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Trump attacks social media companies after Facebook bans
Sterling, May 5(AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump criticized social media companies after Facebook banned a number of extremist figures, declaring that he was "monitoring and watching, closely!!"
No deaths as plane carrying US military crashes into river
Dhaka, May 4 (AP/UNB) - A chartered jet carrying 143 people from the U.S. military base in Cuba tried to land in a thunderstorm in north Florida and ended up in the river next to Naval Air Station Jacksonville. Authorities said everyone on board emerged without critical injuries, climbing onto the wings to be rescued.
'Miracle': Plane crashes into Florida river, but no deaths
May 4 (AP/UNB) -A charter plane carrying 143 people and traveling from Cuba to north Florida ended up in a river at the end of a runway Friday night, though no critical injuries or deaths were reported, officials said.
White House monitoring N. Korean missiles launch
Seoul, May 4 (AP/UNB) — The White House says it is monitoring North Korean short-range missile launches.
Trump defends clinicians' right to refuse to do abortions
Washington, May 3 (AP/UNB) — Advancing his anti-abortion agenda, President Donald Trump moved Thursday to protect health care workers who object to procedures like abortion on moral or religious grounds.
Venezuelans take to streets as uprising attempt sputters
Caracas, May 2 (AP/UNB) — Venezuelans heeded opposition leader Juan Guaidó's call to fill streets around the nation Wednesday but security forces showed no sign of answering his cry for a widespread military uprising, instead dispersing crowds with tear gas as the political crisis threatened to deepen.
US searches of phones, laptops at airports rising, suit says
Washington, May 1 (AP/UNB) — U.S. government searches of travelers' cellphones and laptops at airports and border crossings nearly quadrupled since 2015 and were being done for reasons beyond customs and immigration enforcement, according to papers filed Tuesday in a federal lawsuit that claims scouring the electronic devices without a warrant is unconstitutional.
Vigil planned after 2 killed, 4 wounded in campus shooting
Charlotte, May 1 (AP/UNB) — A shooting that killed two and wounded four at a North Carolina university left students scrambling for shelter and prompted fresh calls for ways to keep campuses safe.
3 dead in helicopter crash in Honolulu suburb
Honolulu, Apr 30 (AP/UNB) — Fire and helicopter parts rained from the sky Monday in a suburban Honolulu community as a tour helicopter crashed and killed all three people aboard, officials and witnesses said.
Rod Rosenstein submits letter of resignation to Trump
Washington, Apr 30 (AP/UNB) — Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein submitted his resignation Monday after a two-year run defined by his appointment of a special counsel to investigate connections between President Donald Trump's campaign and Russia.