Congress passes stopgap bill to avert government shutdown
The House and Senate both passed a stopgap bill on Thursday to avert a partial government shutdown at the end of the week.
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Boeing in Talks to Buy Spirit AeroSystems, a Struggling Supplier
Boeing said on Friday that it was in talks to acquire Spirit AeroSystems, a struggling supplier that the manufacturer spun out nearly two decades ago and that makes the bodies of the 737 Max jet.
Nurse swapped in tap water for fentanyl, killing Oregon patient, lawsuit alleges
A nurse at an Oregon hospital allegedly replaced pain medication with nonsterile tap water, introducing bacteria into a patient’s bloodstream that led to his death, a lawsuit filed this week alleges.
Federal government pledges $58.8M to continue local journalism program to 2027
The Liberal government is extending a program that funds 400 local reporting jobs across the country.
Musician and libertarian writer who works for 'The Blaze' arrested on Jan. 6 charges
WASHINGTON — The former lead singer of a David Bowie tribute band who entered the Capitol on Jan. 6, licensed his footage to media outlets, and now works as a writer for Glenn Beck's "The Blaze" website has been arrested on misdemeanor Capitol attack charges after turning himself into federal authorities in Texas.
Biden announces U.S. will airdrop food aid into Gaza as famine concerns grow
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced Friday that the U.S. will drop food aid into the Gaza Strip, noting that the humanitarian aid flowing into the region for Palestinians is insufficient.
Paramedic sentenced to 5 years in prison in death of Elijah McClain
A Colorado paramedic was sentenced Friday to five years in prison in the death of Elijah McClain, a Black pedestrian who was given a lethal dose of ketamine in 2019 after a confrontation with police.
Colorado lawmakers clash over bills to protect transgender people’s use of a chosen name
DENVER (AP) — Colorado’s House was tense Friday morning as the Democratic majority pushed two bills through the chamber that would protect transgender people’s chosen names: one allowing those convicted of a felony to change their name to conform with their gender identity and another requiring school staff use a student’s chosen name.