The Latest: Copter crash probe will eye floats, even photos

Federal investigators say they'll examine everything from flotation devices to passengers' harnesses to photos that might be on their cameras as they determine why a tour helicopter crashed and sank in New York City's East River. National Transportation Safety Board member Bella Dinh-Zarr said Monday it will be some time before that finding is made.

Pocahontas Refused To Take a Dna Test And ‘Fox & Friends’ Brought The Hammer Down

"Fox & Friends" took shots at Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren Monday, after playing a clip of her refusing to take a DNA test to prove her Native American heritage. Instead of providing a "yes" or "no" answer, Warren, a Democrat, began talking about her family history before saying, "It's a part of who I am and no one is ever going to take that away."

Trump: Not much political support for raising age limits on gun sales

Democrats criticised the US president after he failed to act despite repeated promises to support a higher age limit on buying firearms. US president Donald Trump said he is "watching court cases and rulings" before taking action on raising age limits for purchasing some firearms, arguing that there is "not much political support ".

Trump doesn’t set age for guns, defers on arming teachers

President Donald Trump said Monday that he is "watching court cases and rulings" before taking action on raising age limits for purchasing some firearms, arguing that there is "not much political support ." Trump's tweet came after his White House put out a plan to combat school shootings that doesn't increase the minimum age for purchasing assault weapons to 21 - an idea Trump publicly favored just last month - and leaves the question of arming teachers to states and local communities.

Walden Tours Bend Kombucha Facility

Congressman Greg Walden toured Humm Kombucha's new northeast Bend facility Friday, to draw attention to a proposal he's supporting, which would change federal beverage regulations. Currently, alcoholic beverages are designated as those with .5% alcohol by volume , which often includes fermented drinks like kombucha.

Pakistani swears in new senators, including Hindu woman

Krishna Kumari, center, newly elected Senator of the Pakistani Hindu Community, arrives at the Parliament with her family members in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, March 12, 2018. Pakistan swore in newly elected members of the Senate, including for the first time a woman from the marginalized Hindu minority, as allegations swirled that some senators had bribed their way to become lawmakers.

Feds probing helicopter crash examine passenger restraints

Investigators recovered a flight data recorder and a GoPro camera Tuesday as they tried to determine the cause of a deadly helicopter crash in the East River and figure out whether passengers' harnesses hindered their escape from the sinking aircraft. The helicopter's five passengers drowned when it touched down in the river and capsized, medical examiners said.

US officials: NKorea will face no more conditions for talks

Trump administration officials say there will be no more conditions imposed on North Korea before a first-ever meeting of the two nation's leaders beyond the North's promise not to resume nuclear testing and missile flights or publicly criticize U.S.-South Korean military exercises.

Hundreds gather to celebrate life of Alaska Special Olympics leader Jim Balamaci

Darci Owens joined other Special Olympics Alaska athletes on stage who shared stories about President/CEO Jim Balamaci as hundreds attended the Celebration of Life during the closing ceremony of the Special Olympics Alaska Winter Games at the Alaska Airlines Center on Sunday, March 11, 2018. Hundreds gathered Sunday to celebrate the life of Alaska Special Olympics advocate Jim Balamaci at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage.

Analysis: Here’s what’s in play in Texas’ November general elections

What's in play? There's one congressional seat, and maybe a couple more, that could change flags when the major parties clash. There's a seat in the Texas Senate, and a couple of wildcard races that will put new people in that body.

‘Where is Ivanka?’ First daughter seeks control in dual…

Trump Lawyers Are Considering A Challenge To "60 Minutes" Airing Of A Stormy Daniels Interview - Anderson Cooper interviewed the adult film performer and director on Thursday. - Reporting From Washington, DC Lawyers associated with President Donald Trump are considering legal action to stop Trump privately trashes Rick Saccone - There's a reason Trump said hardly anything about Republican candidate Rick Saccone during a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday night that was supposed to promote his candidacy.

The Mideast Peace Plan Is Nearly Finished. Is It Dead on Arrival?

Trump Lawyers Are Considering A Challenge To "60 Minutes" Airing Of A Stormy Daniels Interview - Anderson Cooper interviewed the adult film performer and director on Thursday. - Reporting From Washington, DC Lawyers associated with President Donald Trump are considering legal action to stop Stormy Daniels and Ted Kennedy - The Democrats are trying to make something out of Donald Trump's alleged dalliance, twelve years ago, with porn performer Stormy Daniels.

Trump spends almost every weekend at one of his properties,…

Perhaps the hustle and bustle of life in the US capital takes a greater toll on nobody more than the president. "Over the years, presidents struggle so hard to get to the White House and then they're almost desperate to get away from the place once they're there," journalist Kenneth Walsh said during an interview in 2009.

An MSNBC political analyst is advising a GOP candidate with ties to white supremacists

MSNBC political analyst Rick Tyler, formerly a presidential campaign spokesperson for Ted Cruz who was fired for promoting a fake story, is currently "helping" Chris McDaniel, a Mississippi Republican waging his second attempted primary challenge for a Senate seat. McDaniel has a record of associating with extremists, neo-Confederates, and radio hosts with anti-Semitic views.

Sen. Flake calls for Trump to face 2020 primary challenge

Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., says President Donald Trump should face a Republican primary challenge in his 2020 re-election bid. Asked on NBC's "Meet the Press" whether he thinks Trump needs to square off against a Republican who espouses Flake's more traditionally conservative views on free trade and more, the retiring senator said, "Yes, I do.