Geoff Bennett:
Meantime, U.S. diplomat John Kelley told the U.N. Security Council today that President Trump wants a deal to end the war by August 8. Earlier this week, Mr. Trump said he was moving up his timeline to reach a cease-fire and has threatened to impose tariffs and other measures on Russia if a deal is not reached.
Delta Air Lines says it’s working with federal safety officials on investigating an incident of significant turbulence that sent dozens of people to the hospital. The flight from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam last night hit rough air some 40 minutes after departure, then diverted to Minneapolis. Flight data shows the plane descended more than 1,000 feet in just 30 seconds.
First responders took 25 people to the hospital, though most have since been released. Serious injuries from turbulence are rare, but scientists say they could happen more often as climate change alters the jet stream.
Thousands of mourners honored police officer Didarul Islam today, one of four New Yorkers killed in a mass shooting earlier this week inside a Manhattan office building. Islam’s fellow officers lined up in rows as his coffin was carried through the Bronx, the borough where he lived and worked. A funeral service was held inside a local mosque. Islam had picked up an off-duty security shift when he was fatally shot.
Another victim, Julia Hyman, was buried following an emotional service yesterday at a Manhattan synagogue. Funeral arrangements for the other two victims have not been made public. An investigation into the shooting is ongoing.
President Trump announced this afternoon that he’s reviving the Presidential Fitness test at U.S. public schools.
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