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Legend says that George Washington once chopped down his father's cherry tree. Satellite images show President Donald Trump's project to build a $300 million grand ballroom has appeared to take down at least six trees on the White House grounds -- including two historic magnolia trees commemorating Presidents Warren G. Harding and Franklin D. Roosevelt. The satellite images released on Thursday provide the fullest picture yet of the extent of the demolition work on the White House's East Wing and its effect on the surrounding parkland -- changes made without consulting the government commission established by federal law to ensure...

A man was arrested and charged after allegedly attacking a fellow passenger on a Frontier fight "unprovoked," according to the Miami Dade Sheriff's Office. Ishaan Sharma, 21, has been charged with battery and is facing a $500 bond, according to jail records. Miami Dade Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a report of a battery that occurred on a Frontier Airlines Flight coming into Miami International Airport on Tuesday, according to an arrest affidavit. On the scene, the victim told police the attack was "unprovoked" and occurred when Sharma allegedly "approached him and grabbed his neck while returning to his assigned...