Consumer News: Jobless claims down in SC, more than 1,000 flights cancelled Wednesday
Consumer News: Jobless claims down in SC, more than 1,000 flights cancelled Wednesday
Author: CNN
Authorities say “serial killer” caught, sentenced for role in disappearance and death of SC woman
A North Carolina man, who authorities call a serial killer, has been sentenced to life in prison without parole in the disappearance and death of an elderly woman from South Carolina.
Three more Operation Fly Formula missions planned for the weekend
The largest is a truck convoy of Gerber formula coming from Mexico. That alone will bring one million pounds of formula into the United States.
One year anniversary of the deadly condo collapse in Surfside, Florida
98 people were killed when the building collapsed in the middle of the night, on June 24, 2021.
More than 1,000 flights cancelled Wednesday
A rough start to the summer travel season as airlines canceled more than 1,000 flights Wednesday, and another 3,400 were delayed. The disruptions were largely because of weather on the east coast.
Uber bringing back shared rides to some cities
Uber is letting some users share rides again.
3 injured when jetliner crash lands, catches fire in Miami
Associated Press (AP)
The crash landing of a jetliner that caught fire on the runway at Miami International Airport with 126 people on board had passengers screaming and panicking, witnesses said.
Afghanistan quake kills 1,000 people, deadliest in decades
By Fazel Rahman Faizi (AP)
A powerful earthquake struck a rural, mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan early Wednesday, killing 1,000 people and injuring 1,500 more in one of the country’s deadliest quakes in decades, the state-run news agency reported. Officials warned that the already grim toll may still rise.
FDA looks to lower nicotine levels in cigarettes
Tobacco makers are looking into the possibility of lowering levels of nicotine in cigarettes in the near future.
Yellowstone to welcome back visitors this week after closing due to flooding
Yellowstone will welcome back visitors this week for the first time since closing due to record breaking floods. Officials originally closed all entrances into the park after record rainfall inundated Yellowstone, causing dangerous flooding that damaged roads and destroyed property. At one point, the Yellowstone River rose to its highest level in more than 100 years.
