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Travelers wait in long security lines at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston on Monday.

Is it safe to fly during the government shutdown? Here’s what aviation experts say

By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — Air traffic controllers not showing up to work or taking second jobs to make ends meet, coupled with long lines at the airport and delays, understandably heighten the anxieties of some passengers. Since the start of the shutdown, controllers and other essential workers, like Transportation Security Administration screeners,

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Firefighters work on a crashed Learjet after it collided with a parked plane on February 10

Investigation into crash of small jet owned by Mötley Crüe’s Vince Neil prompts urgent NTSB recommendation

By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — The investigation into the crash of a Learjet, owned by Mötley Crüe frontman Vince Neil, has prompted the National Transportation Safety Board to issue an urgent recommendation to make sure similar planes’ landing gear are “securely attached.” On February 10, Neil’s Learjet 35A was landing at Scottsdale Airport

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Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino arrives outside federal court in Chicago on Tuesday

Top Border Patrol official to be deposed Thursday over agency’s tactics in the Chicago area

By Devan Cole, Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino is expected to sit for a deposition Thursday morning in a lawsuit over his agency’s immigration enforcement tactics in the Chicago area. The debrief from plaintiff’s attorneys, who accuse federal agents of aggressive behavior against peaceful protesters, is scheduled to last up

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Jeremy Wayne Shoemaker arrested with body armor and a suitcase filled with ammo after threatening multiple synagogues.

Man arrested with body armor and a suitcase filled with ammunition after threatening multiple synagogues, officials say

By Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — In the latest antisemitic incident to rock a community, threatened attacks on synagogues in Alabama and surrounding states were thwarted when a person was arrested with a suitcase full of ammunition, body armor and other items, officials said Tuesday. The FBI and other agencies were notified of “credible

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US Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino enters the Dirksen Federal Building in Chicago on Tuesday.

Top Border Patrol official must appear daily before a Chicago judge amid use of force concerns. Here’s what you need to know

By Devan Cole, Bill Kirkos, Andy Rose, Rebekah Riess, Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Top Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino, who oversees the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in the Chicago area, came under the microscope of a federal judge Tuesday after she received reports federal agents were not following her order to limit aggressive tactics

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The FAA Air Traffic Control tower at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark

Lingering government shutdown causing flight delays and making air travel ‘less safe’ every day

By Alexandra Skores, Aaron Cooper, CNN Washington (CNN) — Every day of the federal government shutdown air traffic controllers calling out sick have caused flight delays, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Friday. “It’s different every day,” he told reporters at a news conference at Philadelphia International Airport. “The average… is about 5% of our delays

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The catastrophe at a Tennessee explosives plant started in a building that made devices used for mining and detonated more than 24

The blast that killed 16 people at a Tennessee workplace set off 24,000 pounds of explosives, authorities say

By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — The catastrophe at a Tennessee explosives plant started in a building that made devices used for mining and detonated more than 24,000 pounds of explosives, authorities said Friday. The October 10 disaster killed 16 employees at Accurate Energetic Systems, which makes military and demolition explosives about 60 miles west

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US Marshals confirmed that a deputy was injured in an operation Tuesday morning.

US marshal and undocumented immigrant – a popular TikTok streamer – injured in shooting during ICE stop in Los Angeles

KABC, KCAL, KCBS, CNN By Josh Campbell, Alex Stambaugh, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — A federal marshal and an undocumented immigrant were injured Tuesday after an agent’s weapon discharged during an immigration enforcement operation in Los Angeles, officials said. Federal prosecutors allege a man, identified as Carlitos Ricardo Parias, a 44-year-old Mexican national living in

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