents at a location that Biden was known to use after leaving office as vice p…
Oprah Winfrey, Kerry Washington enlist in Tyler Perry’s WWII-set ‘Six Triple Eight’ for Netflix
ABC News/Stephen IervolinoThe Netflix movie about an all-Black, all-female World War II battalion sent overseas has just snagged two five-star actresses.
Kerry Washington and Oprah Winfrey have enlisted in Tyler Perry’s Six Triple Eight, along with La…
What is the FAA’s NOTAM computer system that led to widespread problems?
Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — A computer issue with a critical system that keeps pilots informed caused thousands of delays and a temporary grounding of the nation’s airspace Wednesday.
When the Fede…
Alleged gun smugglers indicted in New York City under new federal law
ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images(NEW YORK) — In an effort to crack down on the so-called “iron pipeline” of illegal firearms flooding New York City, four men were arrested Wednesday in a gun trafficking conspiracy case that federal prosecutors said w…
Migrants take to social media to show the world their dangerous journeys to the US
REBECCA NOBLE/AFP via Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — Migrants from Latin and South America, who have traveled through dangerous conditions to make it to the U.S., have had a powerful new tool to tell their stories to the entire world in the last couple of…