United Airlines plane diverted and ‘unruly passenger’ detained after in-flight incident

A United flight bound for Minneapolis diverted to Dane County Regional Airport Friday night after reports of an unruly passenger, officials said. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Flight UA2005, which originated in Chicago, “landed safely in Madison, Wisconsin to address a security concern with an…

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Locations, severity, how contagious it is and more

The ongoing Ebola outbreak in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has alarmed global public health experts over the ferocity of the spread in the remote and heavily populated region. Since the World Health Organization declared a public health emergency in mid-May, there have been about 1,000 cases and hundreds of deaths from the Bundibugyo…

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Freedom 250 vs. America250, explained

Celebrations are taking place across the country leading up to the 250th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence, including concerts, fairs and sporting events, with two main groups responsible for the largest festivities. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. One of them, America250,…

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ICE eyes selling mega-warehouses purchased for mass detention

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is looking into selling some of the large warehouses that Immigration and Customs Enforcement had purchased earlier this year to serve as mega-detention centers for immigrants, according to two Department of Homeland Security officials. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. DHS…

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