Former NBA player and reality television star Lamar Odom was reported to be on a respirator and fighting for his life in a Las Vegas hospital on Wednesday after being found unresponsive at a Nevada brothel. Odom, 35, the ex-husband of Khloe Kardashian, suffered a medical emergency on Tuesday at the Love Ranch in Crystal, Nevada, about 80 miles (50 kms) northwest of Las Vegas, the Nye County Sheriff’s Office
WASHINGTON (AP) — Volkswagen has disclosed to U.S. regulators that there is additional suspect software in its 2016 diesel models that would potentially help their exhaust systems run cleaner during government tests.
It “swayed side to side like sputtering for gas and all the sudden dropped and then blew up,” witness Arthur Grimes told the Palm Beach Post. NTSB investigator Daniel Boggs said the pilot made no distress calls before the Piper Cherokee 180 plane flying from Orlando to Lantana, near West Palm Beach, went down. The crash set two mobile homes ablaze and destroyed the plane, officials said.
The lawsuit on behalf of the estate of Lonnie Jordan, one of the 33 crew members presumed dead, was filed in Jacksonville, Florida, court against Tote Services Inc and Tote Maritime Puerto Rico, attorney Willie E. Gary told reporters outside the Duval County courthouse, where he was surrounded by relatives of the crew. The family told the newspaper the company made the wrong decision allowing the ship to set sail
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis asked forgiveness Wednesday for recent scandals that have rocked Rome and the Vatican, showing again he doesn’t much care about making waves if it’s for the sake of reassuring his flock.
Katie Couric anchored as Barney Frank, Grover Norquist, and Matt Bai join our panel of experts.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Maybe Rep. Paul Ryan doesn’t feel like a character in the classic film “The Godfather,” weighing an offer he can’t refuse. But with Republican Party elders practically begging him to become the next House speaker, the pressure on him to seek the post is immense.
The Democratic front-runner blasts Republicans for their “big government” hypocrisy.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A chronic shortage of controllers has reached a crisis that will lead to widespread flight delays if left unchecked, officials for the union that represents air traffic controllers said Tuesday.
(Reuters) – Zafgen Inc said a patient died during a late-stage trial testing the company’s drug for a rare genetic disorder that leads to obesity. Zafgen said on Wednesday that the cause of death is currently unknown and that it had informed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of the death. The company said it was working with the FDA to figure out the cause of death and to determine
