Alaska Airlines briefly grounds flights due to technical issue

Alaska Airlines briefly grounded all flights Wednesday due to a technical issue ​ 

Owner of ship in Baltimore bridge collapse asks cargo owners to help cover salvage costs

The owner of the container ship Dali has initiated a process requiring owners of the cargo on board to share salvage costs after the deadly collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott…

Catholic officials in Brooklyn agree to an independent oversight of clergy sex abuse allegations

An independent monitor will oversee the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn’s handling of sexual abuse allegations under a settlement between the diocese and New York Attorney General Letitia James ​ 

Lab chief faces sentencing in Michigan 12 years after fatal US meningitis outbreak

The head of a specialty pharmacy will be sentenced in Michigan for 11 deaths more than a decade ago that were tied to tainted steroids ​ 

Kansas’ higher ed board is considering an anti-DEI policy as legislators press for a law

The board overseeing higher education in Kansas is considering banning state universities from requiring prospective students, potential hires and staffers seeking promotion to disclose their views on diversity initiatives ​ 

Bond denied for 4 ‘God’s Misfits’ defendants in the killing of 2 Kansas women

An Oklahoma judge has denied bond for the four people charged with kidnapping and killing two Kansas women ​ 

Senate begins impeachment trial for Alejandro Mayorkas, Biden’s secretary of Homeland Security

Senate begins impeachment trial for Alejandro Mayorkas, Biden’s secretary of Homeland Security ​ 

Vehicle backfiring startled a circus elephant into a Montana street

The sound of a vehicle backfiring spooked a circus elephant while she was getting a pre-show bath in Butte, Montana ​ 

Stock market today: Wall Street ticks higher as pressure eases from the bond market

U.S. stocks are holding firmer, and the S&P 500 is rising to potentially break its three-day losing streak ​ 

US navy flies aircraft through the Taiwan Strait, after US-China defense chiefs talk

The U.S. 7th Fleet says a Navy P-8A Poseidon has flown through the Taiwan Strait ​ 

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