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Coast Guard: Search for missing crew to be suspended

U.S. Coast Guard says the search for crew members who disappeared when a lift boat capsized off Louisiana will be suspended at sunset Monday… Continue Reading

2 US agencies send teams to probe Tesla crash with no driver

Two federal agencies are sending teams to investigate the fatal crash of a Tesla near Houston in which local authorities say no one was behind the wheel… Continue Reading

Alex Smith retires after comeback from gruesome leg injury

Alex Smith retired Monday after making an improbable comeback from a gruesome broken leg, saying he’s ready to leave the NFL but believing he’s still able to play quarterback… Continue Reading

Oregon gun storage law would be among the toughest in the US

A proposed gun storage law that would be among the toughest in the U.S. is headed for a vote Monday in the Oregon Legislature… Continue Reading

NASA’s Mars helicopter takes flight, 1st for another planet

NASA’s experimental helicopter Ingenuity rose into the thin air above the dusty red surface of Mars on Monday, achieving the first powered flight by an aircraft on another planet… Continue Reading

Attorneys at Chauvin trial in Floyd death make final pitch

Attorneys in the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged with killing George Floyd are set to make their closing arguments Monday… Continue Reading

Mornings on the Mall 04.19.21 / Gordon Chang, Joe diGenova, Gen. Jack Keane, WWI Memorial’s Joe Weishaar

US likely to increase troop presence in Afghanistan to ensure safe withdraw

The U.S. will likely increase its troop presence in Afghanistan temporarily over the coming weeks and months in order to fulfill President Joe Biden’s order to safely withdraw… Continue Reading