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The Georgia college student in federal custody who could be deported after she was pulled over by local cops should have never been stopped, officials admitted Monday. Mexican national Ximena Arias-Cristobal was wrongly accused by Dalton police of making an illegal turn at a red light after an officer confused her with another driver on May 5, city leaders said in a press release. During the stop, authorities said the 19-year-old, who is in the country illegally, didn’t have a proper driver’s license and was taken into custody at the scene and later detained by immigration enforcement authorities. While all...

May 11 (UPI) — Operations are returning to normal after a unrelated equipment issues prompted ground stops at Newark Liberty and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International airports Sunday, the Federal Aviation Administration announced. “Technicians are working to address the problem,” the FAA said of the Newark issue. “The FAA briefly slowed aircraft in and out of the airport while we ensured redundancies were working as designed,” the agency said on X. “Operations have returned to normal.” As of Sunday afternoon, at least 150 flights to and from Newark were delayed and 80 were canceled. The FAA issued the ground stop Sunday morning...

Nearly 80 flights have been cancelled and more than 40 delayed at Newark Liberty International Airport after yet another an equipment outage brought more chaos to the NYC-area hub. A 45-minute ground stop was ordered on Sunday morning by the FAA following the outage at Newark’s air traffic control facility, officials told WABC. It comes after a radar malfunction on Friday morning brought Newark to a standstill briefly on Friday morning. The number of flights in and out of the airport will be reduced for the “next several weeks,” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told NBC’s “Meet the Press,” following travel...

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has launched a new cash incentive program aimed at recruiting and retaining air traffic controllers, he announced Thursday. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will give $5,000 bonuses to all academy graduates and new hires that complete initial qualification training. Academy graduates assigned to 13 facilities that have faced additional hiring struggles will get $10,000. Additionally, certified professional controllers who are younger than 56 and opt not to retire when eligible will receive bonuses equal to 20 percent of their basic pay for each year they continue to work. The new incentives are being offered for a...

Hochul is seen defiantly tossing the letter from President Trump's Sean Duffy to end congestion pricing.

New York lawmakers are considering a bill that would bar law enforcement officers from conducting traffic stops for minor violations. Part of the effort behind the proposal is to further “racial equity and public safety,” Fox News reported on Monday. “The measure aims to limit ‘the frequency of traffic stops for minor violations in furtherance of racial equity and public safety,’ according to the bill, as racial minorities in the state make up the majority of arrests and traffic stops,” the outlet said, noting violations mentioned included those such as a broken taillight, expired tags, window tinting that is too...

In the Grand Canyon state, it's illegal to slow traffic down by traveling below the speed limit. However, it's also illegal to "camp," or use the left (or passing lane) as a travel lane. In most states, the law mandates drivers to travel in the right lane and use the left lane strictly as a passing lane. If you travel in the left lane and slow other drivers down, Republican Rep. Teresa Martinez is coming after you with a new bill. She became inspired to propose the bill when she found herself caught in traffic caused by a bad driver....

President-elect Trump will be sworn in Monday inside the Capitol Rotunda, and D.C. will be packed with events surrounding the inauguration. Why it matters: Hundreds of thousands of people will gather in D.C. for the event, sparking road and Metro closures plus a massive security operation. Here's everything you need to know: Schedule Saturday, Jan. 18 Trump will kick off the weekend with a reception and fireworks at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling. There will be a cabinet reception and the vice president's dinner, as well. Sunday, Jan. 19 The "Make America Great Again Victory Rally" will begin at...

Traffic jams continue to plague urban centers across the United States, leading to lost time, increased costs, and frustration for millions of commuters. The 2024 INRIX Global Traffic Scorecard sheds light on the cities most affected, providing valuable insights into the challenges faced by drivers. Here are the 10 cities with the worst traffic, according to INRIX: New York City – The Big Apple leads the nation, with drivers losing countless hours in traffic. Chicago – The Windy City ranks second, with congestion remaining a major issue. Los Angeles – LA’s infamous gridlock earns it the third spot. Boston –...

While some people may be able to remember the details surrounding President-Elect Donald Trump’s second assassination attempt, many are forgetting about a little girl that was critically injured in a car wreck caused by the would-be shooter. On September 15th, 2024, Ryan Routh led authorities on a chase on Florida’s I-95 after a Secret Service agent spotted him hiding in the bushes at Trump International Golf Club with an SKS-style rifle. The chase ended in a horrific crash, landing 6-year-old Mia Rosalie Monreal in a month-long coma after she suffered a severe brain injury. Monreal’s mother, Norka Pardo, told WPTV...

