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Which airlines are most likely to bump you? DOT data explains

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:00:48 GMT

(NEXSTAR) – For most of us, flying is usually a breeze, from arriving at the airport to boarding the plane to picking up your luggage and moving on to your destination. Unfortunately for some, despite their best efforts, they may find themselves watching their plane take off without them. Maybe it’s happened to you: You book your flight in advance, you pick your seat (if your airline allows it), and you arrive on time at your gate — only to find out your flight is overbooked. An airline overbooking the flight (also known as "overselling" the flight) is completely legal, the U.S. Department of Transportation explains. The practice allows carriers to sell more boarding passes than there are seats on a plane to compensate for passengers that do not arrive for the flight. When a flight is oversold, airlines will first ask for volunteers to give up their seat. If there aren't enough volunteers, some passengers will be involuntarily denied boarding. This is more commonly known ...

Bear bites camper relaxing in hammock in Colorado, officials say

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:00:48 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) - Colorado Parks and Wildlife says officers are searching for a black bear that bit a man's arm while he was relaxing in a hammock at a campground near Trinidad.The victim told CPW that he heard a rustling noise late Saturday night while in the hammock and turned on his headlamp. He saw a dark-colored bear next to him. Repeat offender bear euthanized in Boulder The bear then bit the man on his upper right arm before turning and wandering off.The man left the campground and went to a motel before calling an ambulance for treatment of his wound, which appeared to be a 2-3-inch bite, CPW said.He told CPW that he had no food or other attractants with him in the hammock that may have lured the bear.CPW was notified of the attack after 10 p.m. and immediately began a search of the campground. A trap was set at the campground in case the bear came back, and dogs were called in to initiate a hunt in the area. Bear cub rescued from dumpster in Douglas County Under CPW poli...

Trump knocks 'woke' US women's soccer team after World Cup departure

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:00:48 GMT

(The Hill) - Former President Trump knocked the "woke" U.S. women’s soccer team after its loss in the round of 16 of the Women's World Cup over the weekend. “The 'shocking and totally unexpected' loss by the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team to Sweden is fully emblematic of what is happening to the our once great Nation under Crooked Joe Biden,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social on Sunday evening. “Many of our players were openly hostile to America - No other country behaved in such a manner, or even close. WOKE EQUALS FAILURE. Nice shot Megan, the USA is going to Hell!!! MAGA,” Trump continued, taking aim at 38-year-old midfielder Megan Rapinoe.During the 2019 Women's World Cup, Rapinoe said, "I'm not going to the f‑‑‑ing White House” if the team won, which it eventually did. “We’re not going to be invited," Rapinoe, a progressive LGBTQ activist, added at the time. "I doubt it.”"Megan should never disrespect our country, the White House or our flag, especially since so much ha...

Here's what the Farmers' Almanac has predicted for the next Texas winter

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:00:48 GMT

TYLER, Texas (KETK) - As summer continues, some people are wondering when things will finally cool down.The Farmers' Almanac has been publishing their forecasts for over 200 years using their secret formula and this week they have predicted that "the brrr is back" for the 2023-2024 winter.In their extended winter forecast, it is predicted that Texas will see an unseasonably cold, stormy winter for this year.Last winter, the Farmers' Almanac predicted a chilly winter with normal precipitation for the area, and, according to the Texas Department of Emergency Management, a cold air mass shifted over Texas on Dec. 22 causing temperatures to plummet statewide."Much of Texas endured temperatures below freezing - in some cases well below freezing - for dozens of hours," the department said in their overview of the 2022 Texas winter. "Most Texans faced frigid conditions through at least the morning of Dec. 25, with morning lows around freezing on Dec. 26 and Dec. 27."In their predictions fo...

Three accused of stealing about $11K in merchandise from Wilton beauty store

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:00:48 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- Four people were arrested following a shoplifting investigation from the Wilton Ulta, with one of them being accused of conspiracy, according to New York State Police.  Myunique Mcqueen (20, Albany), Jonneasia Welcome (19, Albany), Kamel Pickens (32, Albany), and an 18-year-old each face multiple charges. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! On Friday, around 6:52 p.m., troopers responded to the Ulta Beauty Store in Wilton for a larceny report. Police say they were told three suspects had fled in a car. Surrounding patrol cars found the car matching its description on Sitterly Road in Halfmoon and stopped it. Police identified the driver as Pickens and found Mcqueen, Welcome, and the 18-year-old in the car with the stolen items. Police say the items were valued at approximately $11,00, and all three provided false identifying information. Mcqueen, Welcome, juvenile charges:Third-degree grand larcenyFalse pe...

