US FLIGHTS IRRUPT INTO CHAOS
An F-A-A computer glitch sends a ripple affect across the country.
Computers that went down in Salt Lake City and Atlanta caused flight cancellations and delays that began on the East Coast and rippled West. The F-A-A has resolved the problem but doesn't know how long it will take to catch up. If you plan on flying this weekend call your airline before you head to the airport!
CIVIL RIGHTS ICON DIES
The South mourns the loss of Civil Rights Icon, James Armstrong. Armstrong carried the American flag at the head of the Voting Rights March in Montgomery Alabama in 1965. He played a key roll in integrating schools and organizing demonstrations. Armstrong died of heart failure in his Alabama home yesterday. He was 86 years old.
USPS KILLS THE DREAM OF SANTA CLAUSE
The US Postal Service announces today… there is no Santa Clause. Since 1954 volunteers in the North Pole (Alaska) have replied to millions of letters sent to Santa this time of year. Over the last 3 years officials discovered a few volunteers that were also on the sex offender registry. The USPS has decided the program is too much of a risk to children, since there is not a system for screening the volunteers.
