Air traffic controllers didn't warn a B-52 bomber crew about a nearby airliner, the Air Force says

Air traffic controllers didn't warn a B-52 bomber crew about a nearby airliner, the Air Force says

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Air traffic controllers at a small North Dakota airport didn't inform an Air Force bomber's crew that a commercial airliner was flying in the same area, the military said, shedding light on the nation's latest air safety scare. A SkyWest pilotperformed a sharp turn, startling passengers, to avoid colliding with the B-52 bomber that he said was in his flight path as he prepared to land Friday at Minot International Airport. The bomber had been conducting a flyover at the North Dakota State Fair in Minot that was approved in consultation with the Federal Aviation Administration, the Minot International Airport air traffic control and the Minot Air Force Base's air traffic control team, the Air Force said in a statement Monday. As the bomber headed to the fairgrounds shortly before 8 p.m., the base's air traffic control advised its crew to contact the Minot airport's air traffic control. "The B-52 crew contacted Minot International Airport tower and the tower provided instructions to continue 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) westbound after the flyover," the Air Force said. "The tower did not advise of the inbound commercial aircraft." Video taken by a passenger on Delta Flight 3788, which departed from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, and posted to social media captured audio of the SkyWest pilot explaining over the plane's intercom that he made the hard bank after spotting the bomber in the flight path that Minot air traffic control had directed him to take for landing. "Sorry about the aggressive maneuver. It caught me by surprise," the pilot can be heard saying on the video. "This is not normal at all. I don't know why they didn't give us a heads up." The FAA, Air Force and SkyWest are investigating. It's just the latest flight scare in recent months. In February, a Southwest Airlines flight about to land at Chicago's Midway Airport was forced to climb back into the skyto avoid another aircraftcrossing the runway. That followed thetragic midair collisionof a passenger jet and an Army helicopter over Washington, D.C., in January that killed all 67 people aboard the two aircraft. Those andother recent incidentshave raised questions about the FAA's oversight. The FAA said Monday that a private company services the Minot air traffic control tower, and that the controllers there aren't FAA employees. It is one of 265 airport towers nationwide that are operated by companies, but the roughly 1,400 air traffic controllers at these smaller airports meet the same qualification and training requirements as FAA controllers at larger airports, the agency said. Some small airports like Minot's also don't have their own radar systems on site. In fact, the vast majority of the nation's airportsdon't even have towers, mainly because most small airports don't have passenger air service. But regional FAA radar facilities do oversee traffic all across the country and help direct planes in and out of airports like Minot. The Minot airport typically handles between 18 and 24 flights a day. ___ Beck reported from Omaha, Nebraska. Associated Press writer Josh Funk contributed from Omaha.

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Air traffic controllers didn't warn a B-52 bomber crew about a nearby airliner, the Air Force says

Air traffic controllers didn't warn a B-52 bomber crew about a nearby airliner, the Air Force says BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Air traffic con...

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'A new reality': Price tag for LA fires pegged at $65 billion, report says

