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Experts are tentatively blaming the two recent crashes of Boeing’s 737 Max planes on the over-automation of Boeing’s flight system, which prevented the pilots from manually controlling the jets’ forced dives when their systems wrongly concluded the planes were flying upward when they were not. You might think this would push airlines to favor aircraft where pilots had more direct control over an aircraft’s flight. But in the case of…

Rachael Bade April 28 at 1:04 PM Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey O. Graham on Sunday pushed back against White House senior adviser Jared Kushner’s recent downplaying of Russian interference in the 2016 election, calling Moscow’s actions a “big deal” deserving of new sanctions immediately.  Still, the South Carolina Republican insisted President Trump had done nothing wrong, citing special counsel Robert S. Mueller III’s refusal to charge Trump with either…

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) – The San Diego County community reached out Saturday to help the victims of the Poway synagogue shooting. A vigil was scheduled for 7 p.m. at Rancho Bernardo Community Church, 17010 Pomerado Road. People also laid flowers on the street outside the Chabad Community Center, mourning the death of an innocent woman. San Diego Catholic Bishop Robert W. McElroy asked all priests in the diocese to pray…

The relationship between Mr. Obama and Mr. Biden, two men separated by temperament, upbringing, outlook and 19 years, did not get off to a strong start. Mr. Obama arrived in the Senate in 2005 the darling of Democrats, while Mr. Biden had been toiling away there since 1973, working his way through the ranks. Mr. Obama was assigned to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee where Mr. Biden was chairman, but…

Image copyright Reuters Image caption A section of the crane plunged into Mercer Street, Seattle Four people were killed and three others injured when a construction crane collapsed in the US city of Seattle. Cars were crushed when the crane fell from a building site and into a road in the South Lake Union district, the Seattle Fire Department said. Two were killed working in the crane and two were…

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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — While monitoring the usual channels, Indian police stumbled upon something extraordinary: a detailed plot for what would become the bloodiest Islamic State group-linked attack in South Asia. Police were investigating suspected sympathizers of the withered caliphate in southern India when a name they had no record of surfaced — National Towheed Jamaat, the Sri Lankan IS-backed militant organization that authorities say conducted the coordinated Easter…

Heavily armed San Diego police officers approach a house thought to be the home of 19 year-old John T. Earnest, who is a suspect in the shooting of several people in a Poway synagogue, on Saturday, April 27, 2019, in San Diego, Calif. A gunman used an AR-type assault weapon to shoot worshippers at Chabad of Poway, San Diego County Sheriff William Gore said. (John Gibbins/The San Diego Union-Tribune via…

Video Trump celebrates economy, Mueller report during NRA address Trump takes a victory lap during address; White House chief correspondent John Roberts reports. National Rifle Association President Oliver North said Saturday that he won’t serve a second term as the leader of the gun-rights group. The resignation appears to be the culmination of an internal power struggle among the leadership that has recently engulfed the group, which reached a crescendo…

Video Concha: I want to hear Biden questioned about the issues, not blind praise The Hill media reporter Joe Concha reacts to Joe Biden’s 2020 run and the media’s reaction on ‘Tucker Carlson Tonight.’ Joe Biden was 24 in 1967 when the Beatles’ “With a Little Help from My Friends” first hit radio. The song could be Biden’s campaign theme song today to describe how his media friends are boosting…

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CHICAGO (WLS) — An unusual spring snowstorm dropped 2-7 inches of precipitation across the Chicago area on Saturday, making roads slushy and canceling more than 730 flights. Rain started Saturday morning and turned to snow, mostly for areas north of Interstate 80 in the afternoon. A Winter Storm Warning is in effect until 1 a.m. Sunday for Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, and McHenry counties. The warning is in effect until…

A woman has died after shots were fired inside a Poway, California synagogue filled with people celebrating the last day of Passover. A suspect was taken into custody approximately two miles away from the synagogue while three patients were rushed to a nearby hospital.  A 19-year-old San Diego man with a rifle entered Chabad of Poway on Rancho Bernardo Road, west of Interstate 15 at 11:23 a.m. and opened fire on the…

Video Trump celebrates economy, Mueller report during NRA address Trump takes a victory lap during address; White House chief correspondent John Roberts reports. National Rifle Association President Oliver North said Saturday that he won’t serve a second term as the leader of the gun-rights group. The resignation appears to be the culmination of an internal power struggle among the leadership that has recently engulfed the group, which reached a crescendo…

When it comes to the Mueller investigation just about the only thing that Democrats and Republicans can agree on is that the report itself was fair, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll. Despite this partisan split, the majority of Americans actually agree on a number of points, including that Trump lied to the public about issues investigated by the special counsel and that impeachment over obstructing the Mueller…

St. Patrick’s Cathedral is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, which has released a list of 120 clergy members “credibly accused” of child sexual abuse. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images St. Patrick’s Cathedral is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, which has released a list of 120 clergy members “credibly accused” of child sexual abuse. Spencer Platt/Getty…

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There are many types of lawyers, but two in particular: cautious and courageous. President Trump is very fortunate he got one of the courageous lawyers as his counsel at the White House. I’m referring to Don McGahn. Trump ought to be oozing with gratitude for everything McGahn did for him and the country in his two years as presidential counsel. But gratefulness isn’t a virtue Trump practices. The president has…

Joanna Slater April 27 at 8:53 AM SAINTHAMARUTHU, Sri Lanka — At least 15 people were killed, including six children, in bomb blasts and gunfire as Sri Lankan security forces raided a rented home used by a group with suspected links to the deadly Easter bombings. The dramatic confrontation late Friday came amid a nationwide security crackdown and intensive searches for suspects in numerous locations across Sri Lanka. Police warned…