(Reuters) -Automaker Stellantis will invest an additional $55 million in Archer Aviation after the air taxi maker’s flagship aircraft completed a transition flight last month, the companies said on Tuesday. The latest investment follows the automaker’s open market purchases of 8.3 million shares of Archer’s stock in March, which made Stellantis the largest shareholder in […]
The return to Earth of Boeing’s Starliner capsule is on indefinite hold pending results of new thruster tests and ongoing analysis of helium leaks that cropped up during the ship’s rendezvous with the International Space Station, NASA announced Friday. But agency officials insisted Starliner commander Barry “Butch” Wilmore and co-pilot Sunita Williams are not “stranded” […]
Aer Lingus has cancelled a further 122 flights which had been scheduled for next week due to ongoing industrial action being taken by pilots over pay. On Friday afternoon, the airline confirmed the latest cancellations will impact flights from Wednesday, July 3rd to Sunday, July 7th. Aer Lingus said the cancellations were necessary to “enable […]
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — The man accused of acting as lookout during the prison killing of notorious Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger won’t serve additional prison time after pleading guilty Monday to a charge of lying to federal agents. Sean McKinnon, wearing shackles, was hugged by both of his attorneys after U.S. District Judge Thomas […]
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked the Biden administration’s new Title IX rule expanding protections for LGBTQ+ students in six additional states, dealing another setback for a policy that has been under legal attack by Republican attorneys general. U.S. District Judge Danny C. Reeves referred to the regulation as “arbitrary […]
Jun. 16—Prosecutors want to reschedule the trial of former Strafford County Sheriff Mark Brave to a later date as plea negotiations continue. More charges could also be filed against Brave, 38, depending on plea negotiations, according to a recent court filing. The final pretrial hearing was set to take place July 25, with a trial […]
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was given additional undisclosed trips by a GOP megadonor that were not included in his financial disclosure forms, according to documents the Senate Judiciary Committee released Thursday. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, D-Ill., who chairs the Judiciary Committee, released records about gifts of private jet travel provided by Thomas’ billionaire […]
The US supreme court justice Clarence Thomas took at least three additional trips funded by the billionaire benefactor Harlan Crow that the conservative justice failed to disclose, the chair of the Senate judiciary committee said on Thursday. Crow, a Texas businessman and Republican donor, disclosed details about the justice’s travel between 2017 and 2021 in […]
By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas took at least three additional trips funded by billionaire benefactor Harlan Crow that the conservative justice failed to disclose, the Democratic chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee said on Thursday. Crow, a Texas businessman and Republican donor, disclosed details about the justice’s travel […]
Kentucky State Police made additional arrests Tuesday during the search for an 8-month-old baby who reportedly hasn’t been seen for more than a month. Police arrested the baby’s grandparents, Taletha and David Tucker, after serving a search warrant at their home in Owensboro on Tuesday, according to a news release. However, police did not find […]
By Sabine Siebold BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany is looking into buying eight additional F-35 fighter jets made by U.S. defence giant Lockheed Martin, a military source told Reuters on Friday, on top of the 35 jets it has ordered. Berlin is examining the costs of such a purchase, the source said, with the stealth aircraft […]
MUNCIE, Ind. — Indiana Michigan Power crews continue to make progress on a one-mile underground power line rebuild project in Muncie between University Avenue and York Prairie Creek, just south of Euclid Avenue. Starting Wednesday, June 5, crews plan to extend lane restrictions on Tillotson Avenue, according to an I&M press release. Tillotson Avenue will […]