WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama delivered his State of the Union address on Tuesday, announcing his vision for minimum wage, immigration, climate control, education and foreign policy. In his speech, Obama said it was “our generation’s task” to “reignite the true engine of America’s economic growth — a rising, thriving middle class.” In his speech Obama also called on Congress to raise minimum wage to $9, and delivered an emotional appeal for stricter gun control, naming off the places recently affected by gun violence.
DALLAS — American Airlines and US Airways will merge to form the worlds largest airline company. According to the Associated Press, the companies’ boards agreed upon the merger on Wednesday. The airline will keep the name “American Airlines” but will operate under US Airways CEO, Doug Parker. The new company will have more than 900 planes and 3,200 daily flights if the deal is approved by American’s bankruptcy judge.
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Authorities told CNN on Wednesday they believe the body found inside of a burned cabin in California is that of ex-police officer Christopher Dorner. Police had been on a manhunt for Dorner after the highly trained gunman began targeting members of the Los Angeles Police Department and their families over what Dorner considered an unfair dismissal from the department in 2009.
