The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is moving to fire two air traffic controllers who left their shifts early on the night of the deadly March 22 runway collision at LaGuardia Airport, according to various reporting. The incident occurred just before midnight when an incoming Air Canada Express flight collided with a Port Authority fire truck crossing the runway, killing both pilots and injuring nearly 40 people. Investigators revealed that the early departures left the tower severely understaffed, forcing a single controller to dangerously combine both air and ground traffic control duties while the only other controller on duty was distracted by a separate aircraft emergency. Government sources to The Wall Street Journal and other…
The death toll after catastrophic flooding in Nepal has reached 469, according to government officials, with thousands still missing. Rescue teams are engaged in a desperate search for survivors after Wednesday's landslide and flooding Wednesday. Umesh Haritashya, professor at the University of Dayton, joins LiveNOW's Alexandra Goldberg to discuss what could have triggered the landslide and whether a second phase of this disaster could be on the way.
We are learning more this Thursday evening as Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Central Command, shared a video update on military operations in the Middle East. In the video, Cooper praised thousands of U.S. troops, including “dedicated sailors,” operating across the region for doing “outstanding work.” This message comes as the conflict between the United States and Iran stretches past the six month mark. LiveNOW’s Austin Westfall is speaking with Prof. Alon Burstein from the @Israel-Palestine-Report to determine how much longer this particular Middle East conflict can continue.
Owen Shroyer and Valhalla VFT discuss a wide array of topics from Tyler Robinson and Butler, PA attempt on Trump, to the collapse of MAGA and the future of American politics.
New video posted on Chinese social media captures where a large portion of glacier near Langtang Lirung peak broke along the Nepal-China border, causing a devastating avalanche and landslide. #CNN #News #Nepal #China
Members from a Tennessee meditation center are part of a pilgrimage group missing following the deadly flood near the border between Nepal and China. CNN’s Sara Sidner reports.
The flooding in Nepal is hitting close to home for a longtime member of the CNN family. CNN Director of International News for Video Sugam Pokharel was born and raised in Nepal before moving to the United States 20 years ago. He has friends there who are currently unreachable. Sugam told Brianna Keilar the news "feels especially personal." "This is incredibly heartbreaking and worrying, especially not knowing what has happened to them," he said.
