One of the engines on TransAsia Airways Flight 235 went idle 37 seconds after takeoff, and the pilots may have shut off the remaining engine before attempting to restart them…… Read more
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WATCH: Falling Oil Prices May Force Alaska To Lay Off State Employees
With falling oil prices exacerbating Alaska's budget deficit, Gov. Bill Walker has proposed eliminating 329 state positions as part of an effort to reduce the size o…… Read more
Two House Democrats to Skip Speech to Congress by Israel Prime Minister
Two prominent House Democrats said Thursday they will skip Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to Congress next month, saying they disapprove of House Speaker John Boehner's decision… Read more
Jordan Launches Airstrikes on ISIS in Retaliation for Pilot’s Death
Two days after news emerged that ISIS had burned a captive Jordanian pilot to death, the Middle Eastern nation hit back with airstrikes targeting the terror group — following through on its vow of &a… Read more
WATCH: Georgia Barber Gives Misbehaving Kids ‘Old Man’ Haircuts As A Disciplinary Tool
Never has a single haircut caused such a fuss.Some call it the "Benjamin Button Special;" others the "old man" cut.In either case, it's supposed to be the cure fo… Read more
WATCH: NBC News’ Brian Williams Apologizes For Claiming He Rode In Helicopter Struck By Enemy Fire
It was a dramatic account from the early stage of the Iraq War, one that placed NBC News anchor Brian Williams aboard a U.S. military helicopter that had drawn enemy fire. The story wa..… Read more
WATCH: Two Students Shot At Frederick High School; Police Still Looking For Suspects
The suspects in a shooting that wounded two students outside a high school basketball game in Maryland were still at large Thursday morning, and police said they haven't ruled out any motives.… Read more
LATEST: Pilot Of Doomed Taiwan Plane Sent ‘Mayday’ Message Moments Before Crash
Moments before the TransAsia Airways propjet banked sharply and crashed into a river, one of its pilots said, "Mayday, mayday, engine flameout," according to a Taiwanes… Read more
Staples Buys Office Depot for $6 Billion to Keep Up with Change
There are few places where evolving technology has been more disruptive than in the work place, which played out again Wednesday as Staples announced it would spend about $6 billion to buy Office Depo… Read more
US Will Not Return Guantanamo to Improve Relations With Cuba
The Obama administration on Wednesday ruled out handing over the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, rejecting a central demand of Cuban President Raul Castro for restoring normal relations between the… Read more
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TAIWAN CRASH: Officials Say Both Engines On Doomed Plane Were Off When It Crashed
One of the engines on TransAsia Airways Flight 235 went idle 37 seconds after takeoff, and the pilots may have shut off the remaining engine before attempting to restart them…… Continue Reading
WATCH: Falling Oil Prices May Force Alaska To Lay Off State Employees
With falling oil prices exacerbating Alaska's budget deficit, Gov. Bill Walker has proposed eliminating 329 state positions as part of an effort to reduce the size o…… Continue Reading
Two House Democrats to Skip Speech to Congress by Israel Prime Minister
Two prominent House Democrats said Thursday they will skip Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to Congress next month, saying they disapprove of House Speaker John Boehner's decision… Continue Reading
Jordan Launches Airstrikes on ISIS in Retaliation for Pilot’s Death
Two days after news emerged that ISIS had burned a captive Jordanian pilot to death, the Middle Eastern nation hit back with airstrikes targeting the terror group — following through on its vow of &a… Continue Reading
WATCH: Georgia Barber Gives Misbehaving Kids ‘Old Man’ Haircuts As A Disciplinary Tool
Never has a single haircut caused such a fuss.Some call it the "Benjamin Button Special;" others the "old man" cut.In either case, it's supposed to be the cure fo… Continue Reading
WATCH: NBC News’ Brian Williams Apologizes For Claiming He Rode In Helicopter Struck By Enemy Fire
It was a dramatic account from the early stage of the Iraq War, one that placed NBC News anchor Brian Williams aboard a U.S. military helicopter that had drawn enemy fire. The story wa..… Continue Reading
WATCH: Two Students Shot At Frederick High School; Police Still Looking For Suspects
The suspects in a shooting that wounded two students outside a high school basketball game in Maryland were still at large Thursday morning, and police said they haven't ruled out any motives.… Continue Reading
LATEST: Pilot Of Doomed Taiwan Plane Sent ‘Mayday’ Message Moments Before Crash
Moments before the TransAsia Airways propjet banked sharply and crashed into a river, one of its pilots said, "Mayday, mayday, engine flameout," according to a Taiwanes… Continue Reading
Staples Buys Office Depot for $6 Billion to Keep Up with Change
There are few places where evolving technology has been more disruptive than in the work place, which played out again Wednesday as Staples announced it would spend about $6 billion to buy Office Depo… Continue Reading
US Will Not Return Guantanamo to Improve Relations With Cuba
The Obama administration on Wednesday ruled out handing over the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, rejecting a central demand of Cuban President Raul Castro for restoring normal relations between the… Continue Reading