World War II-era bomber crashes and burns; deaths reported

WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. (AP) — A World War II-era B-17 bomber carrying 13 people crashed and burned at the Hartford airport in an aborted takeoff attempt Wednesday, killing an undetermined number of those aboard, authorities said. The four-engine, propeller-driven plane struggled to get into the air and slammed into a maintenance shed at Bradley International…

UK-Flagged Tanker Held by Iran Sending Location for 1st Time

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A British-flagged oil tanker held by Iran since July began transmitting its location Friday morning for the first time in weeks, a ship-tracking website showed, as the company said the ship was preparing to leave Iran. Citing satellite data, MarineTraffic.com showed the Stena Impero just outside the Iranian port…

Pelosi says complaint shows Trump was engaged in a cover-up

WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that a whistleblower’s complaint at the center of the House’s impeachment inquiry shows that President Donald Trump was engaged in a cover-up. Pelosi read from the declassified complaint, which alleges the White House tried to “lock down” details of Trump’s call with Ukraine’s new president after he asked him…

The Latest: Dems weigh next steps in impeachment inquiry

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump and the House impeachment inquiry (all times local): 3:30 p.m. House Democrats are weighing the next steps in their impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. Some lawmakers want to limit the impeachment probe to Trump’s push for Ukraine to dig up dirt on Democrat Joe Biden. But House…

The Latest: Trump calls impeachment inquiry ‘garbage’

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump and a whistleblower complaint (all times local): 5:20 p.m. President Donald Trump is reacting swiftly to Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s announcement that the Democratic-controlled House is moving forward with an official impeachment inquiry. Trump notes that Pelosi’s announcement comes as he meets Tuesday with world leaders at the United…