White House says most New Jersey drones were authorized by FAA: 'This was not the enemy'

The mysterious drones that caused alarm among many New Jersey residents last year were in large part authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration, the White House said Tuesday.

The large number of unexplained nighttime drone sightings in New Jersey and other East Coast states created a panic which at one point shut down an airport.

Indiana supermarket shooting leaves 2 dead and 2 police officers wounded

Two people were killed and two police officers were injured in a shooting at a supermarket in Indiana on Monday evening, local police say.

Police received a call at 5:30 p.m. about the shooting at Martin's Supermarket in the 500 block of East Jackson Boulevard in the city of Elkhart, about 15 miles east of South Bend. Officers arrived at the scene and found two victims dead inside.

American Sports & Culture

Raiders owner: Gruden's 'head was chopped off'

Raiders owner Mark Davis said that adding Tom Brady as a minority owner brought a needed piece that has been missing from the organization since Jon Gruden resigned.

Iguodala to be 1st Dubs dynasty jersey in rafters

Andre Iguodala's No. 9 jersey will be retired by the Warriors on Feb. 23, when Golden State hosts the Dallas Mavericks and former star Klay Thompson.

Love, Arizona deliver 'great theater,' stun No. 3 ISU

Caleb Love hit a game-tying heave from beyond half court at the end of regulation and made two more 3-pointers in overtime, finishing with 22 points and lifting Arizona to an 86-75 win over No. 3 Iowa State on Monday night.

American Business & Markets

JetBlue shares tumble 25% after disappointing outlook

The airline is in the middle of a plan to reduce costs by culling unprofitable routes and drumming up revenue with higher-priced seats.

SoftBank-backed TravelPerk doubles valuation to $2.7 billion, plans fintech push

Corporate travel platform TravelPerk raised $200 million from investors including Atomico and EQT in a funding round valuing the startup at $2.7 billion.

Elon Musk's X begins its push into financial services with Visa deal

Visa will enable X users to move funds between traditional bank accounts and their digital wallet and make instant peer-to-peer payments, like Zelle or Venmo.

American Fact of the Day!

On January 29, 1886, the first successful gasoline-powered automobile was patented by Karl Benz in Germany. However, it was an American inventor, Charles Kettering, who later invented the electric starter for cars in 1912, revolutionizing the automobile industry in the U.S.

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