Bomb threat at Fort Lauderdale International Airport, travelers evacuated

Travelers at Flordia’s Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood (FFL) International Airport were evacuated Saturday morning after a “security investigation” impacted traffic into the airport. The FFL Airport’s official Twitter account on Saturday afternoon gave an update, saying the security investigation had been cleared and advised travelers to “check with their airline[s] for updated flight info before heading to…

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Prisoner on the loose after escaping New York City jail

A us-regions prisoner is on the loose after he escaped custody from a floating jail known as “The Barge” in the Bronx.  “Our Correction Intelligence Bureau immediately began working around-the-clock with our law enforcement partners at multiple levels. No escape from our facilities is ever acceptable and we are taking every step to locate and…

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Michigan carnival ride disaster: Video shows bystanders rush to stop 'Magic Carpet' from falling over

A us-regions festival almost turned disasters” target=”_blank”>disastrous< ride started swaying and threatened to tip over.  Attendees at the 95th Annual National Cherry Festival in Traverse City intervened Thursday when the “Magic Carpet” pendulum ride started to sway, rocking back and forth while carrying nearly full occupancy. The ride appeared to come loose from its foundation,…

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California shooting near Knott's Berry Farm leaves at least 1 minor wounded: reports

A drive-by shooting” target=”_blank”>shooting< in Southern us-regions left at least one minor wounded Friday evening, according to reports.  Video on social media showed crowds running inside the theme park but Buena Park Police dismissed false reports that there may have been an active shooter inside. “Officers are currently responding to a shooting outside of Knott’s…

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Widow, 90, faces economic hardship amid massive backlog of veteran records

Ninety-year-old Susana Mallinson has been waiting over a year for her husband Frank’s military service records from the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) in vacation-destinations.  She is among the roughly 500,000 military family members affected by the massive backlog of record requests at the NPRC, an agency of the National Archives.  Susana Mallinson’s late husband,…

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