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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday said it is “taking a series of steps” to improve safety near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) after a deadly Jan. 29 midair collision between a commercial plane and an Army Black Hawk helicopter over the Potomac River that killed 67 people.The new guidelines come after the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommended the closure of a helicopter route near DCA Tuesday.NTSB Board Chair Jennifer Homendy said the location of helicopter Route 4 and the final approach path to DCA runway 33 was an “intolerable risk to aviation safety by increasing the…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Parents and caregivers around B.C. likely know how challenging it can be to get kids enrolled in swimming lessons: registrations for municipal classes fill up in minutes. A new private indoor swimming pool is now being built in Port Coquitlam to meet the increased demand for swimming lessons but it is a pricier way to get kids access to swimming.The privately operated Pedalheads Fremont Pool opens on April 19, with spring swim programs open for registration.Glen Mitzel with the City of Port Coquitlam says demand for aquatic lessons is high across B.C.…

Hasty changes to hate speech laws protect only some Australians, Muslim groups say, and were enacted in reliance on an elaborate hoax, falsely believed to be an anti-Semitic terror plot.However NSW Premier Chris Minns says he won’t be repealing the changes.The amendments, rushed through state parliament last month, followed the discovery of an explosives-laden caravan on Sydney’s semi-rural outskirts on January 19.The sinister find sent shockwaves through the nation, prompting Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and other leaders to declare the incident an act of terrorism.But police confirmed the caravan, found without a detonator, was “almost immediately” dismissed by investigators as…

Dr. Sheldon Greenfield, whose pioneering research found that older patients with breast and pancreatic cancer got subpar treatment and that patients who grill their doctors during consultations receive better care, died on Feb. 26 at his home in Newport Beach, Calif. He was 86.The cause was colon cancer, his daughter Lauren Greenfield said.Dr. Greenfield was a founder and director of the Center for Health Policy Research at the University of California, Irvine, and a leader of the Medical Outcomes Study, involving more than 22,000 patients and 500 physicians, which determined in 1986 that doctors often ordered exorbitant and unnecessary tests…

Bon Iver featuring Danielle Haim, ‘If Only I Could Wait’Doubts and yearning — and electronics and distortion — threaten to overcome Justin Vernon, who performs as Bon Iver, in “If Only I Could Wait” from his coming album, “Sable, Fable.” He wonders, “Can I incur the weight? / Am I really this afraid now?” in one of his majestically hymn-like melodies — a melody that’s set atop edgy electronic drums and interrupted by stray guitar lines. Danielle Haim arrives with companionship and sympathy: “I know that it’s hard to keep holding, keep holding strong.” But their verses and vocal lines…

Tom Petty’s “Heartbreakers Beach Party” re-emerges after decades in obscurity – CBS News Watch CBS News The long-lost 1983 documentary “Tom Petty: Heartbreakers Beach Party,” directed by Oscar-winner Cameron Crowe, was shown only once before disappearing. Now, more than four decades later, fans finally get to see the film that captures the band on the road and finishing “Long After Dark.” Cameron Crowe and Tom Petty’s daughter, Adria Petty, join us to discuss its long-awaited return. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Paris, France — Vice President JD Vance, in his first international address, warned European Union countries against overregulation and said the Trump administration wants artificial intelligence to remain free from ideological bias. “The Trump administration is troubled by reports that some foreign governments are considering tightening the screws on U.S. tech companies with international footprints,” Vance said while speaking to world leaders and tech executives at the Artificial Intelligence Action summit in Paris, France. “Now, America cannot and will not accept that, and we think it’s a terrible mistake — not just for the United States of America — but for your…

A group of volunteers searching for their missing relatives first received a tip last week about a mass grave hidden in western Mexico.When they arrived at an abandoned ranch outside La Estanzuela, a small rural village outside Guadalajara, they discovered three underground cremation ovens, burned human remains, hundreds of bone shards and discarded personal items, along with figurines of Santa Muerte — the Holy Death.The Mexican authorities, who were notified of the grisly discovery, said in several statements that they later found 96 shell casings of various calibers and metal gripping rings at the ranch. By last Friday, the discovery…

The Trump administration is considering targeting the citizens of as many as 43 countries as part of a new ban on travel to the United States that would be broader than the restrictions imposed during President Trump’s first term, according to officials familiar with the matter.A draft list of recommendations developed by diplomatic and security officials suggests a “red” list of 11 countries whose citizens would be flatly barred from entering the United States. They are Afghanistan, Bhutan, Cuba, Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen, the officials said.The officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity…

Materials on the Arlington National Cemetery website highlighting the graves of Black and female service members have vanished as the Trump administration purges government websites of references to diversity and inclusion.Among the obscured pages are cemetery guides focused on Black soldiers, women’s military service and Civil War veterans. Some of the materials were still online Friday, but they were no longer easily accessible through the cemetery’s website.A part of the site devoted to segregation and civil rights was largely scrubbed. That section once included a walking tour focused on Black soldiers and a lesson plan on reconstruction.The cemetery, which is…