By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Service has been restored after Louisiana and Mississippi experienced widespread outages of 911 emergency calling systems for several hours Friday afternoon as a result of damage to AT&T fiber optic cables, the carrier and officials said. The outages impacted multiple parishes in Louisiana including the state’s three largest cities,
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By Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — A Delta Air Lines plane aborted its takeoff Wednesday morning after a window came open in the cockpit. Delta Flight 2261, a Boeing 737 scheduled to fly from Minneapolis to Las Vegas, was rolling down the runway at “low speed” with 155 people onboard when the pilots stopped the
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN Jimmy Kimmel’s return to late-night television set a new record for his show. ABC says roughly 6.3 million viewers watched Kimmel’s first post-suspension episode on Tuesday, more than three times his typical audience. Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed and on with your day. 1️⃣
Continue ReadingWFAA, CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN Jimmy Kimmel’s return to late-night television set a new record for his show. ABC says roughly 6.3 million viewers watched Kimmel’s first post-suspension episode on Tuesday, more than three times his typical audience. Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed and on with your
Continue ReadingBy Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — The Missouri winner who won half of the nearly $1.8 billion Powerball jackpot has come forward to claim his massive prize, according to Missouri Lottery. The man, who the lottery did not identify, held one of two tickets sold that matched all the numbers on the September 6 drawing
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By Elizabeth Wolfe, Amanda Musa, Chris Boyette, Priscilla Alvarez, Leigh Waldman, Leigh Waldman CNN (CNN) — Handwritten notes left behind by the man who shot at a Dallas ICE field office on Wednesday indicated “hatred for the federal government” and led investigators to believe he intended to target ICE personnel and property, even though all
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — A truck driver’s “inattention and failure to respond” to traffic slowing down in front of him caused a multivehicle crash that killed six people and injured 41, the National Transportation Safety Board concluded in a final report published Wednesday. On November 14, 2023, a Mid State Systems tractor
Continue ReadingBy Holly Yan, Pamela Brown, CNN (CNN) — Two months after catastrophic flooding killed 27 girls and counselors at Camp Mystic, the famed Texas camp plans to reopen – shocking some family members who still don’t know where their loved one is. “The truth is, Camp Mystic failed our daughters,” CiCi Steward, whose 8-year-old daughter
Continue ReadingBy Meghan Pryce, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! You might want to rethink winding down your evening with that glass of wine. A new study finds there is no safe amount of alcohol when it comes to dementia risk, challenging previous research. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day.
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By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — The family of a man killed in January’s midair collision near Washington, DC, is suing American Airlines, regional jet operator PSA Airlines, and the federal government, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday. Rachel Crafton, whose husband Casey was on the passenger plane, filed the suit wrongful death and
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CNN By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Wednesday’s fatal shooting at a Dallas ICE field office was at least the fourth instance of violence or a threat at an ICE or Customs and Border Protection facility in Texas this year. One of those instances involved an August bomb threat at the same Dallas facility where
Continue Reading By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Wednesday’s fatal shooting at a Dallas ICE field office was at least the fourth instance of violence or a threat at an ICE or Customs and Border Protection facility in Texas this year. One of those instances involved an August bomb threat at the same Dallas facility where Wednesday’s
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By Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — A 12-year-old girl who was shot in the head during the deadly attack on a Catholic school in Minneapolis last month is making “miraculous” strides in her recovery, her family said in a statement. Sophia Forchas was in critical condition after the August 27 shooting during a Mass at
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN The world’s first commercial space station is getting closer to launch. NASA is working with private companies to develop a modern successor to the aging International Space Station as its lifespan draws to a close. Here’s what else you need to know to get up to speed and on with your
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Feeling a little down? I’ve got a grrreat distraction for you: Fat Bear Week! These hairy beasts have been chowing down as they prepare to hibernate for the winter, and now you can pick your favorite. Here’s what else you might have missed during your
Continue ReadingCNN By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Feeling a little down? I’ve got a grrreat distraction for you: Fat Bear Week! These hairy beasts have been chowing down as they prepare to hibernate for the winter, and now you can pick your favorite. Here’s what else you might have missed during
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By John Miller, Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — On Christmas Day 2023, a man called the suicide prevention hotline claiming he had shot his girlfriend and threatening to kill himself. Police barreled toward the address but turned around before they arrived. It was a hoax – a swatting call at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Georgia
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN Should older pilots be allowed to keep flying passenger planes? The mandatory retirement age of 65 has sparked ongoing debate, with some arguing that experienced pilots should be allowed to stay in the cockpit — while others warn that age-related declines could jeopardize safety. Here’s what else you need to know
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN Should older pilots be allowed to keep flying passenger planes? The mandatory retirement age of 65 has sparked ongoing debate, with some arguing that experienced pilots should be allowed to stay in the cockpit — while others warn that age-related declines could jeopardize safety. Here’s what else you need to
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” will return to the air Tuesday night, ABC announced. The show’s yanking last week sparked a national debate about freedom of speech. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day. 5 things 1️⃣ Cultural celebrations Despite concerns about immigration
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