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The latest on the search for the Titan submersible and outlook for rescue Associated Press undefined The search for the submersible vessel carrying five people that disappeared while on an expedition to view the wreckage of the Titanic neared the critical 96-hour mark Thursday. A growing number of aircraft, ships and underwater equipment from the…
Lawsuit: Insufficient prototype testing could put Titanic sub passengers in ‘extreme danger’ By GENE JOHNSON and ROBERT JABLON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The company whose submersible vanished in the North Atlantic on a tourist dive to the wreck of the Titanic was repeatedly warned that there might be catastrophic safety problems posed by the…
Underwater noises heard in frantic search for submersible missing with 5 aboard near Titanic By PATRICK WHITTLE and HOLLY RAMER Associated Press A Canadian military surveillance aircraft detected underwater noises as a massive operation searched early Wednesday in a remote part of the North Atlantic for a submersible that vanished while taking five people down…
Hunter Biden will plead guilty in a deal that likely avoids time behind bars in a tax and gun case By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s son Hunter has reached a deal with federal prosecutors on charges he failed to pay federal income tax and illegally possessed a weapon, according…
What we know about the Titanic-bound submersible that’s missing with 5 people onboard By The Associated Press undefined A search is underway for a deep-sea vessel that went missing with five people aboard after it dived toward the deteriorating wreck site of the Titanic ocean liner. The U.S. Coast Guard is leading the search for…
Americans mark Juneteenth with parties, events and quiet reflection on the end of slavery By BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS, ED WHITE and ADRIAN SAINZ Associated Press Detroit (AP) — Americans across the country this weekend celebrated Juneteenth, marking the relatively new national holiday with cookouts, parades and other gatherings as they commemorated the end of slavery…
Feds announce start of public process to reshape key rules on Colorado River water use by 2027 By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A public process started Thursday to reshape the way Colorado River water is distributed, with federal officials promising to collect comments about updating and enacting rules in 2027 to…
Congresswoman Harriet Hageman (R-WY) is voting in favor of H.R. 288, the Separation of Powers Restoration Act (SOPRA). The bill, that she co-sponsored, requires the courts to apply de novo (or “new”) review to all questions of law. These include agencies’ interpretations of statutes and rules. Further, an amendment sponsored by Rep. Hageman was included…
The Beatles are releasing their ‘last’ record. AI helped make it possible By SYLVIA HUI and MARIA SHERMAN Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Artificial intelligence has been used to extract John Lennon’s voice from an old demo to create “the last Beatles record,” decades after the band broke up, Paul McCartney said Tuesday. McCartney, 80,…
Trump will face judge in historic court appearance over charges he mishandled secret documents By ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Donald Trump was set to make his first court appearance Tuesday in a historic criminal case charging the former president with hoarding top secret government documents, boastfully displaying them…