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Southwest errors cause 1,800+ delayed flights

Southwest Airlines planes were grounded nationwide Tuesday for what the airline called an intermittent technology issue, leading to more than 1,800 delayed flights just four months after the carrier suffered a much bigger meltdown over the Christmas travel rush. The hold on departures was lifted by late morning, according to… Read More

Toddler crawls through White House fence [Pic]

A curious toddler on Tuesday earned the title of one of the tiniest White House intruders after he squeezed through the metal fencing on the north side of the executive mansion. U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division officers, who are responsible for security at the White House, walked across the North… Read More

Boston Marathon winner is…

Defending champion Evans Chebet won the Boston Marathon again on Monday, surging to the front at Heartbreak Hill to spoil the much-anticipated debut of world record holder Eliud Kipchoge and win in 2 hours, 5 minutes, 54 seconds. Hellen Obiri, a two-time Olympic silver medalist in the 5,000 meters, won… Read More

Moose feasts on lobby plants in Alaska hospital [Video]

So this moose walks into a medical building… While that could be a setup to a bad joke, it actually happened in Anchorage on Thursday. Unlock Perfect Sleep With Your TONGUE? [Sponsored] A young moose trudging through the snow looking for a meal spotted green plants in the lobby of… Read More

[Watch] Drone footage shows Florida’s damage from Wednesday floods

South Florida kept a wary eye on a forecast that called for more rain as it cleaned up Thursday from nearly a foot (30 centimeters) that fell in a matter of hours, causing widespread flooding, closing the Fort Lauderdale airport, and turning thoroughfares into rivers. Fort Lauderdale issued a state… Read More

[Highlights] Jon Rahm brings home Masters championship

Jon Rahm is a Masters champion, and he can say he saw this coming based on the message in a fortune cookie from a Chinese fast food chain nearly 10 years ago. Rahm was starting his sophomore year at Arizona State when he cracked open the fortune: “Your talents will… Read More

Utah avalanche leads to shelter-in-place order [Video]

After an hourslong search, a Utah ski resort confirmed that nobody was hurt or killed from an avalanche that gushed from the backcountry into its boundaries on Thursday. Snowbird, a mountain resort in Little Cottonwood Canyon southeast of Salt Lake City, said on Thursday afternoon that it had completed a… Read More

NPR enraged at being labeled ‘state-affiliated media’ by Twitter

Twitter has labeled National Public Radio as “state-affiliated media” on the social media site Wednesday. NPR fans worry that the move could undermine public confidence in the news organization. NPR said it was disturbed to see the description added to all of the tweets that it sends out, with John… Read More

Watch: Top Dem representatives expelled from legislature over this

Tennessee Republican lawmakers took the first steps Monday to expel three Democratic members from the GOP-dominant House for their role in a recent gun control protest at the state Capitol. The extraordinarily rare move resulted in a chaotic and fiery confrontation between lawmakers and supporters opposing the move and has… Read More