Amy Held

Amy Held appears in the following:

FAA To Passengers: Not Our Job To Regulate Seat Size, Legroom On Planes

Thursday, July 05, 2018

In a letter responding to a lawsuit brought by the group Flyers Rights, the Federal Aviation Administration said that current seat size is not a safety issue.

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Melting Roads And Runny Roofs: Heat Scorches The Northern Hemisphere

Thursday, July 05, 2018

Temperature records have been broken around the globe. In North America, tens of millions of residents have been under watches, advisories and warnings.

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U.K. Police Investigating 2 New Cases Of Deadly Nerve Agent Poisoning

Wednesday, July 04, 2018

Police in Britain say two people have been exposed to Novichok, the same nerve agent that poisoned former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, in March.

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Men Charged In Deadly Calif. Ghost Ship Warehouse Fire Plead No Contest

Wednesday, July 04, 2018

Derick Almena and Max Harris pleaded no contest to 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter in connection with their roles in the 2016 blaze that left three dozen people dead.

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Army Veteran, Who Had Lost His Arms, Drowns While Paddleboarding At Age 25

Friday, June 29, 2018

Cody Iorns lost his arms in a 2015 motorcycle accident, but with the help of prosthetic limbs and hard work, he became a fixture in the local paddleboarding community.

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Ala. Attorney General Talks About Late Wife's Mental Health And Dependence Struggles

Thursday, June 28, 2018

In an emotional news conference Wednesday, Steve Marshall said he felt compelled to tell his family's "most personal secret" in the hope it could help others.

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Federal Hate Crime Charges For Driver At Charlottesville White Nationalist Rally

Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Prosecutors say James A. Fields Jr. targeted counterprotesters for their race, color, religion and national origin when he plowed his car into them last year, killing 32-year-old Heather Heyer.

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East Pittsburgh Police Officer Charged With Homicide In Shooting Of Antwon Rose II

Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Rose, 17, was shot dead after fleeing a traffic stop last week, sparking days of protest. Officer Michael Rosfeld, 30, was arrested and charged on Wednesday and released after posting bail.

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Mars Dust Storm Now 'Planet-Encircling,' Dimming Hopes For NASA Rover

Thursday, June 21, 2018

As the dust storm grows and the solar-paneled Opportunity remains asleep, the younger Curiosity rover has been able to power through.

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'Why Are They Shooting?' E. Pittsburgh Enraged Over Police Killing Of Black Teen

Thursday, June 21, 2018

Antwon Rose Jr., 17, was riding in a car suspected of having been used in an earlier shooting. He ran after police stopped the vehicle and was shot three times by an East Pittsburgh police officer.

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Former Washington, D.C., Archbishop Removed From Ministry Over Abuse Allegation

Wednesday, June 20, 2018

Cardinal Theodore McCarrick denies having sexually abused a teenager when he was a priest in New York decades ago but says he accepts the Holy See's decision that he refrain from any public ministry.

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Pope Joins Calls To End Family Separations, Says He Stands 'With Refugees'

Wednesday, June 20, 2018

"A person's dignity does not depend on them being a citizen, a migrant, or a refugee," Francis tweeted Wednesday.

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Bermuda's Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Same-Sex Marriage — Again

Wednesday, June 06, 2018

Bermuda had passed a law forbidding same-sex marriage after a previous Supreme Court ruling allowing it. The government could appeal Wednesday's decision.

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Police Say Soldier Stole Armored Vehicle And Led Them On 2-Hour Chase

Wednesday, June 06, 2018

Police say the driver surrendered in downtown Richmond, Va. The 29-year-old suspect was arrested and faces charges including driving under the influence of drugs.

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Harvey Weinstein Pleads Not Guilty To Rape Charges

Tuesday, June 05, 2018

The former movie producer made his first court appearance Tuesday since his arrest late last month.

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Fashion Designer Kate Spade Found Dead In Apparent Suicide

Tuesday, June 05, 2018

Police say the designer who built a billion-dollar brand of luxury handbags and accessories was found dead in her Park Avenue apartment in Manhattan on Tuesday. She was 55.

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More Than 100 Migrants Feared Dead In Capsizing Off Tunisia

Tuesday, June 05, 2018

If the death toll is confirmed, it would reportedly be this year's deadliest shipwreck in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Australian Woman Sentenced To Die In Malaysia For Drug Smuggling

Thursday, May 24, 2018

Lawyers are appealing the sentence and say the 54-year-old from Sydney was the victim of an online scam.

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What's Up With All The Home Runs? MLB Hired Scientists. Here's What They Found Out

Thursday, May 24, 2018

A panel of experts studied the issue for months but couldn't come up with much more than ballpark determinations as to why home run rates are spiking.

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Kilauea's Latest Impact: Blue Flames And Beleaguered Residents

Thursday, May 24, 2018

Scientists say new hazards are emerging, although they can't say when the eruption may end, leaving more than 1,000 residents in limbo.

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