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United Airlines planes’ wings clip on the ground at Newark; no injuries reported

The wings of two United Airlines planes had a slight collision at Newark Liberty International Airport at around 8:45 a.m. Friday.

February 8, 2023

Coast Guard investigating incidents involving 4 American deaths off Antarctica

The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating four incidents on Antarctic cruises that caused the deaths of four Americans and an injury to another from Nov. 15 to Dec. 1, the service branch announced Thursday.

February 8, 2023

Bed Bath & Beyond to shutter 150 more stores, bringing total closures to more than 400

Retailer Bed Bath & Beyond will be closing 150 more stores, bringing the total number of stores it has closed in the past year to over 400, the company indicated in a regulatory filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission Monday.

February 8, 2023

Earthquakes allow imprisoned ISIS fighters to escape prison in Syria

The series of earthquakes in southwestern Turkey allowed a group of 20 imprisoned ISIS fighters to mutiny and escape a prison operated by pro-Turkish militants in northern Syria.

February 7, 2023

Postal Service fined by OSHA over conditions at Virginia facility

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has written up and fined the U.S. Postal Service for conditions last summer at the Portlock Station Post Office in Chesapeake, Virginia.

February 7, 2023

Elian Gonzalez nominated to become Cuban lawmaker after 1999 rescue to U.S. sparked custody battle

Elian Gonzalez, whose rescue at sea on Thanksgiving Day 1999 when he was 5 years old set off an international custody battle, was nominated to become a lawmaker in the Cuban National Assembly Monday.

February 7, 2023

AMC Theatres to premiere new seating price tiers: Cheaper up front, more expensive in the middle

AMC Theatres is introducing a new pricing tier called AMC Sightline, the company announced Monday.

February 7, 2023

Tom Brady will wait till 2024 to call games for Fox Sports

Tom Brady will not begin his foray into broadcasting as the main color commentator for Fox Sports NFL coverage until next year, the former quarterback told FS1 host Colin Cowherd Monday.

February 7, 2023

Last remaining Philz Coffee in D.C. robbed Friday by unarmed man

The Philz Coffee location in Adams Morgan, the last store the franchise is operating in the D.C. market, was robbed Friday morning.

February 4, 2023

Over 2,900 pounds of frozen catfish filets recalled because they were imported from India

Delight Foods, a food importer based in New Jersey and California, is recalling 2,961 pounds of catfish steaks, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety Inspection Service announced Friday.

February 4, 2023

Forgetful traveler causes eighth TSA firearm seizure at Reagan National Airport this year

Transportation Security Administration officials at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport stopped a Fredericksburg man from bringing a firearm onto his flight Friday.

February 4, 2023

Cereal producer to pay millions over 2018 salmonella outbreak linked to Illinois production facility

Food manufacturer Kerry Inc. pleaded guilty Friday to a misdemeanor charge of distributing adulterated cereal made in unsanitary conditions, in this case, Kellogg's Honey Smacks.

February 4, 2023

Customs agents in Detroit find a dolphin skull in unaccompanied international luggage

Customs officials at Detroit Metropolitan Airport were inspecting unaccompanied international luggage that was inadvertently separated from its owners last week when they found, of all things, an animal's skull.

February 4, 2023

Honda issues new ‘do not drive’ warning for older models with Takata airbag inflators

Honda and the U.S. government on Friday urged about 8,200 drivers traversing American roads in older vehicles that still have Takata Alpha airbag inflators.

February 3, 2023

Eye drops recalled after bacterial outbreak; 55 patients infected, one dead

Eye drops linked to a nationwide bacterial outbreak have been recalled after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention identified the drops as a source of the infections.

February 3, 2023

Robbers target patrons of New York gay leather bar, steal thousands of dollars

A trio of men in their 30s and 40s who visited The Eagle, a New York City bar dedicated to the gay leather subculture, were robbed of thousands of dollars in separate heists in the fall of 2022.

February 3, 2023

Iowa Alzheimer’s facility fined $10,000 after woman wakes up in funeral home body bag

An Iowa residential care facility for Alzheimer's patients was fined $10,000 by state officials Wednesday after a woman woke up alive in a body bag at a funeral home.

February 3, 2023

Relatives of Ugandan decapitated in Utah awarded $10.6 million in damages

The husband and parents of a Ugandan activist decapitated by a swinging gate at Arches National Park in Utah were awarded $10.6 million in damages by a federal judge Monday.

February 3, 2023

New Jersey man arrested on suspicion of throwing Molotov cocktail at New Jersey synagogue

An arrest has been made in the attempted firebombing Sunday of a New Jersey synagogue with a Molotov cocktail.

February 2, 2023

Chief executive of illegal marijuana delivery service pleads guilty to money laundering

The former chief executive of JointVentures, a marijuana products delivery service, pleaded guilty to money laundering Tuesday, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia announced.

February 2, 2023