A mammoth sinkhole opened along a major New Jersey interstate Thursday morning, closing several lanes and pushing motorists onto local roads to avoid the pit. The sinkhole — which appeared large enough to swallow several cars — opened on the shoulder of Interstate 80 in Wharton sometime around 7:45 a.m., according to NJ.com. Construction crews swarmed the area around Exit 34 as they tried to work out a solution to the post-Christmas surprise. Meanwhile, the state’s Department of Transportation closed the eastbound lanes — leading to a lengthy backup that clogged the highway. “Motorists should expect delays or plan an...

Three men died after their car, misled by Google Maps, drove off an unfinished bridge in India Three men tragically died after their car, following Google Maps directions, plunged off an unfinished bridge into a river in India. The victims were traveling from Gurugram to Bareilly to attend a wedding when they relied on Google Maps for navigation. The app directed them onto an under-construction flyover, which had collapsed in 2022 due to flooding. The bridge remained incomplete without warning signs or barricades to indicate danger or a closure, Hindustan Times reported. The car fell 50 feet into the Ramganga...

A law banning cars from turning right at all red lights across D.C. was set to start with the new year. But city transportation officials, who never supported the blanket ban, have pumped the brakes because the D.C. Council failed to earmark money to alert drivers to the change.As it stands, the city will only enforce a ban at about half of the District’s 1,600 intersections, where they have erected signs notifying drivers they can’t turn right on red

he latest employment situation report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), released Friday morning, showed that the economy added only 12,000 jobs in October, or 12% of the 100,000 additions expected. It's the smallest gain in four years, since December 2020. The report "showed a material weakening in job growth," EY Senior Economist Lydia Boussour told Entrepreneur in an emailed statement.

More than 20,000 Haitians are now living in Springfield, Ohio and the residents are fed up. Springfield has a population of about 60,000 people and Haitians now make up 25% of the population. Democrats want to take back Ohio so they have flooded parts of the state with Haitians and other illegal migrants. The City of Springfield held a City Commission meeting last week and angry residents went off on them for doing nothing about the Haitians wreaking havoc on the community and draining resources. Residents went off the local government officials for neglecting to keep the city clean and...

There are some artists who released many songs throughout their career that clearly fit into the yacht rock template. And then there are a few who kind of accidentally dipped their toes into that warm ocean water. Dave Mason, a British classic rocker, probably stands as one of the most unlikely Yacht Rock standard-bearers, thanks to his 1977 hit “We Just Disagree.” What is the song about? Who wrote it? And how did it go against the grain of what Mason usually released? Here is the story of one of the most heartbreaking yacht rock standards, “We Just Disagree.” Mason’s...

A far-left NYC councilwoman who ran for office on an anti-car-agenda and pushed a crackdown on dangerous driving is a road menace who’s racked up four speeding tickets in a little more than a year, The Post has learned. Queens Democratic Socialist Tiffany Cabán was slapped with seven traffic tickets totaling $490 in fines and late fees since November 2022 — including four in the past 13 months for being caught on camera speeding in school zones, a review of city records shows. The remaining summonses on the pol’s black Chevy Cruze include two for blocking fire hydrants, and another...

CHICAGO — With the ShotSpotter gunfire detection system soon to be removed from Chicago’s streets, so-called “reform” activists are turning their attention to another tool police find useful: traffic stops. Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx said in May that her office is developing a policy not to prosecute gun, theft, and drug charges stemming from certain traffic stops. Foxx said her staff would refuse to file charges in most cases if evidence was found during a traffic stop for missing license plates, expired registrations, and other minor infractions. She called the anticipated change “a public safety enhancement effort.” “Armed...

OAKLAND, Calif. - A major sideshow erupted on the eastern span of the Bay Bridge overnight. It's becoming a common occurrence in the Bay Area. The sideshow in the middle of the night came to a close with a fireworks show. Participants shot them 30 feet into the sky with cars taking over the bridge around 2 a.m. Sunday, causing traffic to come to a halt for about an hour. Video shows multiple cars pulling donuts, getting dangerously close to spectators. Passengers hung out of car windows and sat in truck beds, as drivers spun in circles. "You could hear...

On Saturday night in the Hamptons, the buzz at dinner parties and restaurants was about President Biden’s performance at a local, upscale fundraiser, and traffic nightmares his presence caused. While the president got largely good reviews — words like “strong” and “energetic” were used to describe his appearance at the private event after his Thursday night debate debacle — others weren’t so sure. One political veteran told Page Six, “Most people said they felt better,” after seeing Biden, “but some felt worse.” The unconvinced Democrat insider said that while some at the daytime event were reassured that Biden addressed his...