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4 weeks ago | 
usatoday.com | Zach Wichter |Carlie Procell
• The FAA has a nationwide shortage of around 3,000 air traffic controllers, impacting airport efficiency. • This understaffing exacerbates delays when issues like bad weather or technical outages occur. • The FAA prioritizes safety by adjusting flight traffic based on controller availability. Air traffic controller staffing has been a major issue for the Federal Aviation Administration for years.
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1 month ago | 
pal-item.com | Stephen Beard |Carlie Procell
The New Orleans jailbreak, now in its sixth day, has led to a massive manhunt while throwing a spotlight on procedural errors that led to the May 16 escape. Of the 10 inmates who fled early that morning, five have been recaptured as of May 21 and are being held at the maximum-security Louisiana State Penitentiary.
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1 month ago | 
usatoday.com | Stephen Beard |Carlie Procell
The New Orleans jailbreak, now in its sixth day, has led to a massive manhunt while throwing a spotlight on procedural errors that led to the May 16 escape. Of the 10 inmates who fled early that morning, five have been recaptured as of May 21 and are being held at the maximum-security Louisiana State Penitentiary.
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1 month ago | 
usatoday.com | Madeline Mitchell |Carlie Procell
Aisha Adkins, 40, barely had a chance to breathe between her mother's death and her father's vascular dementia diagnosis, both of which happened in 2023. Adkins, of Georgia, cared for her mother for a decade after her mom was diagnosed with frontotemporal degeneration dementia. At first, caring for her mom meant reminding her to turn off the stove after cooking and assisting with the laundry. Later, Adkins said, it meant bathing her, dressing her and feeding her.
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1 month ago | 
usatoday.com | Ramon Padilla |Carlie Procell
A Mexican Navy tall ship called the Armada de la República Mexicana (ARM) Cuauhtémoc struck the Brooklyn Bridge at about 8:24 p.m. EST Saturday, May 17 killing two sailors and injuring over a dozen more. Though the precise cause isn’t yet known, the ship was moving backward along the East River in New York after departing from the South Street Seaport as it collided with the Brooklyn Bridge.
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1 month ago | 
usatoday.com | Jim Sergent |Carlie Procell
More than a third of the NFL's teams will play overseas during the 2025 football season. When the Los Angeles Chargers' opponent in São Paulo, Brazil, is announced on Wednesday, that will likely rise to two of every five teams. Just a year ago, Brazil hosted its first NFL game as part of its expansion around the world.
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1 month ago | 
usatoday.com | Ramon Padilla |Carlie Procell
Gamers will have to wait longer for the highly anticipated release of ‘Grand Theft Auto VI,’ but Rockstar Games released a second trailer on May 6 with a new, definitive launch date of May 26, 2026. Its first trailer, released December 4, 2023, broke the YouTube views record for a 24-hour debut of a non-music video with 93 million views. A year and a half later, the trailer has amassed over 250 million views. The second trailer is up to 35 million views 9 hours after its release.
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1 month ago | 
usatoday.com | Carlie Procell |Dian Zhang |Ramon Padilla
Greenland has made national news after President Donald Trump said in January that the United States would take it over, claiming it’s crucial for U.S. security. Trump doubled down on his intentions in a congressional address in March: "I think we're gonna get it. One way or the other, we're gonna get it," Trump said.
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2 months ago | 
usatoday.com | Carlie Procell |Ramon Padilla
The highly anticipated Nintendo Switch 2 video game console opened its preorder sales for U.S. customers on April 24 and sold out of inventory from multiple retailers within a couple hours. Nintendo will start distributing the $449.99 console June 5. Retailers GameStop, Target, Walmart and Best Buy have offered preorders, but Amazon has not announced when or if it will offer preorders.
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2 months ago | 
usatoday.com | Carlie Procell |Jennifer Borresen
As a society, we yearn for the mines. Dubbed the "Rocky Horror Picture Show" for Generations Z and Alpha, "A Minecraft Movie" has become a beacon for audience participation with moviegoers enthusiastically reacting to viral moments like "chicken jockey" while in the theater. From throwing popcorn to bringing in props ranging from toilet paper to live chickens, audiences have become so rambunctious that theaters have issued warnings before playing the movie in hopes of curbing the chaos.
