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Wreckage found of Pan Am plane crash that helped lead to today's safety briefings on every flight
Searchers have found the wreckage from a Pan Am flight that plunged into the ocean off Puerto Rico in 1952, an accident that killed 52 and led to requirements for the passenger safety briefings given on every commercial flight.
The plane, the Clipper Endeavor, made a hard landing after losing engine power shortly after takeoff. ... (full story)
House votes to limit stock trading by members of Congress, elevating a campaign issue
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House approved legislation July 22 that would bar members of Congress from purchasing individual stocks, advancing an ethics proposal that lawmakers in both parties have long championed but repeatedly failed to enact.
Some Democrats sided with the Republican majority in the 232-198 vote that came as l ... (full story)
Navy says it will no longer release sailors' service history, another restriction on press access
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Navy is taking a major step to restrict press access to information about service members by no longer releasing information about any sailor’s service history — information that has been freely offered by the service for decades.
The move, which officials say is being driven by incre ... (full story)
Today in History: July 31, Phelps sets Olympic medal record
Today is Friday, July 31, the 212th day of 2026. There are 153 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On July 31, 2012, at the Summer Olympics in London, swimmer Michael Phelps won his 19th Olympic medal, becoming the most decorated Olympian of all time. (He would finish his career with 28 total Olympic medals, 23 of them ... (full story)
Need backup power? Automakers want you to look no further than their vehicles in your driveway
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DETROIT (AP) — Winter Storm Uri, the multiday freeze that slammed Texas in February 2021 and pummeled the state's power grid, has been on Kenneth Kovar's mind ever since. Though the resident of New Braunfels, northeast of San Antonio, didn't lose power at the time, he wasn't able to run his septic tank — it is independen ... (full story)