14 Mar, 2025

Justice Clarence Thomas reports he took 3 trips on Republican donor’s plane last year

Politics It’s the first time in years that Thomas has reported receiving hospitality from Crow. Associate Justice Clarence Thomas joins other members of the Supreme Court as they pose for a new group portrait, at the Supreme Court building in Washington, Oct. 7, 2022. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File By MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press August […]

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A woman wasn’t allowed to bring her Frenchie on a plane. So she abandoned the dog at the airport and went on to a Mexican resort, police say.

National News After leaving the ticket counter, Allison Gaiser was seen on surveillance cameras pushing the dog in the stroller back toward a moving walkway enclosure, next to glass exit doors in the airport’s short-term parking lot. Allegheny County Police Department By Associated Press updated on August 25, 2023 | 10:24 AM PITTSBURGH (AP) — […]

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U.S. intelligence says an intentional explosion brought down Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin’s plane

World News One of the officials said the initial assessment determined it was “very likely” Prigozhin was targeted and that the explosion falls in line with Putin’s “long history of trying to silence his critics.” AP By EMMA BURROWS and AAMER MADHANI, Associated Press updated on August 24, 2023 | 4:09 PM WASHINGTON (AP) — […]

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Cargo plane crash kills 2 during training mission near central Maine airport

Local News The Beechcraft crashed in a field in the town of Litchfield at around 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, the Federal Aviation Administration said. By PATRICK WHITTLE, Associated Press updated on August 23, 2023 PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Federal authorities are investigating the crash of a twin-engine cargo plane during a training exercise near a small […]

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There was power loss before plane crash that killed former Patriots player Russ Francis, investigator says

Patriots FILE – New England Patriots’ Russ Francis carries for a touchdown against the Oakland Raiders during a Dec. 18, 1976 game. AP Photo By Associated Press October 3, 2023 LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) — The small plane crash that killed former NFL tight end Russ Francis and another man at an Adirondack Mountains airport […]

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Former Patriots player Russ Francis killed in Lake Placid plane crash

Patriots “He was a dynamic player on the field who had an even bigger personality off it,” Patriots CEO Robert Kraft said. “He knew no boundaries, pushed the limits and lived his life to the fullest.” Former New England Patriots tight end Russ Francis, No. 81, is pictured on Oct. 3, 1976. Frank O’Brien/Boston Globe […]

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Investigators search for pilot of single-engine plane after it crashes into lake

Local News The single-engine Cessna 150 crashed into Lake Winnipesaukee near Gilford, New Hampshire, at about 9:15 p.m., according to the Federal Aviation Administration. By Associated Press October 1, 2023 | 11:21 AM GILFORD, N.H. (AP) — Investigators searched Sunday for the pilot of a small plane that crashed into a New Hampshire lake Saturday […]

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Searchers recover body of pilot of a small plane that crashed into a New Hampshire lake

Politics The single-engine Cessna 150 crashed into Lake Winnipesaukee near Gilford, New Hampshire, at about 9:15 p.m., according to the Federal Aviation Administration. By Associated Press updated on October 1, 2023 | 5:00 PM GILFORD, N.H. (AP) — Searchers have recovered the body of a pilot of a small plane that crashed into a New […]

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World War I-era plane flips onto roof trying to land near Stow museum; pilot unhurt

Local News The vintage single-engine Nieuport 28 was attempting to land shortly after 11 a.m. at the American Heritage Museum in Stow when the front landing gear failed. By Associated Press updated on September 17, 2023 | 5:08 PM STOW, Mass. (AP) — A World War I-era plane crashed and flipped over onto its roof […]

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FAA investigating after United flight performs ‘go-around’ to avoid plane on Logan Airport runway

Local News An FAA statement said the go-around was a “safe, routine procedure” to avoid the other flight on the runway. United Airlines and Jet Blue flights, pictured here, wait for takeoff on the runway at Boston’s Logan Airport on June 28, 2023. Steven Senne/Associated Press The agency responsible for regulating aviation safety is investigating […]

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