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By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s new homeland security secretary made sure cameras were rolling when she joined federal agents to arrest migrants in New York City, including a Venezuelan man wanted by Colorado police that Trump had made part of his anti-immigration campaign narrative. Secretary Kristi Noem said the publicity …

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said late on Thursday he will soon announce a plan to reform the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) after a devastating collision between an American Airlines regional plane and an Army helicopter killed 67 people. “I am in the process of developing an initial plan to …

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By Andrew Hay and Brad Brooks (Reuters) – As Los Angeles recovers from its devastating wildfires, environmental engineers, urban planners and natural disaster experts are casting forward with visions of what could come next for neighborhoods that have been reduced to ash and rubble. Apartment buildings could spring up where strip malls and parking lots …

After fires, Los Angeles gets moonshot moment to rebuild Read More »

By Allison Lampert, Rajesh Kumar Singh and Dan Catchpole (Reuters) -U.S. commercial pilot Rick Redfern was preparing to land at Reagan Washington National Airport about a decade ago when he spotted a bright red Coast Guard helicopter hovering about 50 feet (15 m) above the Potomac River.  Air traffic control promptly warned the helicopter pilot …

Near-misses at Washington airport worried pilots well before fatal crash Read More »

By Sarah N. Lynch and Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Kash Patel, President Donald Trump’s nominee for FBI director, vowed on Thursday to protect FBI employees against “political retribution” even as the Trump administration has begun to fire and sideline Justice Department officials who were involved in investigations into the president. Pressed by Democratic U.S. Senator …

Trump FBI nominee Patel questioned on Capitol riot, retribution claims Read More »

By David Shepardson, Steve Holland, Jeff Mason and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. authorities said on Thursday it was not yet clear why a regional jet and a U.S. Army helicopter collided at a Washington airport, killing 67 people in the deadliest U.S. air disaster in more than 20 years. Investigators recovered the so-called black boxes from …

Investigators find black boxes after deadly Washington plane crash, continue search for answers Read More »

By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Pop superstar Taylor Swift will take the stage at least once at the Grammy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles on Sunday, when she presents a trophy at the highest honors in music, organizers said on Thursday. The Recording Academy did not say which category Swift would present at …

Taylor Swift unveiled as presenter at Sunday’s Grammys Read More »

By Rich McKay, Hannah Lang and Joseph Ax (Reuters) -World champion figure skaters, a pilot planning his wedding and teenaged skaters seen as the “future of the sport” were among the 67 victims of the deadly midair collision between a commercial jet and a U.S. Army helicopter near Washington. All 64 people aboard the American …

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