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New details in F-35 'mishap' as mystery remains about how jet was lost

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A debris field outside Charleston, South Carolina, is confirmed to be the remains of an F-35 that went missing after a reported "mishap" in which the jet's pilot ejected The debris field found outside Charleston, South Carolina, on Monday is confirmed to be the remains of an F-35 that went missing on Sunday after a reported " mishap " or "malfunction" in which the jet's pilot ejected from the craft, according to a Marine Corps official. The overall recovery process for the debris and the F-35B Lightning II has begun, the official told ABC News in a pair of statements. The official would not specify what point in the recovery and investigation process the Marine Corps is in but said the process is ongoing. It has not been publicly confirmed what led the pilot to eject or what brought the F-35 down. "It's very frustrating to not have any answers," Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., told local affiliate WCIV on Monday. The Marines say the loss ...

Harvard Medical School morgue manager accused of stealing, selling human remains

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Five people, including a Harvard Medical School morgue manager, face federal charges after allegedly conspiring to steal and sell body parts from donated cadavers. Five people, including a former Harvard Medical School morgue manager, face federal charges after allegedly conspiring to steal and sell body parts from cadavers donated to the institution. A federal grand jury indicted Cedric Lodge, 55, of Goffstown, New Hampshire, who managed the morgue for the Anatomical Gifts Program at Harvard Medical School, with conspiracy and interstate transport of stolen goods charges for allegedly transporting and selling the human remains across multiple states between 2018 and 2022. Cedric Lodge's wife, Denise Lodge, 63, and two others -- Katrina Maclean. 44, of Salem, Massachusetts, and Joshua Taylor, 46, of West Lawn, Pennsylvania -- were also indicted on the same charges as part of an alleged conspiracy to "profit from the interstate shipment, purchase, and sale of stolen human remai...

US applications for unemployment benefits tick up slightly as labor market remains healthy

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits rose slightly last week but remains at healthy levels that continue to show a strong U.S. labor market The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits rose slightly last week but remains at healthy levels that continue to show a strong U.S. labor market. U.S. applications for jobless claims were 232,000 for the week ending May 27, an increase of just 2,000 from the previous week. The weekly claims numbers are considered representative of the number of U.S. layoffs. The four-week moving average of claims, which flattens out some of the week-to-week volatility, fell by 2,500 to 229,500. Since the pandemic purge of more than 20 million jobs three years ago, the U.S. economy has added jobs at a furious rate and Americans have enjoyed unusual job security. That’s despite interest rates that have been rising for more than a year and fears of a looming recession. In early May, the Fed raised its benchmark lending rate for the ...

Stock market today: Wall Street remains quiet, P&G gains

Stocks are barely moving in morning trading on Wall Street Friday as investors close out a quiet week of mostly mixed corporate earnings reports Stocks barely moved in morning trading on Wall Street Friday as investors close out a quiet week of mostly mixed corporate earnings reports. The S &P 500 was mostly unchanged as of 10:20 a.m. Eastern. The benchmark index has been wavering over the last several days and is on track for a slight weekly loss. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 51 points, or 0.2%, to 33,840.13 and the Nasdaq fell 0.2%. Banks and Technology companies were mostly lower and weighed on the broader market . Health care companies and a range of consumer product makers gained ground and tempered losses elsewhere. The latest corporate earnings and forecasts have been the big focus for investors this week, as they try to get a better sense of how companies are handling high inflation, a slowing economy and fears about a recession. The market has a handful of earn...