Norwegian officials began investigating why a cruise ship was sailing in stormy weather when it developed engine trouble that triggered an evacuation.
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Midwest flooding could be costly: In Nebraska, tab is $1.3 billion and rising with waters
Midwest flooding that has overwhelmed levees and swamped wide swaths ofNebraska, Wisconsin and Iowa is creating a ‘slow-moving natural disaster’ that could cost some states billions.
Hells Angels, street gangs vow to defend mosques as New Zealand braces for Friday prayers
Street gangs and motorcycle clubs cross New Zealand offered to protectmosques during Friday prayers, but a Muslim leadersuggests they join prayers.
Jump-seat pilot reportedly saved Boeing Max jet one day before Lion Air crash
A day before a Boeing 737 Max 8 crashed off of Indonesia last year, killing all 189 people aboard, pilots struggled for control of the same aircraft.
New Zealanders turn in guns as Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern promises tighter restrictions
New Zealand’s prime minister vowed to unveil gun law changes within a week and called on gun owners to surrender their firearmsto police.
Facebook removed 1.5 million videos of New Zealand attack within 24 hours
Facebook said it removed or blocked 1.5 million videos of a gunman’s rampage on two New Zealand mosques thatkilled 50 people and wounded dozens more.
Gillibrand formally joins crowded field of Democratic presidential candidates
New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand formally joined the crowded Democratic field of candidates for president in 2020.
UK, France, Germany, Netherlands ground Boeing 737 Max 8 jets; in U.S. planes still flying
The FAA and Boeing dug their heels in Tuesday to defend the Max 8 plane, while Britain, France, Germany and others ground jets.
Former NTSB chief: Hundreds of Boeing jets should be grounded in wake of Ethiopia crash
More than a dozen airlines grounded some of Boeing’s newest jets, the Max 8, as investigators probed an Ethiopian Airlines crash that killed 157.
‘It saved my life’: Relative of party drug ‘Special K’ could revolutionize depression treatment
A new depression medicationrelated to the party drug Special K could revolutionize treatment of the conditionaffecting 16 million Americans.