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FAA will lift emergency flight reductions Monday
The Federal Aviation Administration will end its flight reduction emergency order Monday, meaning flights will resume operations as normal, officials announced Sunday. The emergency order will officially lift Monday at 6 a.m. ET, ending the reductions that caused mass cancellations and delays at airports. The cuts, which started with a 4% reduction in flights at 40 major airports on Nov.…
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Trump’s investigation into Epstein ties to political foes might be ‘smokescreen’, Republican says | Jeffrey Epstein
Republican congressman Thomas Massie challenged Donald Trump on Sunday over whether the US president is making a “last-ditch effort” to keep the full files on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein from becoming public by ordering a fresh investigation. Massie and Democratic congressman Ro Khanna, the two US representatives leading the bipartisan push to make all the files held by…
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Aircraft carrier arrives in the Caribbean in major buildup near Venezuela
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s most advanced aircraft carrier arrived in the Caribbean Sea on Sunday in a display of U.S. military power, raising questions about what the new influx of troops and weaponry could signal for the Trump administration’s drug enforcement campaign in South America. The arrival of the USS Gerald R. Ford, announced by the U.S. military in…
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Canadian dad Yuji Hu killed trying to rescue daughter swept out to sea by big wave at California beach
A courageous Canadian father died attempting to save his 5-year-old daughter who was swept out to sea during California’s catastrophic flash flooding. Yuji Hu, from Calgary, Alberta, was with his wife and two children at Garrapata State Beach in Carmel when tragedy struck Friday, the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office announced. The 39-year-old watched a large wave engulf his young daughter…
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At least seven faith leaders arrested at Broadview ICE facility protest
(RNS) — In video recorded on Friday (Nov. 14) outside the embattled U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Broadview, Illinois, the Rev. Michael Woolf stands alongside fellow protesters, fiddling awkwardly with his backpack as faith leaders and other protesters chant slogans at a line of police officers. A moment later, one officer can be seen walking forward, grabbing Woolf…
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Alice Wong, disability rights activist and author, dead at age 51
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Alice Wong, a disability rights activist and author whose independence and writing inspired others, has died. She was 51. Wong died of an infection Friday at a hospital in San Francisco, said Sandy Ho, a close friend who has been in touch with Wong’s family. Ho called her friend a “luminary of the disability justice movement”…
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Marjorie Taylor Greene says she’s had ‘warnings for my safety’ after posts by Trump | Marjorie Taylor Greene
Marjorie Taylor Greene, a longtime Republican ally who previously fiercely defended Donald Trump and his Maga movement, said on Saturday she had been contacted by private security firms “with warnings for my safety” after Trump announced on Friday he was withdrawing his support for and endorsement of the Georgia representative. In a post on X, Greene said that “a hot…
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Search for missing 5-year-old swept into Pacific Ocean continues as southern California braces for devastating rain
The desperate search for a 5-year-old girl who was swept into the Pacific Ocean Friday as her father drowned attempting to save her continues while southern California braces for more heavy rainfall that could bring life-threatening floods to the region. At around 12:50 p.m., the young girl’s father was attempting to rescue her after she was pulled into the ocean…
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How Much Air Traffic Controllers Make; Average After 3 Years Is $160K
The longest government shutdown in US history ended Wednesday, and air traffic controllers — who can have very stressful jobs — are finally getting paid again. Controllers went more than a month without pay, receiving two $0 checks since October. With the government reopened, they’ll now receive full back pay, which many will need to pay overdue bills. The shutdown…
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Trump cuts ties with Marjorie Taylor Greene : NPR
Rep. Marjorie Taylor-Greene, R-Ga., presides over a House Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Feb. 12, 2025, in Washington. Rod Lamkey/AP hide caption toggle caption Rod Lamkey/AP President Donald Trump has publicly called it quits with one of his most stalwart MAGA-world supporters, calling Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene “‘Wacky’ Marjorie” and saying he would endorse a challenger against her in…
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