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Is he still alive? The mystery of DB Cooper – the hijacker who disappeared | US crime
On the evening of 24 November 1971, Florence Schaffner, a flight attendant on a Northwest Orient flight heading to Seattle, Washington, from Portland, Oregon, was handed a note by a male passenger seated at the back of the plane. Schaffner assumed the note was a phone number – this wasn’t the first time a passenger…
Trump administration plans to rescind rule blocking logging on national forest lands
SANTA FE, N.M. — The Trump administration plans to rescind a nearly quarter-century-old rule that blocked logging on national forest lands, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced Monday. The roadless rule adopted in the last days of Bill Clinton’s presidency in 2001 long has chafed Republican lawmakers, especially in the West where national forests sprawl across…
NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi to win Edmonton-Strathcona byelection: unofficial results
It has been a year since former Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi became the leader of Alberta’s New Democratic Party, and now he is set to lead his party inside the legislature as the new MLA for Edmonton-Strathcona. Unofficial results indicate Nenshi has easily won his seat in Monday’s byelection in the riding previously held by…
Lufthansa customer promised reimbursement then later told ‘case closed’
A B.C. man is sharing his frustration after he says Lufthansa promised him compensation after losing his bags and then later determined it was case closed. Jarett Wong says he’s been battling with the German airline over his owed funds for almost two years. “I’ve hit a dead end with the last email basically saying…
US judge blocks Trump plan to bar international students from Harvard | Trump administration
A federal judge on Monday blocked Donald Trump’s administration from implementing his plan to bar foreign nationals from entering the United States to study at Harvard University. US district judge Allison Burroughs in Boston issued an injunction barring Trump’s administration from carrying out its latest bid to curtail Harvard’s ability to host international students amid…
Trump expects announced Israel-Iran ceasefire to last ‘forever’
President Donald Trump said Monday night that he expects the ceasefire that he announced between Israel and Iran will end all military hostilities between the two countries. “I think the ceasefire is unlimited. It’s going to go forever,” Trump said during a phone interview with NBC News. Asked if the war was completely over, Trump…
Israel-Iran ceasefire coordinated by Trump, Vance and Qatar leadership
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing Israel-Iran ceasefire coordinated by Trump, Vance and Qatar leadership 02:24 UP NEXT Video shows possible missiles over Qatar after Iran says it launched strike against U.S. base 00:42 No U.S. casualties reported in Iranian strike on base in…
Search for cougars continues at Whistler Blackcomb, area closures remain in effect – BC
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Multiple area closures remain in effect at Whistler Blackcomb as conservation officers search for two cougars they say could be a risk to public safety. Members of the B.C. Conservation Officer Service (BCCOS) were back on the ground with rifles and dogs searching, in part, near staff…
Trump eyes historic Middle East win with ceasefire ending 'Twelve Day War'
Two days after ordering the U.S. military to bomb Iran’s nuclear sites, President Trump celebrated a strategic and political victory, announcing a “complete and total ceasefire” between Iran and Israel. Source link
Marine veteran says Border Patrol agents beat his dad, while agency says he swung trimmer at them
A U.S. Marine Corps veteran said he was shocked to see a video on social media of his father, a landscaper in Southern California, being beaten by masked U.S. Border Patrol officers as he was pinned to the ground during an immigration arrest. Source link