Author: Gesi Lloyd

Severe thunderstorms combined with air traffic controller staffing shortages to cause more than 1,900 flight delays and 652 cancellations across U.S. airports on Friday, with New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport hit hardest. JFK alone recorded 119 delays and 162 cancellations, according to flight tracker FlightAware, while JetBlue led all carriers nationwide with 106 delays and 145 cancellations. Nearly every flight scheduled to arrive at or depart from LaGuardia, JFK and Newark airports Friday evening faced cancellation or hours long delays as New York City’s Emergency Management Department warned of flash flooding through 9 p.m. View this post on…

Louisiana is seeing a sharp increase in cases of Vibrio vulnificus, a bacteria sometimes called flesh-eating bacteria, with nine cases and five deaths reported so far in 2026. That is already well above the state’s typical yearly average of seven cases and one death, according to the Louisiana Department of Health. Health officials say all nine cases this year involved people who entered seawater with an open wound, and every patient had an underlying health condition. The department is urging residents and visitors to take precautions before swimming or handling seafood as water temperatures stay warm through October. What is…

The Farmers’ Almanac has released its long range outlook for winter 2026 to 2027, and the forecast reads like a warning label. Expect a soggy south, a jittery north and a northeast that swings between rain and snow without much notice. Caleb Weatherbee, the pen name used by generations of Almanac forecasters, built this year’s outlook on the publication’s old formula of sunspot activity, lunar cycles and historical weather patterns, blended with modern satellite data and current ocean readings. The Almanac has used some version of this method since 1818, making it the longest running seasonal forecast in North America.…

Yes. A Flood Watch is in effect for St. Clair, Oakland, Macomb, Washtenaw, Wayne, Lenawee and Monroe counties until 5 p.m. Today, as a slow moving area of low pressure brings heavier than normal rainfall rates to Southeast Michigan through the morning and into the early afternoon. How much rain is expected Most of the region should see 1 to 2 inches of rain through early this afternoon, though some localized spots could pick up more than 3 inches before the system winds down later in the day. Rain became more widespread overnight into this morning after a mix of…

Donovan Mitchell has reportedly married Grammy winning singer and actress Coco Jones, with footage of their wedding surfacing online and quickly spreading among fans. Neither Mitchell nor Jones has publicly confirmed the marriage themselves, though videos shared by people close to the couple have left little doubt that the ceremony took place. Who shared the wedding footage first Former basketball player Troy Payne posted clips from the ceremony to his Instagram Story, and outlets covering the moment picked it up soon after. The footage arrived roughly a year after Mitchell and Jones announced their engagement, a relationship the pair have…

WestJet flight attendants walked off the job early Today because months of negotiations over wages and unpaid ground work collapsed without a deal, triggering hundreds of flight cancellations during one of Canada’s busiest travel weekends. What triggered the walkout The Canadian Union of Public Employees, which represents roughly 4,400 WestJet flight attendants, issued a strike notice after nearly eleven months of bargaining failed to produce an agreement both sides could accept. WestJet responded with its own lockout notice, and once the notice period expired early Sunday, the strike began. What is the strike actually about At its core, the dispute…

Minaj posted an extended message on X predicting that Fauci would eventually lose his ability to speak and require a feeding tube, saying only then would he understand the suffering she believes he caused during the COVID-19 pandemic. She pointed to newborns, schoolchildren, pregnant women barred from delivery rooms, and elderly patients who died alone, along with what she described as lost trust in government and taxpayer money she said went to bad actors. She closed the post on a softer note, saying she had struggled to find humor in the situation and offering blessings to those who made it…

Yes. Mississippi’s state medical examiner completed the initial Nolan Wells autopsy on July 7 and finished the full report by late July, according to the state Department of Public Safety. Officials have confirmed the report exists but have not said when, or whether, it will be released to the public. Why won’t officials release the results Prosecutors say releasing the findings now could jeopardize the case. Jackson County’s district attorney has said the autopsy and other evidence will remain sealed until presented to a grand jury, citing ethical rules that bar investigators from sharing details that could influence witnesses or…

Yes, daylight saving time will end as scheduled this year. Clocks fall back one hour at 2 a.m. local time on Sunday, Nov. 1, moving to 1 a.m. and marking the return to standard time. The shift hands most Americans an extra hour of sleep and pushes sunrise and sunset earlier through the winter months. Under current federal law, daylight saving time runs from the second Sunday in March through the first Sunday in November, and that schedule stays in place unless Congress acts before autumn. Is daylight saving time becoming permanent Not yet, and possibly not this year either.…

Workers at Ghirardelli’s flagship San Francisco shop walked off the job for three days because they say the company is trying to raise their health care costs while contract talks have dragged on since 2025 without an agreement. The strike, which ran from Thursday through Saturday, was the first full shutdown at the shop in more than four decades and forced Ghirardelli to close its Original Chocolate and Ice Cream Shop in Ghirardelli Square. What is the health care dispute actually about Ghirardelli adds a 6% fee to customer bills at its Ghirardelli Square locations, a surcharge the company has…