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Authorities: Man to plead guilty for flying drone that damaged firefighting aircraft in LA wildfire

Authorities: Man to plead guilty for flying drone that damaged firefighting aircraft in LA wildfire

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal authorities say a man has agreed to plead guilty to unsafely operating a drone that collided with a firefighting aircraft during the deadly Palisades Fire in Los Angeles. The U.S.
Senior Trump official travels to Venezuela for talks on migrants

Senior Trump official travels to Venezuela for talks on migrants

WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior Trump administration official has traveled to Venezuela to urge Nicolas Maduro’s government to take back deported migrants who’ve committed crimes in the U.S. and release a handful of Americans imprisoned, a U.S.
Serbian student protesters march ahead of bridge blockade as driver rams Belgrade demonstration

Serbian student protesters march ahead of bridge blockade as driver rams Belgrade demonstration

INDJIJA, Serbia (AP) — Hundreds of striking students marched through the Serbian countryside Friday as they took their anti-graft protest toward the northern city of Novi Sad, where they intend to blockade three bridges over the River Danube this wee
Teen figure skaters and their coaches, group of hunters and students among victims of air crash

Teen figure skaters and their coaches, group of hunters and students among victims of air crash

WICHITA, Kan.
Dick Button, Olympic great and voice of skating, dies at 95

Dick Button, Olympic great and voice of skating, dies at 95

NEW YORK (AP) — Dick Button was more than the most accomplished men’s figure skater in history. He was one of his sport’s greatest innovators and promoters.
Dick Button, Olympic great and voice of skating, dies at 95

Dick Button, Olympic great and voice of skating, dies at 95

NEW YORK (AP) — Olympic figure skating great and authoritative commentator Dick Button has died at 95. Button's son, Edward, said he died Thursday and did not provide a cause.
14 from figure skating community killed in plane crash, six of them from Boston club

14 from figure skating community killed in plane crash, six of them from Boston club

NORWOOD, Mass.
Plane crashes in sports have devastated pro teams and college programs

Plane crashes in sports have devastated pro teams and college programs

The crash of an American Airlines jet that collided with an Army helicopter was the latest to strike the sports world in the U.S. and globally. Among the passengers were several members of the Skating Club of Boston who were returning from the U.S.
Hamas frees 8 more hostages and Israel releases 110 more Palestinian prisoners

Hamas frees 8 more hostages and Israel releases 110 more Palestinian prisoners

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Eight more hostages were freed by Hamas-led militants on Thursday in a sometimes chaotic process that briefly delayed the release of 110 Palestinian prisoners by Israel and underscored the fragility of a ceasefire in th
Hospital nurse in Uganda dies in country's first Ebola outbreak in 2 years

Hospital nurse in Uganda dies in country's first Ebola outbreak in 2 years

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A nurse in Uganda has died of Ebola in the first recorded fatality since the country's last outbreak of the disease ended in early 2023, a health official said Thursday.