Tuesday, December 24, 2024 Top Stories
It is Tuesday, December 24, 2024. Merry Christmas Eve. Here are today’s top stories.
American Airlines temporarily grounds all flights
This early morning, all American Airlines flights were grounded due to a technical issue. Some people on social media said their boarding passes had problems with being scanned. The halt lasted for about an hour before American flights began boarding again. Christmas Eve is one of the busiest travel days so I’m sure many passengers and workers were happy to see the flights resume.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/american-airlines-requests-ground-stop-flights-faa/story
Bill Clinton hospitalized with fever
Former president Bill Clinton was taken to a hospital on Monday afternoon due to a fever. His spokesperson said he is feeling fine and hopes to be home by Christmas. He is 78 years old.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/23/politics/bill-clinton-hospital-fever/index.html————
Florida boy injured by falling drone
A 7-year-old boy in Florida was seriously injured when a drone from a drone show fell and hit his chest. This happened in downtown Orlando. The parents said the boy was knocked out and was hospitalized, where he later had to undergo open-heart surgery. Hopefully the boy will be okay. It’s not known what caused the drones to fall. The drone company, Sky Elements Drones, said they are working with the FAA and City of Orlando to understand what happened.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-boy-open-heart-surgery-hit-drone-holiday-show-parents-say
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Gaetz paid tens of thousands for sex or drugs
A House committee that investigated former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla) found that he paid tens of thousands of dollars to women for sex or drugs on at least 20 occasions. One of the payments was to a 17-year-old girl for sex in 2017. Gaetz said the report had false information. Donald Trump wanted him to be the U.S. attorney general but he withdrew from consideration due to many concerns, including the aforementioned payments to women.
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/matt-gaetz-ethics-report-released-12-23-24/index.html
Kilauea volcano erupts on Hawaii island
Kilauea volcano on Hawaii island started erupting on Monday and it’s continuing to spew lava. It is one of the the world’s most active volcanoes. There is no threat to communities as the lava flows are contained within a national park that is open to the public. There is a livestream that shows the volcano’s crater and lava, you can check it out. The lava is estimated to be about 1 yard thick.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/24/us/kilauea-volcano-erupts-hawaii-island/index.html
That is all the top stories for today. There will be no “Daily Moth” news on Christmas Day. I’ll be back on Thursday. Have a nice break and stay with the light.