Flights halted out of UK air base after runway melts due to heat wave
Scorching heat in Britain led officials to shut down runways at an air base and a commercial airport in London on Monday. The Royal Air Force (RAF) halted flights to its Brize Norton Base, located about 75 miles northwest of London in Oxfordshire, while London Luton Airport also announced it would also temporarily suspend flights. "During this period of extreme temperature flight safety remains the RAF’s top priority, so aircraft are using alternative airfields in line with a long-established plan,” the Royal Air Force said in a statement. “This means there is no impact
Read MoreIllinois-based Catholic hospital system plans to deny LGBTQ workers fertility coverage
A Catholic hospital system operating 15 hospitals and another 132 facilities in Illinois and Michigan has adopted a policy to cover fertility treatment only for workers in opposite-sex marriages. Illinois-based OSF HealthCare, which has more than 24,000 health care workers, changed the language of its fertility treatment policy to explicitly refer to opposite sex-couples, according to
Read MoreInterior Sec. Haaland breaks leg hiking in national park
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland broke her leg Sunday while hiking in Shenandoah National Park, the Department of the Interior said Monday. The department said that the break to Haaland's left fibula was confirmed during a medical evaluation on Monday morning. She’ll work virtually this afternoon. “She is grateful to Park staff, the U.S. Park Police, and the team at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for their excellent care,” the department said. The Interior department oversees the National Park Service, and Shenandoah is among the 6
Read MoreLia Thomas nominated for NCAA Woman of the Year award
Story at a glance Lia Thomas, the former University of Pennsylvania swimmer at the center of a national debate over whether transgender athletes should be able to compete on sports teams consistent with their gender identity, has been nominated for the NCAA Woman of the Year Award. Thomas in March became the first transgender woman to win a national title in Division I athletics.
Read MoreRep. Jody Hice subpoenaed in Georgia election investigation
Rep. Jody Hice (R-Ga.) has been subpoenaed in his home state to appear before a special grand jury investigating efforts by former President Trump and his allies to overturn 2020 election results in Georgia. Hice was one of 10 congressional Republicans who attended a December 2020 White House meeting to discuss challenging the 2020 election results, according to testimony unveiled by the House Jan. 6 select committee. New court filings
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