Trump moves to declassify Amelia Earhart records

[ad_1] President Trump told his administration on Friday to declassify any federal records about Amelia Earhart, the pilot whose 1937 disappearance over the Pacific Ocean has drawn decades of public fascination. “Amelia made it almost three quarters around the World before she suddenly, and without notice, vanished, never to be seen again,” the president wrote…

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University of Virginia reaches deal to halt Justice Dept. civil rights investigations

[ad_1] The Justice Department announced Wednesday that the University of Virginia has agreed to abide by  Trump administration guidance ensuring the university doesn’t engage in racial discrimination in admissions and hiring.  The move by the university is an attempt to bring to an end months of scrutiny by the Justice Department. Under the agreement, the…

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Transportation secretary announces 10% reduction in U.S. air traffic due to government shutdown

[ad_1] Federal officials announced Wednesday that the U.S. will reduce air traffic by 10% across 40 “high-volume” U.S. markets starting on Friday, citing staffing shortages during the government shutdown. “We have decided that a 10% reduction in scheduled capacity would be appropriate to continue to take the pressure off of our controllers,” said Bryan Bedford,…

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The Game Show and the Murder

[ad_1] The Game Show and the Murder – CBS News Watch CBS News When Becky Bliefnick was murdered, an answer her husband gave on “Family Feud” years earlier raised eyebrows. “48 Hours” correspondent Erin Moriarty reports. [ad_2] Source link

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Trump said Taiwan “never came up” in meeting with China’s Xi: “They know the consequences” of military action

[ad_1] In an exclusive interview airing Sunday on 60 Minutes, President Trump said that Chinese President Xi Jinping knows “the consequences” of military action in Taiwan, but he declined to expand on his plan if China were to invade the island, telling correspondent Norah O’Donnell:  “I can’t give away my secrets.” “One potential flashpoint with…

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Barbara Kingsolver wrote a bestseller on opioids in Appalachia. Now she helps women fight addiction.

[ad_1] Pennington Gap, Va. — On a Saturday evening in June, people of this rural region gathered at the historic Lee Theatre to celebrate the founding of Higher Ground Women’s Recovery Residence. Author Barbara Kingsolver opened the facility in January with royalties from her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, “Demon Copperhead,” whose plot revolves around Appalachia’s opioid…

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