Memorial marks 45 years since 275 killed in American Airlines plane crash near O'Hare Airport Saturday marks 45 years since the deadliest plane crash in U.S. history.It involved a flight that had just taken off from Chicago's O'Hare Airport.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to ... 05/26/2024 - 7:37 am | View Link
‘The worst event of my life’: Families, first responders gather on 45th anniversary of American Airlines Flight 191 disaster Family members, first responders and others with an emotional connection to the 1979 crash of American Airlines Flight 191 gathered at a memorial in Des Plaines Saturday to mark the 45th anniversary ... 05/25/2024 - 11:53 am | View Link
14-year-old dies following medical emergency on American Airlines flight as devastated mom claims defibrillator was faulty Melissa Arzu, of the Bronx, alleges that the defibrillator that the aircrew used to try to save the teen was faulty — and it’s now gone missing, according to a new lawsuit. 05/19/2024 - 1:30 am | View Link
American Airlines flight makes sudden landing at PHL after potential mechanical issue A spokesperson for the International Airport said an American Airlines flight bound for Memphis returned to PHL after a possible mechanical issue on Saturday. 05/18/2024 - 7:06 am | View Link
Family sues American Airlines over 14-year-old's death after medical emergency on flight Attorneys for Melissa Arzu, Greenidge's mother, filed the lawsuit against American Airlines in federal court in Fort Worth on Monday. 05/13/2024 - 6:50 am | View Link
emptywheel - Jack Smith invites Aileen Cannon to protect the country instead of Trump;
God's Spies - another thing to worry about: the Thwaites Glacier;
Just an Earthbound Misfit - Boebert gets Buttigieged;
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When they first crawled out from under their rocks, Moms for Liberty pretended to be just a grassroots group of moms with everyday concerns such as having threesomes, underage drinking parties, shoplifting, book burning, fascism and quoting Hitler.
But now they are dropping their facade and have announced an initial drop of $3 million on four swing states, including Wisconsin:
The coordinated push in presidential swing states also raises questions about the group’s intentions and funding.
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OKLAHOMA CITY — At least two people are dead after severe weather swept across Texas and Oklahoma overnight, causing extensive damage and outages, authorities said.
Sheriff Ray Sappington confirmed the deaths in rural Cooke County in Texas near the Oklahoma border on Saturday night.
“It took some time to get back in there because of all the damage with the power lines, and trees were down.
MANCHESTER, England — Nicki Minaj’s concert in Manchester scheduled for Saturday night was postponed after police in the Netherlands discovered marijuana in her bags as she was preparing to leave the country.
Promoter Live Nation said the performance will be rescheduled and tickets will be honored.
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“Despite Nicki’s best efforts to explore every possible avenue to make tonight’s show happen, the events of today have made it impossible,” the promoter said in a statement.
As protests erupted across college campuses this spring amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, Arizona State University (ASU) president Michael Crow—who runs a large state institution with nearly 80,000 students enrolled on campus and more than 65,000 online—was not immune from the heat. In late April, pro-Palestian protesters erected an encampment on the school’s Tempe, Ariz.