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A United Airlines flight bound for Guatemala City was forced to make an unplanned landing at Washington Dulles International Airport on Thursday night after a passenger allegedly attempted to open a cabin door at cruising altitude and assaulted a fellow traveler, federal authorities said. The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed that United Flight 1551 departed Newark Liberty International Airport and landed safely at Dulles at approximately 8:30 p.m. on Thursday after the crew reported a passenger disturbance. Air traffic control audio obtained by ABC News captured the exchange between the flight crew and Potomac Approach controllers. “What door did the passenger…

A Texas Democratic congressional candidate who drew widespread condemnation for calling to imprison “American Zionists” in a converted ICE detention facility is now blaming journalists and her own party for the furor — while doubling down on the core of her remarks. Maureen Galindo, a sex therapist and housing activist, is running in the Tuesday Democratic primary runoff for Texas’ 35th Congressional District — a seat redrawn by Republican legislators in 2025 to favor the GOP, stripping the district of its Austin base and reconfiguring it around San Antonio and outlying eastern counties. Ms. Galindo set off a firestorm with…

As the nation’s 250th birthday approaches, pollsters, researchers and media outlets have focused attention on the future via the hopes and aspirations of young Americans. For example, a Harvard Institute of Politics survey found that 59% of young Americans say the country is on the wrong track, 13% say it’s on the right track and 26% are unsure. The nationwide survey of 2,018 Americans between 18 and 29 years old was conducted March 26-April 3. Meanwhile, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace survey found that 64% of Generation Z (those born between 1997 and 2012) say it would be better…

new video loaded: Why This Ebola Outbreak Could Be One of the WorstAn Ebola outbreak is spreading in parts of Africa with over 170 deaths and about 750 infections, according to the World Health Organization. Our global health reporter Apoorva Mandavilli explains how the suspension of vital channels of U.S. aid is turning a bad situation much worse.By Apoorva Mandavilli, Alexandra Ostasiewicz, Stephanie Swart, Rafaela Balster, Nikolay Nikolov and Luke PiotrowskiMay 22, 2026 Source link

D.C. authorities are bracing for a summer of teen takeovers of public spaces in the absence of an emergency juvenile curfew law, as federal prosecutors consider charging the parents of criminal youths. Swarms of teenagers repeatedly wreaked havoc this spring in neighborhoods such as Navy Yard. The incidents resulted in arrests connected with robberies, assaults and at least one shooting, as well as calls for more policing, focused restrictions and parental responsibility. Jeanine Pirro, U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, said she intends to make parents account for their children’s crimes. She cited a teen-fueled melee last weekend inside…

Spencer Pratt has reinvented himself more than once — from reality-TV villain to “Pratt Daddy” crystal peddler to viral wildfire survivor when the Palisades Fire leveled his family home. Now he is running an insurgent campaign for Los Angeles mayor, starring in artificial-intelligence-generated ads that turn him into Batman one moment and the “Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” the next. The pitch leans hard on raw frustration over the government’s wildfire response and a wider belief that elected leaders never pay a price for their failures. Mr. Pratt is shaping up as the ultimate millennial candidate, and the reality star is…

NPR is cutting newsroom jobs and overhauling its organizational structure as the public radio network grapples with the loss of federal funding and a rapidly shifting media landscape. NPR President and CEO Katherine Maher announced the changes in a memo to staff, saying the network must close an $8 million gap in its $300 million annual budget. The shortfall stems from Congress’ vote last summer to claw back all $1.1 billion it had committed to public media, which led member stations to pay NPR less in programming fees — an expected $15 million reduction this year — compounded by softening…

An Escondido man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of attempted murder after an elderly man was critically injured in an assault near a residential property locally known as the “Trump House,” authorities said. Thomas Caleb Butler, 32, was taken into custody and booked into the Vista Detention Facility in San Diego County on suspicion of attempted murder under California Penal Code 664/187(a), according to the Escondido Police Department. It was not immediately clear whether the San Diego County District Attorney’s office had filed formal charges. Officers responded around 2:15 p.m. Wednesday to reports of an assault at the intersection of…

A statue of a troll made out of recycled wood caught fire and burned down at Pease Park in Austin, Texas, on Thursday. The Pease Park Conservancy said on social media that “the troll sculpture in Pease Park was lost to a fire, and we are heartbroken.” The Austin Fire Department told the Austin American-Statesman that the fire was reported at about 5:30 a.m. Firefighters arrived in time to put out the fire with no injuries reported, but couldn’t save the wooden statue. Fire officials are investigating the cause of the blaze, with an arson investigation team on the scene…

Tennessee called off the scheduled execution of Tony Carruthers on Thursday after officials spent more than an hour trying and failing to establish an intravenous line, prompting Gov. Bill Lee to grant a one-year reprieve. Carruthers, 57, was convicted of kidnapping and murdering three people in 1994. The Tennessee Department of Corrections said in a statement that medical personnel were able to establish a “primary vein” but were unsuccessful in finding a required backup line. “The team continued to follow the protocol, but could not find another suitable vein,” the statement read. “The team attempted to insert a central line…