'A new reality': Price tag for LA fires pegged at $65 billion, report says

Until this year the2018 Camp Firestood as not only the deadliest wildfire in California history but also the costliest in the U.S., with $13 billion in economic losses, adjusted for inflation. A new reportsays each of the two major wildfires thatdevastated parts of Los Angeles Countyin January cost more than twice as much, adding up to a whopping $65 billion in losses. The Palisades ($37 billion) and Eaton ($28 billion) fires also became the most expensive wildfire events ever for the reinsurance industry, causing $40 billion total in covered damage, according to the report by Gallagher Re, a global firm that provides insurance to insurers. "(We're) talking about two of the most expensive fires ever recorded globally,'' said Steve Bowen, chief science officer for Gallagher Re, underscoring the rarity of such twin calamities occurring well into California's traditional rainy period. "We'refacing a new realityregarding the seasonality of wildfires,'' he said. The concurrent blazes killed 30 people and destroyed more than 16,200 buildings – compared to 85 and 18,800 for the Camp inferno, which wiped out the Northern California town of Paradise. The increased price tag reflects the L.A. blazes' location in one of the nation'smost expensive housing markets, and it also highlights the unique spot the U.S. held in the ranking of costly natural disasters in the first six months of 2025. In a relatively tame first half of the year for weather-related catastrophes across the planet, the U.S. racked up $110 billion in losses, representing 73% of the world's total and 92% of the covered insurance damages, Gallagher Re said. Every other region was below average. The U.S. had 15 billion-dollar and eight multibillion-dollar weather-related events in the first half of 2025, while the rest of the world had six and three, respectively. In addition to the destructive wildfires, chief among them the ones in Southern California, Americans had to contend with a high number of severe convective storms – essentially thunderstorms – that produced tornadoes, high winds and hail, leading to about $42 billion in economic losses. At least 118 tornado touchdowns were unleashed during aMarch 13-16 outbreakacross 15 states, mostly in the Midwest and parts of the South and East, killing at least 43 people. Federal officials said the 300 verified tornadoes in March smashed the previous record. Bowen noted the emergence of "weather whiplash,'' where a region experiences two ends of the climate spectrum – say, from drenching rain that fosters vegetation growth to extended dry spells that turn brush into tinder – in a relatively short time. California has been prone to that phenomenon in recent years, in addition to downpours that fall on burn scars from fires, resulting in flooding and mudslides. "Really being cognizant of these shifts in weather is becoming much more important as we see the influence of climate change in the day-to-day weather patterns,'' Bowen said. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:'A new reality': Price tag for LA fires pegged at $65 billion

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'A new reality': Price tag for LA fires pegged at $65 billion, report says

'A new reality': Price tag for LA fires pegged at $65 billion, report says Until this year the2018 Camp Firestood as not only the de...

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Investigation underway after Vietnamese national in ICE custody died in the hospital

Investigation underway after Vietnamese national in ICE custody died in the hospital

An investigation is underway after a Vietnamese national died in the hospital on Saturday while in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody, according to an email seen by NBC News. Tien Xuan Phan, 55, had been in custody at the ICE Processing Center in Karnes County, Texas, for seven weeks. A representative for the family did not respond to a request for comment. According to the ICE email, Phan was taken to the local hospital, Otto Kaiser Memorial Hospital, on Friday for "evaluation due to seizures, vomiting, and unresponsiveness and was later airlifted to the Methodist Hospital Northeast for further evaluation." The cause of death was not stated and is now the subject of the investigation. ICE routinely conducts investigations into any detainee deaths and publishes them online after 90 days. Phan was ordered to be removed from the country by an immigration judge on April 2, 2012, but an ICE official says they "failed to leave the U.S. as ordered." Phan was then arrested in early June this year. The Karnes facility in Texas has, at times, exceeded its contractual capacity of 928, and once held 1,311 detainees this fiscal year, according to data obtained by immigration researchers at Syracuse University. NBC News contacted ICE and the Department of Homeland Security for further comment on whether Phan had a criminal record. So far this year, eight detainees have died while in ICE custody,according to the agency's own figures, including one other from Vietnam. The rest were from Mexico, Haiti, Colombia, Ukraine, Ethiopia, Honduras and Guyana. In total, 12 detainees died in ICE custody in 2024, the figures show. The American Civil Liberties Union and other human rights groups said ina report last yearthat most of the deaths of people in ICE custody between 2017 to 2021 could have been prevented if the agency had provided proper medical care. President Donald Trump's administration has madearresting and deporting suspected illegal aliensa central policy of this term, with ICE officials told to make thousands of arrests every day.

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Stephen Colbert Claps Back at Trump’s Gloating About ‘Late Show’ Cancellation: ‘Go F— Yourself’

Stephen Colbert Claps Back at Trump's Gloating About 'Late Show' Cancellation: 'Go F— Yourself'

