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A plane takes off from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in October. The Federal Aviation Administration and Department of Transportation are targeting a new generation of air traffic controllers: video gamers.

The FAA wants video gamers to be the next generation of air traffic controllers

By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration and Department of Transportation are targeting a new generation of air traffic controllers: video gamers. On April 17, the FAA will start accepting applications to alleviate the ongoing shortage the industry faces. The FAA has 11,000 controllers currently working, with 4,000 trainees in the

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A Frontier Airlines Airbus A321 is seen at Los Angeles International Airport in this file photo taken in January 2025.

Close call at LAX: Frontier Airlines jet slams on the brakes when two trucks cross its path

By Alexandra Skores, Aaron Cooper, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating why two trucks pulled in front of a Frontier Airlines Airbus A321 taxiing at Los Angeles International Airport, nearly causing a collision, according to the pilot. Frontier Flight 3216 was preparing for takeoff from LAX at 11:25 p.m. local time

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Karli Aylesworth is pictured during a video interview with CNN.

Husband of American woman missing in Bahamas will remain in police custody after being questioned, attorney says

By Martin Goillandeau, Elizabeth Wolfe, Dianne Gallagher, Meridith Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Brian Hooker, an American man who told investigators his wife fell overboard and vanished in rough waters in the Bahamas, will remain in police custody while local investigators try to determine the circumstances that led up to his wife’s disappearance, his attorney tells

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California Attorney General Rob Bonta

California unveils hospice fraud arrests, pushing back on ‘kingdom of fraud’ claim by Trump official

By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — California officials announced Thursday the dismantling of a “massive hospice fraud scheme” they say defrauded the state of more than $267 million in funding meant to provide end-of-life care to ailing residents. More than 20 people have been charged in the takedown – dubbed “Operation Skip Trace” – and

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An ICE agent and TSA member check IDs at a security counter at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on March 28.

ICE leaving some airport security checkpoints after helping TSA manage long lines

By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have begun leaving some US airport security checkpoints, where they had been assisting Transportation Security Administration officers managing hourslong lines of passengers during the partial government shutdown. Beginning last week, agents concluded their checkpoint duties at some of the 14 US airports where

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USC freshman loses eye after being struck by federal agent’s projectile at Los Angeles ‘No Kings’ protest, attorney says

By Rebekah Riess, Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — An 18-year-old was allegedly struck with a projectile fired by a federal agent while attending and documenting a protest last month, leaving the University of Southern California freshman without an eye, according to his attorney. Thousands of people – including Tucker Collins – spent March 28 at

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5 things to know for April 8: US-Iran ceasefire, Iran-linked hackers, ICE shooting, Hawaii flood threat, Missing American

By Alexandra Banner, CNN NASA has released some of the 10,000 photos captured by the Artemis II crew during their journey around the moon, and many are genuinely breathtaking. Every so often, it’s space photos like these that put things into perspective — quietly reminding us just how vast, mysterious and humbling our universe is,

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Jasveen Sangha in Beverly Hills

‘Ketamine Queen’ sentenced in Matthew Perry case, highlighting a new era of accountability for drug dealers

By Jack Hannah, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — “I’m really select with people … red carpet motherf**kers.” For years, Jasveen Sangha, dubbed the “Ketamine Queen,” ran what prosecutors say in a sentencing memo was a “high volume drug trafficking business out of her North Hollywood residence.” She marketed herself, prosecutors say, as a dealer who

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Emir Balat detained by New York Police Department officers in New York City on March 7.

Suspects in ISIS-inspired attack outside NYC mayor’s residence believed they could kill up to 60 people, prosecutors say

By Alex Stambaugh, Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Two men accused of trying to detonate makeshift bombs during protests near New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s residence last month detailed in a notebook and through audio recordings how they hoped their ISIS-inspired attack would kill dozens of people, according to an indictment released Tuesday. Emir

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