NEW YORK—A Turkish Airlines jetliner headed from Seattle to Istanbul made an emergency landing in New York on Wednesday after the captain died on board, an airline official said. Pilot İlçehin Pehlivan, 59, lost consciousness at some point after flight 204 took off from Seattle on Tuesday night, Turkish Airlines spokesperson Yahya Üstün said in […]
President Joe Biden declared a state of emergency in Florida on Oct. 7 ahead of Hurricane Milton’s landfall. The emergency declaration directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency to coordinate the disaster relief efforts and to pre-position resources near communities where the hurricane is expected to hit. Biden also held a ceremony at the White House […]
Tropical Storm Francine, which formed Monday in the Gulf of Mexico, is forecast to hit Texas and Louisiana by late Wednesday prompting Texas to activate its emergency response system. Francine is forecast to reach hurricane strength by Wednesday afternoon, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). The storm is not expected to become a “major”—Category […]
A senior Federal Reserve official said Monday that the U.S. central bank is prepared to step in with emergency rate cuts if the economy takes a sharp downturn, although he suggested that markets were overreacting amid Monday’s stock sell-off. Austan Goolsbee, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Aug. […]
Federal officials have authorized emergency funds to combat the expanding Silver King Fire in Utah, which has scorched nearly 11,000 acres in Piute County. The Federal Emergency Management Agency approved Utah’s request for fire management assistance late Sunday as the Silver King Fire continued to spread near Marysvale.
The Supreme Court on June 27 decided to dismiss Idaho’s appeal against a lower court ruling that granted an exception to its strict abortion law for abortions deemed to be medical emergencies. The decision allows emergency abortions to proceed in Idaho, while a challenge to the state’s abortion law moves through the lower courts. President […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency in five counties on Wednesday following severe flooding and rainfall across southern Florida. Dangerous flooding from a tropical disturbance dubbed Invest 90L by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) inundated much of the state, blocking roads and floating vehicles. An invest is a naming convention used during hurricane […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—An American Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing in New Mexico after a disruptive passenger allegedly tried to open an emergency exit door, authorities said. Albuquerque International Sunport officials said Flight 1219 to Chicago returned to the airport shortly after takeoff Tuesday afternoon “due to a disturbance in the cabin involving […]
AUSTIN, Texas—A car crashed into a Texas hospital’s emergency room (ER) Tuesday, killing the driver and injuring five other people, including a child with life-threatening injuries, authorities said. The car smashed into the lobby of the ER at St. David’s North Austin Medical Center shortly after 5:30 p.m., fire officials said at a nighttime news […]
DULLES, Va.—A small passenger plane made an emergency landing on a northern Virginia highway after taking off from nearby Washington Dulles International Airport on Friday afternoon, but no injuries were reported, authorities said. Police responded to a call just before 1 p.m. about a small aircraft making an emergency landing on Loudoun County Parkway, Virginia […]
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ordered a temporary grounding of about 171 Boeing Max 9 airplanes after an incident on an Alaska Airlines airplane. “The FAA will order the temporary grounding of certain Boeing 737 MAX 9 aircraft operated by U.S. airlines or in U.S. territory,” the federal agency said on Saturday in a statement. […]
A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a lower court ruling blocking the Biden administration from enforcing federal guidance in Texas related to emergency abortions. Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Kurt Engelhardt, an appointee of President Donald Trump, penned the opinion, noting that the court declined “to expand the scope” of a federal […]
BISMARCK, N.D.—North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum on Friday declared a statewide emergency in response to an ice storm that felled power lines, leaving more than 20,000 people without electricity around the Christmas holiday. Burgum also plans to seek a presidential disaster declaration that would free up federal aid to help cover the costs of repairing […]
PROVIDENCE, R.I.—Authorities have found a critical structural failure in one of the busiest bridges in Rhode Island and have closed its westbound side to begin a repair job expected to take months. The Washington Bridge carries Interstate 195 over the Seekonk River from Providence to East Providence and serves as a key gateway to the […]
PORTLAND, Ore.—The former Alaska Airlines pilot accused of trying to cut the engines of a Horizon Air flight has been indicted on 84 endangerment charges, but is no longer charged with attempted murder, authorities said Tuesday. The district attorney’s office in Oregon’s Multnomah County, home to Portland, announced the grand jury’s indictment. Joseph Emerson is […]
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is conducting an emergency evacuation drill for the Orange Line subway train north of Malden Center Station at 10 a.m. ET on Nov. 5. The drill is a learning exercise that will include a scenario in which a subway train derails and passengers are hurt.
PORTLAND, Ore.—The wife of a former Alaska Airlines pilot who prosecutors say tried to cut the engines of a Horizon Air flight while riding in the cockpit jump seat said Thursday she knew her husband was struggling with depression but that she was in a state of shock over his arrest. “This is not my […]
KINGSTON, N.Y.—Two New York hospitals that were hit with a cyberattack have resumed admitting emergency patients after shutting down their computer systems to investigate, hospital officials said. Ambulances were diverted from HealthAlliance Hospital in Kingston and the affiliated Margaretville Hospital in Margaretville last week due to a cyberattack, which hit those two facilities as well […]
Rolando Salinas, Jr., the mayor of Eagle Pass, Texas, has issued an emergency declaration due to a “severe” surge in illegal immigration. Mr. Salinas signed the order on Sept. 19, officially declaring a state of disaster for the city of Eagle Pass that will last for at least seven days and may be renewed if […]
