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Guns found at airport checkpoints increased in first months of 2023, TSA says

Guns found at airport checkpoints increased in first months of 2023, TSA says

TSA officers prevented a Pittsburgh, Pa., woman from carrying this handgun through the security checkpoint at Pittsburgh International Airport on March 18, 2023. — TSA (NEW YORK) — As air travel soars, the number of guns found at airport checkpoints is up, with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) reporting a […]

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Why SpaceX’s Starship rocket matters even after self-destruction

Why SpaceX’s Starship rocket matters even after self-destruction

Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post via Getty Images (BOCA CHICA, Texas) — About three minutes after SpaceX’s Starship rocket launched Thursday morning, the boosters failed to separate, and it was forced to self-destruct. Despite not going according to plan, SpaceX said it was still a successful first part of the mission, and […]

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American Airlines employee dies after tarmac incident at Austin airport

American Airlines employee dies after tarmac incident at Austin airport

JanValls/Urbanandsport/NurPhoto via Getty Images (AUSTIN, Texas) — An American Airlines employee at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport was killed in a tarmac incident Thursday, authorities said. The incident occurred around 2 p.m. local time, officials said. The airline employee was injured outside the terminal where aircraft park at their gates, the airport […]

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Colorado school bus driver faces 30 child abuse charges after seen braking hard in video

Colorado school bus driver faces 30 child abuse charges after seen braking hard in video

Douglas County School District (COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.) — A Colorado school bus driver faces 30 counts of child abuse after he braked hard in an apparent attempt to teach students on the bus a lesson, according to school and court records. Brian Fitzgerald, 61, had recently started driving for the Douglas […]

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3 dead after 8 tornadoes hit Oklahoma, officials say

3 dead after 8 tornadoes hit Oklahoma, officials say

ABC News (COLE, Okla.) — At least three people are dead in Oklahoma after a string of tornadoes broke out Wednesday night, officials said. There have been eight confirmed tornadoes in the state, according to the National Weather Service. Three tornadoes were confirmed in Iowa. McClain County Emergency Management confirmed that […]

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Florida hit with gas shortage after severe weather, panic buying

Florida hit with gas shortage after severe weather, panic buying

Mark Wallheiser/Getty Images (MIAMI) — Weather-related delays and panic-buying have led to a gas shortage in South Florida. Over 55% of gas stations in Miami/Fort Lauderdale and over 34% of gas stations in West Palm Beach were without fuel as of Thursday morning, according to GasBuddy, a gas-tracking database. “We ask […]

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3 unresponsive people pulled from water amid Coast Guard search for missing fishing trip party off New England coast

3 unresponsive people pulled from water amid Coast Guard search for missing fishing trip party off New England coast

First Coast Guard District/Twitter (HAMPTON, N.H.) — The U.S. Coast Guard said it found three unresponsive people in the waters off New England Thursday evening, a day after four people went missing after they set sail on a fishing trip. The Coast Guard said it’s still searching for the fourth passenger […]

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4 missing in fishing trip off the New England coast

4 missing in fishing trip off the New England coast

First Coast Guard District/Twitter (HAMPTON, N.H.) — The U.S. Coast Guard is searching the waters off New England for four people reported missing after they sailed for a fishing trip Wednesday. Michael Sai and three unidentified passengers departed Hampton, New Hampshire, in a 17-foot white center console boat, according to the […]

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5th person arrested in Alabama birthday party shooting that killed 4

5th person arrested in Alabama birthday party shooting that killed 4

amphotora/Getty Images (DADEVILLE, Ala.) — Five people, including three teenagers, have been arrested in connection with a deadly shooting at a birthday party in Alabama over the weekend where four victims were killed and 32 others were injured. The most recent arrest was 19-year-old Willie George Brown Jr. of Auburn. The […]

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Guns found at airport checkpoints increased in 1st months of 2023, TSA says

Guns found at airport checkpoints increased in 1st months of 2023, TSA says

minemero/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — As air travel soars, the number of guns found at airport checkpoints is up, with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) reporting a more than 10% increase in recovered firearms for the first quarter of 2023 compared to the same time last year. TSA said officers intercepted 1,508 […]

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