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Mocs News January 31st
UPDATE: A medical plane carrying a child patient and 5 others crashes in Philadelphia, setting homes ablaze
By The Associated Press undefined PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A medical transport jet transporting a child who had just completed treatment for a life-threatening condition, her mother and four others crashed into a Philadelphia neighborhood shortly after takeoff Friday evening, exploding in a fireball that engulfed several homes. Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, which …
Read More »Everyone aboard an American Airlines jet that collided with an Army helicopter is feared dead
By LOLITA C. BALDOR, TARA COPP and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — At least 28 bodies were pulled from the icy waters of the Potomac River after an American Airlines jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald …
Read More »Chattanooga defeats Western Carolina 84-60
By The Associated Press undefined CULLOWHEE, N.C. (AP) — Honor Huff had 25 points in Chattanooga’s 84-60 win against Western Carolina on Wednesday night. Huff also added five rebounds for the Mocs (14-8, 6-3 Southern Conference). Bash Wieland shot 5 for 10, including 0 for 5 from beyond the arc …
Read More »Robert F. Kennedy Jr. struggles to answer questions on Medicare and Medicaid at confirmation hearing
By AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In a contentious confirmation hearing to become the nation’s top health official, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. struggled to answer questions about Medicare and Medicaid, programs that affect tens of millions of Americans, or to provide details about how he would work to …
Read More »Update: Trump White House rescinds order freezing federal grants and loans after widespread confusion
By CHRIS MEGERIAN and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s budget office on Wednesday rescinded an order freezing spending on federal grants, less than two days after it sparked widespread confusion and legal challenges across the country, according to two people familiar with the matter. The …
Read More »Teen fatally shoots a female student and himself at Antioch High School in Nashville, police say
By KRISTIN M. HALL and TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A female student was killed and another student was wounded Wednesday in shooting in a Nashville high school cafeteria, police said. The 17-year-old shooter, who was also a student at Antioch High School, later shot and killed …
Read More »Ohio State wins 1st national title since 2014, outlasting Notre Dame 34-23 in CFP championship game
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer ATLANTA (AP) — The pass seemed to hang up there forever. Did it feel like seven weeks? Did it feel like 10 years?What a great debate for Ohio State fans to have forever. When that teardrop of a throw from Buckeyes quarterback Will Howard …
Read More »Trump issues sweeping pardon of 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants, including rioters who attacked police
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday pardoned or commuted the prison sentences of all of the 1,500-plus people charged with crimes in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot, including people convicted of seditious conspiracy and assaulting police officers, …
Read More »Trump, in his inaugural address, rips into the country’s past leaders and makes sweeping promises
By STEVE PEOPLES, NICHOLAS RICCARDI and BILL BARROW Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s second inaugural address featured similar themes to his first: a sweeping indictment of the country he inherits and grand promises to fix its problems.Eight years ago, Trump described “American carnage” and promised to …
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