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Karla Sofía Gascón apologizes for controversial posts on George Floyd, diversity at Oscars

Kevin Osborn2 months ago05 mins

Last week, “Emilia Pérez” star Karla Sofía Gascón made history as the first openly transgender actress to receive an Oscar nomination for her role in the Netflix film. Today, she’s apologizing for resurfaced social media posts expressing controversial views on Muslims, George Floyd and diversity at the Academy Awards. “I want to acknowledge the conversation around my past social media posts that have caused hurt,”…

Anniversary of Ham the chimpanzee’s controversial NASA space exploration

Kevin Osborn2 months ago03 mins

Jan. 31 marks the anniversary of “Ham” the chimpanzee’s controversial space flight, which happened on Jan. 31, 1961. Though not the first animal sent to space, Ham was the first hominid – any species including humans in the great ape category – to make it there. A Mercury-Redstone launch from Cape Canaveral carried the chimpanzee over…

Wife texted husband that she was landing in DC in 20 minutes. That was her final message

Kevin Osborn2 months ago03 mins

Twenty minutes before 26-year-old Asra Hussain-Raza and the other 63 people aboard American Eagle Flight 5342 were supposed to land at Reagan National Airport on Wednesday night, she texted her husband for what would be the final time. “We’re landing in 20,” Hussain-Raza texted her husband, Hamaad Raza, per multiple reports. Hussain-Raza would become one of the 64 people who…

Ormond Beach man was pilot in American Airlines plane crash

Kevin Osborn2 months ago05 mins

DAYTONA BEACH — Jonathan Jay Campos of Ormond Beach was one of the American Airlines pilots in the Washington, D.C., crash over the Potomac River Wednesday night. Campos was the captain of American Airlines Flight 5342, which went down in a tragic midair collision with a military helicopter about 400 feet above the river near Reagan Washington National Airport….

Matt Pinfield, radio host and former MTV VJ, hospitalized after ‘massive stroke’

Kevin Osborn2 months ago02 mins

TV and radio personality Matt Pinfield was hospitalized earlier this month after suffering a medical crisis. The former MTV VJ, 63, suffered a “massive stroke” on Jan. 6, according to court documents obtained Thursday by USA TODAY. Pinfield’s daughter, Jessica Pinfield, filed a petition Monday in Los Angeles County Superior Court to place her father under a temporary…

Young ice skating sisters killed in D.C. plane crash

Holly Lee2 months ago06 mins

The nation continues to grapple with the devastation of the worst aviation disaster in decades, as the tragic D.C. plane crash claims the lives of 67 individuals, including the Livingston family. Among the victims were parents Donna and Peter Livingston and their two daughters, Everly, 14, and Alydia, 11, whose passion for figure skating had…

Recovery mission, investigation into Washington plane crash continue

Holly Lee2 months ago09 mins

Efforts are continuing Friday to retrieve the two aircraft involved in a midair collision outside of Washington that killed 67 people Wednesday night. Investigators from multiple U.S. agencies recovered so-called black boxes from the American Airlines jet that broke into several pieces in the Potomac River after colliding with a U.S. military helicopter in the…

Students, Olympic skaters, families and more. A tribute to lives lost in the DC plane crash

Kevin Osborn2 months ago03 mins

Married figure skating champions. A student returning to college after attending a funeral. A lawyer heading home from a work trip on her birthday. Members of a steamfitters union. A 28-year-old airline officer engaged to be married in the fall. Three members of a military helicopter crew. Wednesday night’s crash between American Airlines Flight 5342 and a U.S. Army…

First lady Melania Trump means business in official portrait

Kevin Osborn2 months ago2 months ago05 mins

With her eyes fixed straight ahead, first lady Melania Trump leans forward onto an impossibly reflective surface — is it a desk, a mirror, a cool surface of water? — as her perfectly manicured fingertips hold her balance. It’s the kind of power stance you’d expect from a particularly confident contestant on “The Apprentice.” Instead,…

Colorado measure would end sanctuary state policy

Kevin Osborn2 months ago03 mins

A proposed ballot measure would require law enforcement in Colorado to cooperate with federal immigration detainer requests. The measure, filed by the conservative advocacy group Advance Colorado, is in response to Colorado’s so-called “Sanctuary State” status protecting illegal immigrants. “State and local law enforcement must cooperate with federal requests to notify the Department of Homeland…