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Italian boat finds remains of US balloonists

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

December 6, 2010 - 8:43 am

ROME -- An Italian fishing boat on Monday pulled the remains of two American balloonists from the Adriatic Sea, ending a two-month hunt for the pair's bodies in one of ballooning's darkest chapters. The boat hauled in the balloon and its gondola with the bodies of the Americans still inside while fishing 11 miles north of Vieste before dawn. Viete is on Italy's eastern Adriatic coast in the southern Puglia region, which makes up the "heel" of boot-shaped Italy.

U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., arrives for the “AI Insight Forum” at the Russel ...

Fetterman slams Biden over threat to withhold some arms supplies to Israel

By Julia Terruso The Philadelphia Inquirer

May 10, 2024 - 4:20 pm

U.S. Sen. John Fetterman called President Joe Biden’s threat to withhold military aid to Israel “deeply disappointing.”

A police officer in riot gear walks past a garbage truck being loaded with the remains of the p ...

Dozens arrested as police dismantle pro-Palestinian protest encampments

By Bruce Shipkowski and Michael Casey The Associated Press

May 10, 2024 - 4:17 pm

Philadelphia and campus police moved in around daybreak at Penn to remove protesters from an encampment that was in place for more than two weeks.

The criminal complaint claims that Christine Barrello (circled) walked through the Rotunda thro ...

Las Vegas woman facing charges in Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

May 10, 2024 - 4:04 pm

A Las Vegas woman was arrested Thursday for her alleged participation in the U.S. Capitol riot after the 2020 presidential election.

The Federal Trade Commission launched an investigation into MGM — the victim of the September ...

SAUNDERS: After fighting off hackers, MGM takes on federal bureaucracy

By Debra J. Saunders / RJ

May 10, 2024 - 2:56 pm

Where’s the outrage? Strip giant stands up to extortion — and ends up under federal investigation.

In this handout from NASA/Solar Dynamics Observatory, a solar large flare erupts off the sun Ju ...

Severe geomagnetic storm may disrupt communications, extend northern lights

By Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times Tribune Content Agency

May 10, 2024 - 1:46 pm

For the first time since January 2005, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a severe geomagnetic storm watch for Friday evening.

A Los Angeles County lifeguard patrols the closed Playa Del Rey Beach amid coronavirus pandemic ...

14K gallons of raw sewage spills onto LA County beaches, forcing closure

Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times

May 10, 2024 - 9:44 am

The untreated sewage forced Los Angeles County health officials to warn people to stay out of the water at Dockweiler State Beach, Venice Beach and the surrounding area.

People workout at the Planet Fitness gym in Las Vegas, Tuesday, June 16, 2020. (Erik Verduzco / ...

Planet Fitness raises prices for first time in over 25 years

Rebecca Mezistrano AMG-TheStreet

May 10, 2024 - 7:39 am

Planet Fitness is doing something it hasn’t done in 26 years: raising the price of membership.

Pride Month merchandise is displayed at a Target store on May 31, 2023 in San Francisco. Target ...

Target limits Pride merchandise to select stores after last year’s backlash

Nicole Norfleet Star Tribune

May 10, 2024 - 6:43 am

Target has Pride merchandise in fewer stores this year after backlash it received after pulling some items from last year’s collection.

Seen is the eastern Sierra Nevada, with Mt. Whitney, the largest of three pinnacles at center, ...

2 California climbers found dead on Mount Whitney

The Associated Press

May 10, 2024 - 5:00 am

Two climbers reported missing on California’s towering Mount Whitney have been found dead, officials said.

Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nev. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @bizutesfaye

‘Responsible mining’ bill makes progress; critics push back

By Jessica Hill / RJ

May 9, 2024 - 6:31 pm

Legislation that would allow mining companies to use public land regardless of whether mineral deposits have been found on the land passed the House and will head to the Senate.