Stephen Colbert had a succinct message to President Trump, one that involved an anatomical impossibility. In his monologue opening Monday's "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert," Colbert referred to Trump's celebrating CBS'ssudden decision to axe the show. The U.S. president, in apost on Truth Social last Friday, wrote, "I absolutely love that Colbert got fired. His talent was even less than his ratings." More from Variety 'Big Bang Theory' Star Jim Parsons Blasts Trump Administration for Shutting Down LGBTQ+ Crisis Hotline: 'It's Quite Literally Criminal... It Is Only Hurtful' Trump Slams 'Untruthful' WSJ Article About Treasury Secretary Warning Him to Not Fire Fed Chair: 'I Know Better Than Anybody What's Good for the Market' John Oliver Says 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert' Cancellation Is 'Incredibly Sad': 'Terrible News for the World of Comedy' With mock outrage, Colbert said, "How dare you, sir? Would an untalented man be able to compose the following satirical witticism?" Colbert then appeared in an on-screen frame that said "Eloquence Cam" and, staring directly into the camera, affected a clipped New York accent: "Go fuck yourself." (The f-bomb was bleeped out.) The line drew a massive roar of approval from the audience in the Ed Sullivan Theater, followed by cheers of "Stephen! Stephen! Stephen!" In the monologue, Colbert noted that Trump also said in his online post, "I hear Jimmy Kimmel is next" to be fired. To which Colbert said, "Nope, no, no. Absolutely not. Kimmel, I am the martyr. There's only room for one on this cross. And the view is fantastic from up here. I can see your house!" "Folks, I'm gonna go ahead and say it: Cancel culture has gone to far," Colbert quipped at the start of the show. "Over the weekend, it sunk in that they're killing off our show. But they made one mistake: They left me alive," he said. "And now," Colbert said, "for the next 10 months, the gloves are off. I can finally speak unvarnished truth to power and say what I really think about Donald Trump, starting right now" — and he then offered this comically milquetoast critique of Trump: "I don't care for him. Doesn't have the skillset to be president. Not a good fit, that's all." Colbert reiterated his praise for CBS, saying they have "always been great partners." But he also asked rhetorically, "how could it be purely be a financial decision if 'The Late Show' is No. 1 in ratings?" Colbert said "somebody at CBS" followed up their "gracious press release" announcing "The Late Show" cancellation with a "gracious anonymous leak"to the New York Post, which reported that the program loses $40 million-$50 million per year. Said Colbert, "I could see us losing $24 million, but where would Paramount have possibly spent the other $16 million — oh, yeah." Earlier this month, CBS parentParamount Global said it will pay Trump $16 million to settle his lawsuitalleging a "60 Minutes" interview with Kamala Harris was deceptively edited. "The Late Show" posted a preview of Colbert's June 21 monologueon Instagramahead of the program's broadcast on CBS with the caption: "Sticks and stones may break our bones but presidential turds can never hurt us." Prior to Monday's taping, a crowd of about 100 protestors gathered outside the Ed Sullivan Theater in midtown Manhattan shouting, "Trump must go, Colbert must stay," according to aposton X by James Martin, editor at large for America Magazine. That was in addition to several hundred more waiting to get in to see the show. Colbert had announced the show's terminationto the "Late Show" audienceduring the taping on Thursday, July 17, and that video was shared online. Colbert said he had found out about the decision on Wednesday night. He expressed gratitude to fans, his staff and CBS execs (saying "the folks at CBS have been great partners") but also regret that the network was exiting late night: "[I]t is a fantastic job. I wish somebody else was getting it." Colbert's guests Monday were actors Sandra Oh (whose credits include "Grey's Anatomy" and "Killing Eve") and Dave Franco ("Together," "Now You See Me," "The Disaster Artist"). SEE ALSO:Stephen Colbert 'Late Show' Features Cameos by Jimmy Fallon, Jon Stewart, John Oliver, Seth Meyers, Adam Sandler and More in Spoof of Coldplay Kiss-Cam Video When Oh came on stage, she said to Colbert, "Can I just start by saying something that I feel like probably everyone here and what everyone outside who's so supportive wants to say, which is that, I'm so sorry, and saddened, and properly outraged for the cancellation of late night here." Oh took Colbert's hand and said: "To CBS and Paramount: a plague on both of your houses." She added, "And also a pox on all those that they serve." Oh will appear this summer as Olivia inShakespeare in the Park's production of "Twelfth Night"in Manhattan's Central Park. CBS, in announcing thecancellation of "The Late Show,"said it was "purely a financial decision," and the show's axing followsyears-long slide in the economics of late-night TV. The next season will be the 11th and final season of Colbert's show on the network, ending its run in May 2026. But the news also came two weeks after the Paramount-Trump settlement. On July 14, Colbert had said on his show that the settlement by CBS's parent companywas "a big, fat bribe,"alleging that Paramount made the payment because the company is seeking to secure the Trump administration's approval to merge with Skydance Media. Critics of Trump including Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Democrat of Massachusetts, suggested thatCBS's cancelation of Colbert's show were related to the Paramount settlementwith the president. Warren has haspreviously characterized the Paramount/CBS settlement as "bribery.""America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons," Warren said in a July 17 statement. On Friday, the Writers Guild of America called forthe New York State attorney general to investigate the circumstances around "The Late Show" cancellation, with the union saying it had "significant concerns that The Late Show's cancelation is a bribe, sacrificing free speech to curry favor with the Trump Administration as the company looks for merger approval." On Monday, Warren and Sens. Bernie Sanders and Ron Wydensent a letter to Skydance CEO David Ellison, asking whether Skydance and Trump had a "secret side deal" apart from the Paramount settlement. Trump has claimed the settlement isactually worth as much as $35 millionwhen factoring in "advertising." In the letter, the senators also asked Ellison whether he "or other Skydance executives" were "involved in discussions about canceling 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.'" According to CBS, Skydance played no part in the decision to cancel the late-night show. (Skydance declined to comment.) Colbert, in the July 17 video, told the audience, "Before we start the show, I want to let you know something that I found out just last night. Next year will be our last season. The network will be ending 'The Late Show' in May." After the audience reacted with cries of dismay and boos, Colbert continued: "Yeah, I share your feelings. It's not just the end of our show, but it's the end of 'The Late Show' on CBS. I'm not being replaced. This is all just going away. And I do want to say, I do want to say that the folks at CBS have been great partners. I'm so grateful to the Tiffany Network for giving me this chair and this beautiful theater to call home. "And of course, I'm grateful to you, the audience, who have joined us every night in here, out there, all around the world, Mr. and Mrs. America, and all the ships at sea," Colbert said. "I'm grateful to share the stage with this band, these artists over here every night. And I am extraordinarily, deeply grateful to the 200 people who work here. We get to do this show for each other every day, all day. And I've had the pleasure and the responsibility of sharing what we do every day with you in front of this camera for the last 10 years. And let me tell you, it is a fantastic job. I wish somebody else was getting it. And it's a job that I'm looking forward to doing with this usual gang of idiots for another 10 months. It's going to be fun." Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week 'Harry Potter' TV Show Cast Guide: Who's Who in Hogwarts? 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Stephen Colbert Claps Back at Trump’s Gloating About ‘Late Show’ Cancellation: ‘Go F— Yourself’

