American Airlines is urging pilots and crews to fly faster and take shorter routes to decrease delays. The pilot union says this “pilot pushing,” as they call it, will thin the margins of safety.
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Julian Assange sees ‘incredible double standard’ in Clinton email case
The WikiLeaks founder argued that the Department of Justice decision not to prosecute Hillary Clinton for breaching national security with her private email server is unfair.
Out-of-control Southern California brushfire forces 80,000 to evacuate
The Blue Cut fire east of Los Angeles has burned 15,000 acres and shut down Interstate 15, which links Los Angeles with Las Vegas and points north.
Trump shakes up top campaign staff with less than 3 months to Election Day
The Trump campaign is naming Breitbart News’ Stephen Bannon as chief executive, and is also promoting pollster Kellyanne Conway to campaign manager. Paul Manafort will stay on as campaign chairman.
John McLaughlin, TV pioneer of raucous political punditry, dies at 89
McLaughlin’s provocative political talk shows anticipated the current TV verbal battleground. He knew he was breaking the traditional mold of political talk shows as forums for polite disagreement.
Rubio backs Trump, but stands by calling him a ‘con man’
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio told the Miami Herald editorial board he has “stood by everything I ever said” during his presidential campaign.
Man arrested on suspicion of setting Northern California wildfires
Damin Pashilk, 40, is accused of 17 counts of arson in Lake County, Calif., over the past year. The Clayton fire so far has burned more than 4,000 acres and destroyed more than 175 structures.
Rudy Giuliani claims U.S. had no terrorist attacks prior to Obama
That’s not true, of course, and it’s interesting coming from the man who was mayor of New York on Sept. 11, 2001.
Akai Gurley’s family settles with New York City over police shooting death
The family will receive more than $4 million from the city. Gurley was killed in 2014 by rookie Officer Peter Liang, who was later convicted of criminally negligent homicide and fired from the NYPD.
Bill Cosby loses another round in his legal battles
A federal appeals court has rejected the entertainer’s bid to reseal his deposition testimony about drugging women he wanted to have sex with.