Survey: Is Warren County equipped for disaster?

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:00:48 GMT

LAKE GEORGE, N.Y. (NEWS10) - When a new week starts with rain and a chance of thunderstorms, the chance of natural disasters rises. At the same time, Warren County is starting the week off by looking for input on its own preparedness plan for natural disasters. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! The county is in the process of updating its Hazard Mitigation Plan. The plan identifies specific environmental problems like storm damage, temperature issues, and dam failure. It breaks those plans down by category, and also includes sections for every municipality in the county, with breakdowns of how each major type of potential disaster would be handled in a specific village, town or city.The new survey invites the county's residents to weigh in on how well they feel the plan has been composed. It leaves lines to comment on individual sections of the plan - as many as 10 sections in total. Facelift coming to hockey arena’s Heritage ...

Teacher shortages continue to affect local schools

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:00:48 GMT

RENSSELAER, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The return to school is one month away for Capital Region students, and some districts continue to face a teacher shortage with concerns over recruitment and retention. Dr. Amy Prabhakaran, Director of Pupil and Personnel Services for Rensselaer City Schools, said the district saw challenges hiring special education teachers, along with other teaching positions, ahead of the new school year. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! “It looks like we’re in pretty good shape to fill the teaching positions but it is still notably less applicants," Prabhakaran said. "A fewer pool of people to look at and determine that goodness of fit. It’s more challenging than it has been in past years.”According to New York State United Teachers, enrollment in state teaching programs declined 53 percent since 2009. Prabhakaran said the district is also seeing challenges hiring for student support positions like school psycho...

3 passengers dead after charter bus crashes on Pennsylvania interstate, state police say

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:00:48 GMT

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A charter bus carrying up to 50 people crashed and hit another vehicle on a Pennsylvania interstate, killing three bus passengers, state police said.The wreck happened during heavy rain around 11:50 p.m. Sunday on southbound Interstate 81 just north of Harrisburg, state police said. The bus drove off the roadway, struck an embankment and rolled onto its right side before hitting the back of a car that was stopped in the right lane of traffic, according to a crash report.The three passengers were declared dead at the scene, the police report said, and others suffered injuries that ranged from minor to severe. Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center received 28 patients from the crash, spokesperson Scott Gilbert said in an email. As of Monday morning, two people were admitted as inpatients, 16 were being treated in the emergency department and 10 had been discharged. He said the hospital was told several other people were taken to another hospital. A D...

Dispute between 3 women in vehicle ends with deadly stabbing in Hollywood

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:00:48 GMT

A dispute inside a vehicle led to a stabbing that left one woman dead and another injured in Hollywood Monday morning. Police responded to reports of a stabbing in the 7200 block of West Sunset Boulevard around 1:45 a.m., according to a Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson. Police investigate a fatal stabbing in Hollywood on Aug. 7, 2023. (KTLA)Preliminary information indicated that three women were inside a vehicle when the suspect, described only as a 23-year-old woman, stabbed both of the victims during a verbal dispute. The two victims were described as a 43-year-old woman and a 24-year-old woman. Both were transported to a local hospital, where the 43-year-old died from her injuries, according to authorities. Shooting leaves 2 dead following street takeover reports in South Los Angeles There was no word on the condition of the second victim.The suspect was taken into custody and no other suspects were outstanding, police said. Homicide detectives were taking over the i...

Los Angeles city workers to join strikes of 'hot labor summer'

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 01:00:48 GMT

Hot labor summer continues as yet another large group of workers have announced plans to strike. Los Angeles city workers are planning to go on a 24-hour strike Tuesday, according to multiple reports. Striking workers will picket at Los Angeles City Hall and LAX, worker union SEIU Local 721 indicated on Twitter.They join hotel workers, UPS workers, writers and actors in using strikes — or the threats of strikes — to negotiate for better wages and benefits from their employees.The L.A. city worker strike would be the first in 15 years, the Los Angeles Times reports. SEIU Local 721 said about 11,000 people will participate, including "sanitation workers, heavy duty mechanics, traffic officers and engineers," the Times added. The workers are "vital to the function of services for millions of Angelenos every day and to our local economy," Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said in a statement issued in response to the strike announcement."They deserve fair contracts and we have been bargainin...