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Two Southwest Airlines aircraft sustained minor wingtip damage after colliding during pushback at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport late Monday, triggering a federal investigation and raising fresh questions about ground safety procedures at one of the region’s busiest airports. The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed the contact occurred on the airport ramp at approximately 10:30 p.m. on Monday. Southwest flights 1048, bound for Connecticut, and 562, bound for Houston, backed into each other while leaving their gates, causing minor damage to the wingtips. No injuries were reported among passengers or crew.  Kevin White, a passenger aboard flight 1048 who was heading…

That avocado on your sandwich costs you about $2 extra. New industry data finds U.S. restaurant dishes featuring avocado carry a median price of $14.98, roughly $2 higher than comparable dishes without it. The pricing gap applies to a category found on nearly two-thirds of American menus, making the pattern relevant well beyond the niche of avocado fans. It also focuses sharply on certain parts of the menu, with some appetizer items leaving a gap of $4 or more. A $1.98 gap that has held through inflation The $1.98 gap, between a $14.98 median for dishes with avocado and a…

New York City leaders are scrambling to keep wealthy residents and major financial firms from leaving the city amid backlash to Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s tax-the-rich agenda — even as some business figures warn the exodus may already be underway. The flashpoint came on Tax Day, when Mr. Mamdani filmed himself outside Citadel CEO Ken Griffin’s $238 million penthouse at 220 Central Park South to announce what he called the first pied-à-terre tax in New York City’s history — an annual fee on luxury properties valued above $5 million whose owners do not live in the city full-time. The tax concept…

A human bone discovered near the Tucson, Arizona, home of missing 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie has been determined to be prehistoric and unrelated to her ongoing disappearance investigation, authorities said Thursday. The Tucson Police Department said the bone was found Thursday at North Craycroft Road and East River Road — roughly 7 miles from Ms. Guthrie’s residence in the Catalina Foothills neighborhood. The department classified the matter as a “prehistoric anthropological investigation” and said it was not criminal in nature. The University of Arizona Department of Anthropology and the Pima County Office of the Medical Examiner assisted with the examination. According…

A bombshell Supreme Court ruling is triggering a nationwide redistricting scramble, and it could reshape the balance of power in Congress after the November election. On April 29th, the Supreme Court struck down a racially gerrymandered congressional district in Louisiana, ruling that the Voting Rights Act cannot be used to force states to add more minority districts to their maps unless there is clear evidence of racial discrimination. Republican-led states are suddenly racing to redraw their maps, and Democrats are vowing to fight back just as hard. I’m Susan Ferrechio, national politics reporter for The Washington Times. Let’s break down…

Glacier National Park officials said Thursday that the body of a missing hiker was found with injuries that suggest a bear attacked him. Rangers in the Montana park found the body at noon Wednesday, about 50 feet away from a trail in a wooded area surrounded by fallen timber, officials said. They didn’t specify the exact fatal wounds that the man suffered, but did say they were “consistent with those sustained by a bear encounter.” The man’s identity is being officially held until three days after his next of kin are notified. On Tuesday, the park put out a release…

The U.S. added 115,000 jobs in April, the government said in a report that far exceeded forecasts and marked the second straight month of large gains. The Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.3%. “In April, job gains occurred in health care, transportation and warehousing, and retail trade. Federal government employment continued to decline,” the BLS said in its summary. It said industries such as construction, manufacturing and professional services saw little change. A job seeker waits to talk to a recruiter at a job fair Aug. 28, 2025, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta…

The man who squirted vinegar on Rep. Ilhan Omar during a town hall in January pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of assaulting a U.S. officer. Anthony James Kazmierczak, 55, admitted he attacked the Minnesota Democrat because he disagreed with her political views. “This assault is yet another example of a dangerous national trend: people channeling political hatred into criminal acts,” said Daniel N. Rosen, the U.S. attorney in Minnesota. Ms. Omar was hosting a town hall on Jan. 27, amid the immigration enforcement surge in her state. That was just days after Homeland Security officers shot and killed Alex…

A 1988 penny featuring a rare error — President Abraham Lincoln with two earlobes — was sold at auction recently for $64,000. The penny was sold by David Lawrence Rare Coins, and pictures show a faint second earlobe underneath the first on the face of the coin. The coin is one of three of its variety to be graded by the third-party Professional Coin Grading Service.  The coin, sold in April, also brought in more money than the last one of its variety to be sold, which garnered $3,150.  The $3,150 coin was sold in 2020, according to coin-collecting content…

NEW YORK — People who buy luxurious second homes in New York City, but live most of the year elsewhere, would have to pay a new tax on the properties under a tentative agreement – an initiative to appease Mayor Zohran Mamdani and liberal voters who launched him into office with chants of “tax the rich.” But the deal, part of a sprawling budget plan announced Thursday by Gov. Kathy Hochul, would stop short of a major priority for the mayor: a broad tax increase on the state’s wealthiest residents. The proposed tax on multimillion-dollar second homes, known as pied-à-terres,…