Federal officials said Thursday they’re investigating an unusual rolling motion on a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 that might have been caused by a damaged backup power-control unit. The Federal Aviation Administration said it’s working with Boeing and the National Transportation Safety Board to investigate the incident on a May 25 flight from Phoenix to Oakland. Southwest says it’s …

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a Southwest Airlines passenger flight that plunged within several hundred feet of the ocean off Hawaii in April. Weather conditions on the island of Kauai prompted pilots of Southwest flight 2786 on April 11 to bypass a landing attempt at the Lihue airport prior to the rapid decline towards the ocean, according to air …

Washington — The Justice Department said Friday that it will not prosecute Attorney General Merrick Garland after the House voted to hold him in contempt of Congress for defying subpoenas for audio recordings of President Biden’s interview with special counsel Robert Hur. Carlos Uriarte, assistant attorney general, told House Speaker Mike Johnson in a letter that it is the Justice …

Just a week after a temporary offshore pier designed to bring desperately-needed humanitarian aid into war-torn Gaza reopened following repairs, authorities announced Friday that it is being temporarily dismantled yet again because of rough seas. U.S. Central Command announced Friday that the U.S.-built pier was being removed from Gaza’s coast and towed back to Ashdod, Israel, to prevent it from …

South Florida has been left in a state of emergency afterdays of rain have dumped more than a foot of rain on many parts of the region. The deluge created what’s been likened to “zombie movie” scenes and triggered a rare warning from the National Weather Service as the precipitation continues on Friday. “Looked like the beginning of a zombie …

West Palm Beach, Florida — Former President Donald Trump Friday night celebrated his 78th birthday in a packed Palm Beach Convention Center filled with supporters — including Republican Sen. Marco Rubio — while he continued his familiar attack lines on President Biden regarding immigration and foreign policy. “Under my leadership, we had no wars,” Trump declared. “Instead of a globalist …

A federal judge on Friday ordered the liquidation of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones′ personal assets, but also dismissed the bankruptcy case of Infowars’ parent company, Free Speech Systems. The decisions leave the future of his Infowars media platform uncertain, as Jones owes $1.5 billion for his false claims that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax. Judge Christopher …

Washington —The Supreme Court on Friday invalidated a federal rule enacted during the Trump administration thatoutlawed bump stocks, devices that greatly increase the rate of fire of semi-automatic weapons. The6-3 rulingfound that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives exceeded its authority when it issued the ban in 2018, following the2017 mass shootingat a music festival in Las Vegas, …

A barrage of missiles this week exchanged between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon have made U.S. officials increasingly concerned that the escalation could spiral the war-torn region into a broader conflict between the U.S. ally and Iranian-backed militia. Since Oct. 7, the Biden administration has been furiously working behind the scenes to lower the chances of a conflagration that could …

London —Catherine, the Princess of Wales, offered a rare health update Friday, saying in a statement that she is still undergoing chemotherapy for an undisclosed form of cancer and has “a few more months” of treatment left, but that she is making “good progress.” Princess Kate, as she’s often known, also announced her first formal step back into public life. …