• Pentagon says suspension lifted for South Carolina helicopter pilots following July 4 beach event
    COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Eight South Carolina National Guard helicopter pilots have been returned to flying duties following a suspension over a low-flying sweep over beachgoers as part of a July 4 event honoring servicemembers. “Effective immediately, the suspension of all involved South Carolina pilots has been lifted,” Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell wrote Friday morning […]
  • Meteorologists warn week ahead in US will have dangerous temps: ‘Heat is not to be played with’
    Most of America’s Lower 48 states are about to swelter under an unusually large, strong and long-lasting heat dome that will spike temperatures in a way that the National Weather Service calls “significant and dangerous.” The heat wave will start this weekend and last at least a week, with some areas feeling its effects until […]
  • The Latest: 8 men indicted in planned attack on White House UFC cage-fighting show
    Eight men were indicted on murder and terrorism conspiracy charges Thursday for their alleged roles in a thwarted drone and sniper attack on the UFC cage-fighting show staged at the White House in June. It remains unclear from the court records how close the would-be attackers could have come to being able to carry out […]
  • Donald Trump ousts election commission members in latest push to reshape US voting process
    President Donald Trump has ousted members of a bipartisan federal election commission that resisted his efforts to require would-be voters to document their U.S. citizenship before registering. The White House on Friday confirmed the executive action against members of the Election Assistance Commission, which distributes federal grants to states, oversees the testing of voting systems […]
  • SK Hynix hits the U.S. stock market as demand for memory chips soars amid AI frenzy
    SK Hynix, one of the world’s largest makers of memory chips, is hitting the U.S. stock market at a time when demand for its chips is outpacing its ability to make them thanks to the frenzy over artificial intelligence. The company is already one of the largest in South Korea, along with Samsung Electronics, and […]