A Delta flight slid off the pavement Friday morning at Kansas City International Airport in Missouri, an airport spokesman said. Delta Flight A319 was taxiing from the airport terminal when its nose wheel dropped off the taxiway pavement, according to spokesman Joe McBride. “No known injuries,” he said. “Buses being brought out to remove passengers.”…… MORE
Clutch your adult beverages a little tighter, everyone. On this day 100 years ago, Prohibition went into effect — banning the production, importation, sale and transportation of alcohol in the US. It all started with the temperance movement, which encouraged and advocated for abstinence from alcohol. Much of the reasoning was based on ideas of…… MORE
Seeing one mountain lion is rare enough — the animals tend to both avoid humans and stick to themselves, the exact opposite of a pack mentality. That’s what makes this occurrence so special: a home surveillance camera captured five (!!!) mountain lions hanging out together. It’s quite the rebrand for the animals, which have previously…… MORE
Tashonna Ward walked into an emergency room in Milwaukee one evening this month to get treatment for chest pains and shortness of breath. After waiting more than two hours, the 25-year-old left and went to seek help at an urgent care, the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner said in a report. She collapsed by her car…… MORE
Google’s parent company, Alphabet, passed the $1 trillion mark on Wall Street, joining Apple and Microsoft at the tippy top of the market. (Also, we may not have $1 trillion, but we do have a long weekend. 5 Things is off Monday, but we’ll be back in your inbox Tuesday morning!) Here’s what you need…… MORE
An arrest warrant has been issued for 50-year-old Frederick Hampton in connection with an investigation into the death of Paighton Houston, authorities said. Houston, 29, disappeared December 20 after leaving a Birmingham bar, her family said. Her body was found in a shallow grave behind a house in Hueytown, Alabama, earlier this month, Trussville Police…… MORE
A new building on the campus of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School will open in August to replace the site of one of the deadliest school shootings in American history. The new 45,000-square-foot building will allow students to escape the temporary portable classrooms they have used since returning to the Parkland, Florida, school following the…… MORE
Bring on the sugar rush. This Snickers bar is a chocolate addict’s fantasy — and a health enthusiast’s nightmare. Weighing in at more than 4,700 pounds and measuring two feet high and 26 inches wide, the Guinness Book of World Records declared Waco, Texas, as the home to the world’s largest Snickers bar Thursday. It…… MORE
Someone shot at passing vehicles on a major highway in North Carolina, and authorities are warning drivers to be vigilant. “Please be careful if traveling 264 East. There have been reports of vehicles being shot at between mile marker 38-40 … in Wilson County,” the Bailey Police Department posted on social media. Several people responded…… MORE
New details have emerged about the alleged involvement of actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband Mossimo Giannulli in the college admissions scandal. A new, 526-page motion, filed Tuesday in Massachusetts federal court, is the government’s response to a recent argument by Loughlin, Giannulli, and additional defendants who have pleaded not guilty. The defendants…… MORE
