White House proposes overhauling the outdated US air traffic control system

(AP) — The Trump administration has proposed a multibillion-dollar overhaul of the U.S. air traffic control system in the wake of recent deadly plane crashes and technical failures that have put a spotlight on the outdated network. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says the plan calls for six new air traffic control centers, along with technology and communications upgrades at all of the nation’s air traffic facilities over the next three years. How much it will all cost wasn’t immediately revealed. Officials want to add fiber, wireless and satellite technology at more than 4,600 locations, replace 600 radars and increase the number of airports with systems designed to reduce near misses on runways.

Trump asks Supreme Court to allow him to end humanitarian parole for 500,000 people

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow it to end humanitarian parole for hundreds of thousands of immigrants from four countries, setting them up for potential deportation. The emergency appeal filed Thursday asks the justices to halt a lower-court order keeping in place legal protections for more than 500,000 people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela. The Republican administration argues the decision wrongly intrudes on the Department of Homeland Security’s authority. The order from U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston blocked the administration from putting an early end to the immigrants’ temporary legal status. Solicitor General John Sauer says the judge is wrong on the law.

House follows Trump’s lead with a vote to change the Gulf of Mexico to ‘Gulf of America’

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-led House has passed a bill that would rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America and direct federal agencies to update their documents and maps to incorporate the new name. President Donald Trump signed an executive order during his first day in office to rename the Gulf. House Republicans on Thursday showed their official support in a 211-206 vote. It’s unclear whether the Senate will go along. Democrats say the vote demonstrates Republicans aren’t focusing on the priorities of most Americans. The bill was sponsored by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, a Trump ally.

Father of 15-year-old who killed 2 at Wis. religious school faces felony charges

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The father of a Wisconsin teenage girl who killed a teacher and fellow student in a school shooting was charged with felonies Thursday in connection with the case, police said. The shooting occurred at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison last December. The shooter’s father, Jeffrey Rupnow, 42, of Madison, was taken into custody around 3:45 a.m. Thursday, police said. He faces charges of contributing to the delinquency of a child and two counts of providing a dangerous weapon to a person under 18 resulting in death, police said. Rupnow’s daughter, 15-year-old Natalie Rupnow, opened fire at Abundant Life Christian School, killing a teacher and a 14-year-old student before killing herself. Two other students were critically injured.