Category - United States

CDC issues historic travel warning over Miami Zika outbreak (CNN)The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an unprecedented travel warning Monday, advising pregnant women and their partners not to travel to a small community just north of downtown Miami, where Zika is actively circulating. This is the first time the CDC has warned people […]

Sand Fire: California declares state of emergency in Los Angeles County California Gov. Jerry Brown is at the Democratic National Convention, so acting Gov. Tom Torlakson was the one who issued an emergency declaration for Los Angeles County due to the Sand Fire. He also issued an emergency proclamation for Monterey County due to the […]

FLIGHT DELAY – Raleigh, NC – Delta 2135 from Tampa to New York LaGuardia with 105 passenger reported left engine fire during the flight has safely landed at Raleigh-Durham Internl Airport  Delta flight DL2135 from Tampa to New York LaGuardia with 105 passengers on board took off at 0744EDT and reported left engine fire during […]

New York – Due to thunderstorms, departure traffic destined to JFK Interl Airport is experiencing delays of 3 hrs 21 mins. La Guardia Airport experiencing delays of 2 hrs http://www.fly.faa.gov/flyfaa/flyfaaindex.jsp?ARPT=JFK  

Florida nightclub shooting: Two dead and 16 injured in Fort Myers   Two people have been killed and up to 16 more injured in a shooting at a nightclub in the Florida city of Fort Myers, police say. The attack happened around 00:30 (04:30 GMT) on Monday at Club Blu, which was reportedly hosting a […]

Dallas Shooting Leaves 5 Police Officers Dead; Suspect Is Killed   DALLAS — At least one sniper, who said he wanted to shoot white police officers, killed five officers and wounded seven others at a demonstration in Dallas on Thursday night against police shootings in Minnesota and Louisiana, officials said. The sniper was killed, and […]