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Thanksgiving travel: Two storms leave 50 million under winter alert
Airlines have delayed flights across the country on what is expected to be the busiest travel day in the US. American, Delta and other airlines issued travel waivers for those who want to cancel or change their plans. A winter storm that has pounded the Upper Midwest with heavy snow is shifting over to the …
9 dead in South Dakota plane crash
Among the nine dead are two children and the pilot, Brule County States Attorney Theresa Maule Rossow said in a statement There were 12 people on the plane. The three survivors were taken to Sioux Falls for treatment. The crash happened before noon as major winter weather barreled through the region, said Federal Aviation Administration …
Starbucks has fired employee who gave Oklahoma officer order with ‘PIG’ printed on the label, company says
The Kiefer police officer went to the Starbucks in Glenpool on Thanksgiving day to pick up five drinks, CNN affiliate KTUL reported. Kiefer Chief Johnny O’Mara told the news station a customer pointed out the label on the cups to the officer. “What irks me is the absolute and total disrespect for a police officer …
3 children are missing after flash flooding in Arizona
A car was crossing Tonto Creek, about 60 miles west of the New Mexico border, when it was caught in flooding around 4 p.m. local time Friday, according to Gila County Undersheriff Mike Johnson. Four children and one adult were able to get out of the vehicle and were stranded on an island in the …
Alabama sheriff was fatally shot and a suspect is in custody after a statewide manhunt
Lowndes County Sheriff “Big John” Williams was responding to a call at a Hayneville gas station when he was fatally shot, Sgt. Steve Jarrett said. “Through his service to our country in the (US Marines) and his many years working in law enforcement, he dedicated his life to keeping other people safe,” Alabama Gov. Kay …
RAICES: $2.1 million to free some 200 detained immigrants
The Texas-based nonprofit known as RAICES says it teamed up with a network of organizations and volunteers to make bond payments across the United States on Wednesday. Their aim: bringing more attention to the large number of immigrants who remain in US custody — and giving hundreds of people a better shot at winning their …
GE Is Touting Its Health-Care Business, but It Isn’t Helping the Stock
Industrial conglomerate General Electric hosted an investor “teach-in” in Chicago at a medical conference on Monday. The company reviewed its health-care franchise in a “post-biopharma” world. GE is selling its biopharma business to Danaher for $21 billion. Now investors have to evaluate the growth and margin potential of what is left. “GE Healthcare is a …