Hundreds of Southwest Airlines flights are delayed after FAA lifts nationwide ground stop | CNN

CNN  —  Hundreds of Southwest Airlines flights were delayed after technical issues that prompted the airline to temporarily halt its operations on Tuesday morning. Southwest said the flight delays were the result of “data connection issues resulting from a firewall failure,” a problem that led to a brief ground stop. The Federal Aviation Administration initiated … Read more

Trump’s State of the Union will seek to calm voters’ economic concerns ahead of midterm elections

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump will use Tuesday’s State of the Union to champion his immigration crackdowns, his slashing of the federal government, his push to preserve widespread tariffs that the Supreme Court just struck down and his ability to direct quick-hit military actions around the world, including in Iran and Venezuela. The Republican hopes … Read more

Oklahoma governor calls on officials to resign over recording of racist and threatening remarks | CNN

CNN  —  The governor of Oklahoma is calling on four McCurtain County officials to resign after they allegedly participated in a secretly recorded conversation that included racist remarks about lynching Black people and talking about killing journalists. The McCurtain Gazette-News over the weekend published the audio it said was recorded following a Board of Commissioners … Read more

Bloomberg Philanthropies Mayors Challenge winners

The winners of this year’s Bloomberg Philanthropies Mayors Challenge created innovative projects to improve their cities’ core services – many using some combination of artificial intelligence and the wisdom of their residents. That’s what South Bend, Indiana, Mayor James Mueller did with his initiative that uses AI to interpret data about residents, like a family … Read more

Nuclear talks hang in the balance as Iran warns it’s ready to fight

Nuclear talks hang in the balance as Iran warns it’s ready to fight – CBS News Watch CBS News The U.S. and Iran are set to resume nuclear talks in Geneva in what could be the last best chance for a deal. Meanwhile, U.S. warships loom offshore and Iran warns it’s ready to defend itself. … Read more

Tiny troubles: Toddler infiltrates White House grounds | CNN Politics

Washington CNN  —  A tiny intruder infiltrated White House grounds Tuesday, prompting a swift response from the US Secret Service. Anthony Guglielmi, chief of communications for the Secret Service, said a toddler crawled through the fence on the north side of the White House, setting off security alerts. “The Secret Service Uniformed Division today encountered … Read more