Former President Donald Trump visited the site of a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, criticizing the Biden administration's response for not visiting the site yet. Trump's visit to the conservative region of Ohio included remarks at a firehouse half a mile from the site, where he declared that the village was "not forgotten." Local officials, including Republican Sen., were present as the disaster enters its third week, with residents and local leaders becoming increasingly frustrated.
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American Airlines flight 3444 was diverted to Raleigh-Durham International Airport due to a disruptive passenger on board. Upon landing, local law enforcement boarded the aircraft and took the suspect into custody. The other passengers were eventually able to continue their journey to Washington, D.C., though the airline did not provide any further information about the incident or the identity of the passenger.
A 19-year-old Florida man has been arrested and charged with murder in connection to a shooting Wednesday morning, which included the death of a 9-year-old child and a journalist from Spectrum News 13. The suspect, Keith Melvin Moses, has a lengthy criminal history and is expected to be charged in four other shootings that occurred later in the day. The Orange County Sheriff's Office is continuing to investigate and is asking anyone with information to contact them.
Five people died in a plane crash Wednesday shortly after taking off from Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport in Little Rock, Arkansas. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed that there were five people aboard the plane, all CTEH employees out of its Little Rock office. The cause of the crash is still under investigation, with the NTSB in charge of determining the cause.
On June 29, 2022, a pilot and his aviation instructor flew a circuit around northern England, unaware that the instructor had suffered a fatal heart attack. The pilot thought the instructor was pretending to be asleep and continued the flight, only realizing something was wrong after landing. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch is continuing to investigate the incident and a report is expected to be released soon.
Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery using the James Webb Space Telescope, finding six massive galaxies that date back to within 600 million years of the Big Bang. These galaxies are more than 10 times more massive than the Milky Way, and their discovery could help scientists better understand how galaxies form and evolve. The telescope is capable of looking back to the earliest days of the universe, and has already spotted even older galaxies, dating to within a mere 300 million years of the beginning of the universe.
The special counsel overseeing the investigation into former President Donald Trump's attempts to remain in power has subpoenaed Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner to testify before a federal grand jury. The investigation is looking into Trump's role in inciting the Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6, as well as his attempts to remain in office after losing the election. It is unclear if executive privilege will be invoked to block their testimony, or if they will provide any new information to the investigation.
Anderson Lee Aldrich is on trial in Colorado Springs to determine if hate crime charges should be brought against him in response to a mass shooting at a gay nightclub last November. Detective Rebecca Joines testified that Aldrich had run a neo-Nazi website, used racial slurs, posted an image of a rifle scope trained on a gay pride parade, and used a homophobic slur. The prosecution is expected to call several witnesses to testify, and if Aldrich is found guilty, he could face up to life in prison.