Stephen Colbert Claps Back at Trump's Gloating About 'Late Show' Cancellation: 'Go F— Yourself' Stephen Colbert had a su...

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Dog the Bounty Hunter's Stepson Reportedly on Psych Hold Following 'Incomprehensible' Death of His Teen Son

Dog the Bounty Hunter's Stepson Reportedly on Psych Hold Following 'Incomprehensible' Death of His Teen Son

Dog the Bounty Hunter's Stepson Reportedly on Psych Hold Following 'Incomprehensible' Death of His Teen Sonoriginally appeared onParade. Gregory Zeccahas reportedly been placed on a psychiatric hold in the wake of theaccidental shooting death of his 13-year-old son,Anthony. While many details surrounding the teen's passing are still under investigation, Zecca, the stepson ofDog the Bounty Hunter, was reportedly involved in the incident, though he has not been arrested or charged with any crimes at this time. A rep for the family toldTMZthat Zecca was admitted into psychiatric care under an involuntary psychiatric hold over concerns that he might try to die by suicide following the death of his son. The publication reports that the concerns stem from the fact that Zecca "is stricken by grief and not because he feels guilty of a crime in relation to the shooting." He has reportedly been kept heavily sedated so far and has not yet spoken to his family or police. Anthony was reportedly shot in the neck in his Naples, Fla., apartment, with first responders locating a gun on the kitchen island. The incident has been described as a "freak accident." "We are grieving as a family over this incomprehensible tragic accident and would ask for continued prayers as we grieve the loss of our beloved grandson, Anthony," Dog, whose real name is Duane Chapman, and his wife,Francie Frane, toldTMZthrough their PR representative following Anthony's death. If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide or struggling with suicidal thoughts, help is available 24 hours a day through theSuicide and Crisis Lifelineat 988. Related: What We Learned About Playa Cocles, the Costa Rican Beach Where Malcolm-Jamal Warner Drowned Dog the Bounty Hunter's Stepson Reportedly on Psych Hold Following 'Incomprehensible' Death of His Teen Sonfirst appeared on Parade on Jul 22, 2025 This story was originally reported byParadeon Jul 22, 2025, where it first appeared.

