AFL-CIO Union President Richard Trumka Dies At 72
Trumka emerged from the coal mines of Pennsylvania to preside over one of the world's largest labor organizations with more than 12.5 million members.

Willis Reed, NBA Hall of Famer and Knicks legend, dies at 80
Nicknamed "The Captain," Reed was an impassioned leader who led the New York Knicks to two NBA Championship titles in the early 1970s.

Gloria Dea, 1st magician on Las Vegas Strip, dies at age 100
Dea was just 19 years old when she performed at El Rancho Vegas on May 14, 1941.

Revolutionary Olympian Dick Fosbury has died at age 76
Fosbury died over the weekend at age 76 from lymphoma. But the "Fosbury flop" lives on, practiced by high jump athletes around the world.
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US, Canada end loophole that let asylum-seekers cross border
Authorities from both sides have been eager to end the process that allowed immigrants to pursue asylum cases without using official crossings.

FAA calls on airlines to help prevent another travel meltdown
The FAA is changing some practices due to recent runway incursion events, and addressing possible effects of staffing shortages.

Why are some citizens protesting in France?
Hundreds of people were arrested in clashes amid some the biggest protests so far against the raising of France's retirement age.