UPDATE – Delta flight 30 was en route from Atlanta to London when it declared an emergency shortly after takeoff. The Airbus A330 departed for London at 5:51 PM and made a successful landing at 6:34 PM. No passengers were injured and officials said that Delta flight 30 eventually landed safely Thursday morning safely in…
Airlines Check Boeing 737 Engines, One of The Most Used, After Fatal Flight
WORLD NEWS – Airlines began inspecting Boeing 737 engines after an explosion killed a passenger on a Southwest Airlines flight. Aleksandra Michalska has more information in this Reuters News video report.
Details Emerging About The Engine That Blew Apart on Southwest Jet
WORLD NEWS – European regulators this month began requiring an inspection by early next year of the type of engine that blew apart on a fatal Southwest Airlines flight on Tuesday, and a source said U.S. regulators were near a similar rule. Grace Lee has more information in this Reuters News video report.
One Dead, After Southwest Jet Makes Emergency Landing
WORLD NEWS – At least one person is dead after a Southwest plane experienced serious engine trouble. There are several reports from passengers saying a planes engine exploded in mid-air. Apparently when the engine exploded the plane was hit by shrapnel that smashed a window and damaged the fuselage Tuesday. (PHOTO Marty Martinez/ FACEBOOK) (PHOTO…
Former First Lady Barbara Bush Dies at 92
WORLD NEWS – Former First Lady Barbara Bush, the only woman to see her husband and son sworn in as U.S. president died Tuesday at the age of 92. Conway Gittens has more in this Reuters News video report.
Facebook Must Face Class Action Over Facial Recognition – U.S. judge
WORLD NEWS – A U.S. federal judge ruled on Monday that Facebook must face a class action lawsuit alleging that the social network unlawfully used a facial recognition process on photos without user permission. Jillian Kitchener has more in this Reuters News video report.
VP Pence Thanks Trudeau for Support of Strikes in Syria
WORLD NEWS – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence tells Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that Canada’s support of U.S. allied action against chemical weapons facilities in Syria “is much appreciated and welcomed.”
U.S., Britain, France Pound Syria With Air Strikes
WORLD NEWS – U.S., British and French forces pound Syria with air strikes early on Saturday in response to a poison gas attack that killed dozens of people last week, in the biggest intervention by Western powers against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Grace Lee has more information in this Reuters News video report.
One killed in Apartment Fire at Trump Tower NYC
WORLD NEWS – One man was killed and six firefighters received minor injuries in an apartment fire on the 50th floor of Trump Tower in New York on Saturday, in a blaze that was quickly extinguished, authorities said. New York City Fire Dept. Commissioner Daniel Nigro said no member of President Trump’s family was in…
UFC Star McGregor Heads to Court After Bus Attack
WORLD NEWS – Conor McGregor has been charged with three counts of assault and one count of criminal mischief following a rampage at a UFC press event in Brooklyn on Thursday, the New York Police Department has said. McGregor was in court Friday after attacking a bus carrying fighters leaving an UFC media event in…