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Dog the Bounty Hunter's Stepson Reportedly on Psych Hold Following 'Incomprehensible' Death of His Teen Son

Dog the Bounty Hunter's Stepson Reportedly on Psych Hold Following 'Incomprehensible' Death of His Teen Son Dog the Bounty Hunte...

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Megyn Kelly clutches her pearls over sexy Jennifer Lopez performance: 'So she's a soft porn star now'

Megyn Kelly clutches her pearls over sexy Jennifer Lopez performance: 'So she's a soft porn star now'

Taylor Hill/FilmMagic; Ricardo Rubio/Europa Press via Getty Megyn Kellyis not a fan ofJennifer Lopez's sexy performances, apparently. Alongside a video of Lopez dancing provocatively on stage recently, thepolitical commentator wrote on social media, "So she's a soft porn star now. Great choices!" Lopez, who is in the middle of herUp All Night Tour, can be seen in the video wearing a white, lace-up unitard and dancing suggestively with a gaggle of male dancers before breaking into her 2011 song, "I'm Into You."Entertainment Weeklyhas reached out to Lopez's representative for comment. This is just the latest jab from Kelly, who has had a lot to say about Lopez in recent months. In June,she dedicated a whole segmentof her show to the steamy ensemble the singer wore to a Pride event in Washington, DC. Alongside videos and photos of J. Lo at the event, Kelly decried, "This is a serious problem in our culture, when you have a 56-year-old woman who performs on stage — and this was a Pride event of course because J. Lo's also woke — and thinks it's really important that she show her vagina to us." After pointing out a similarly risqué outfit thatHalle Berrywore to the Met Gala in May, which Kelly claimed showed "side pube," Kelly continued, "This 56-year-old woman as an attempt to be like empowered and show us how you can still be fierce at 56 really wanted us to see her vagina... Why? Why does she think that's important? Why do these women think this is empowering?" Mariano Regidor/Redferns Sign up forEntertainment Weekly's free daily newsletterto get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more. And, back in January, at a Trump victory rally, the former Fox News journalist chose the moment to randomly throw shade at Lopez's recent divorce to Ben Affleck. "The good news just keeps on coming. I woke up this morning, I was two inches taller, a pound thinner and I had skin like Jennifer Lopez," Kelly told the crowd,according to videosshared from the election event. "Speaking of J. Lo, how happy are you [that] her candidate lost? It's so delightful." "These Hollywood celebrities who get up there and try and tell us how to vote, really. I mean like those celebrities who know nothing about anything," theMegyn Kelly Showhost added. "All J. Lo knows about what to do is ruin marriages. She's an expert in that. Why did she have to try and ruin the country too? So goodbye J. Lo, it didn't work out for you." Gary Gershoff/Getty For her part, Lopez hasn't publicly addressed Kelly's comments. Instead, her social media accounts have been dedicated to her glam, her performances, and promoting other projects like her upcoming buzzy musical drama film,Kiss of the Spider Woman. The 21-showUp All Night: Live in 2025— Lopez's fifth concert tour and first in six years — kicked off July 8 in Pontevedra, Spain, and is slated to conclude on August 12 in Sardinia, Italy. Read the original article onEntertainment Weekly

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Megyn Kelly clutches her pearls over sexy Jennifer Lopez performance: 'So she's a soft porn star now'

Megyn Kelly clutches her pearls over sexy Jennifer Lopez performance: 'So she's a soft porn star now' Taylor Hill/FilmMagic; Ric...

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