House passes bill to avert shutdown with hours to spare
WASHINGTON — The House on Friday approved legislation to avert a federal shutdown that was just hours away, with lawmakers extending funding into mid-March and approving $100 billion in disaster relief for parts of the nation still reeling from storms. The Senate was expected to quickly follow suit.
Hawaii pilot killed in plane crash was set to get wings, propose to girlfriend
DeFries and Preston Kaluhiwa, 26, of Kaneohe, lost their young lives Monday after the single-engine Cessna 208 they were flying crashed into an abandoned building and exploded.
Collecting debris from the fatal plane crash is NTSB’s focus
While the rest of the structure sustained minimal impact, the heavily damaged stairwell has complicated efforts to recover aircraft debris.
US held ‘very productive’ first meeting with Syria’s al-Sharaa
Senior U.S. diplomats visiting Damascus on Friday met with Syria’s de-facto new ruler Ahmed al-Sharaa and held a “good” and “very productive” meeting with him about Syria’s political transition and decided to remove a bounty on his head.
