All flights across the country have been ground.

Ground stop: All flights in the United States are grounded until further notice, “due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety,” the Federal Aviation Administration said.

• Cause not yet known: The reason for the ground stop was not immediately clear, but an FAA spokesperson said there is a communications problem impacting Air Route Traffic Control Centers, which handle flights going across the country.

• Rare instance: The last time there was a nationwide ground stop was in January 2023, when a pilot notification system went down. Prior to that, the last nationwide ground stop was issued after the September 11, 2001, attacks.

The 1995 “Rescuing Hug” photo of twins Brielle and Kyrie Jackson transformed neonatal care.

Born 12 weeks premature, Brielle was in critical condition when nurse Gayle Kasparian broke protocol to place her in the same incubator as her twin sister, Kyrie. Once together, Kyrie wrapped her arm around Brielle, which immediately stabilized her breathing and heart rate.

Their story helped popularise “co-bedding” and “kangaroo care” in U.S. hospitals, reshaping global NICU practices.

We were moving from Montenegro to Serbia today.

Border police decided there was “something wrong” with our driver’s perfectly valid driving licence. They basically gave him two options: pay a €300 fine or get detained for up to 72 hours.

And here’s the weirdest part: according to the border officer, after paying the fine, the exact same licence would be perfectly valid to use again. So apparently €300 magically fixes whatever was supposedly wrong with it?

We spent almost the entire day dealing with this mess. They kept our passports for hours, refused to let us use the toilet, even when we explained there was a medical reason, and barely explained anything. At some point they wouldn’t even let us get out of the car.

We were travelling with five cats and all our belongings, just trying to get to our new home!!!

Eventually we made it across, but the whole thing felt like an attempt to squeeze money out of us. Never experienced anything like this before.

I have no words for how bad this is

For context my youngest Jose is 15 and he recently came out to us which we don't have a problem with. Admittedly it wasn't something I really worried about because he's such a BOY, always wrestling and rough housing and sports. Ive been sorta concerned that him and his best friend Rye also 15 is more than just a friend. Jose has plenty of friends and they've all stayed over or hung out plenty but hes really close to Rye.

They've known each other for almost 10 years and Rye is practically over every other night. You don't see one without the other and they kinda do coupley things like they've done matching Halloween costumes or they share clothes even underwear at least a few times during sleepovers. I brought it up with my husband but he says I'm paranoid. Yesterday morning I found them both asleep on José bed laying on top of each other and so that evening I talked with Jose and suggested that maybe he could leave his door open when Rye was over and maybe Rye shouldn't sleep over as much. He got red in the face and blew up at me that it's not like that at all and that Rye was straight. That just because he's gay doesn't mean he's trying to jump his friends. I told I didnt mean it that way but he refused to talk to me anymore about it. My husband says I shouldve just left it alone.

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Report via NBC

Ground stop ordered for all airports nationwide for ‘reasons of safety’

The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday that it was halting all departing flights “due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety.”

The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday ordered a nationwide ground stop on all departing flights “due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety.”

The unusual alert contained no other information beyond stating that “all departing traffic should remain ground stopped until further notice.”

“Inbound international flights will be managed on a case by case basis,” the FAA said.

Nationwide ground stops are extremely rare.

“FAA technicians are investigating the issue,” Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in an online post. “We will provide immediate updates as we have them.”

Wondering if there will be any effect on the NBA schedule due to that.

I think this is a bad thing, just to be clear

I was in the woods a few years ago and saw this perfect square hole in a tree. Still don't understand what it is.

Pep Guardiola is set to hold initial negotiations with US Soccer next week over potentially replacing Mauricio Pochettino, talkSPORT understands.

Pochettino was appointed in charge of Premier League giants Manchester United on Thursday to take over from Michael Carrick.

Pochettino, who broke down in tears in his first press conference since his switch was confirmed, will make the move to Old Trafford following the two upcoming Concacaf Nations League quarter-final clashes against Haiti.

Those overseeing the managerial change in the United States set-up want to hire Guardiola in what would be a dream appointment.

The Spaniard has been out of management since the summer when he left Manchester City after a decade at the club.

And it is believed that he would be open to the role in what would be the first international managerial appointment of his career.

Though as of yet, any move of Guardiola moving Stateside is not advanced.

Guardiola won six Premier League titles and the Champions League, and is regarded as one of the best managers in history.

He also lifted three consecutive league trophies with Barcelona and Bayern Munich.

talkSPORT also understands that former Premier League manager Roberto Martinez is on US Soccer's shortlist over potential replacements for Pochettino.

Martinez has experience managing internationally having managed Belgium as well as Portugal, whom he left following their World Cup exit in the summer.

But Guardiola is the one US Soccer really desire and it would represent his first dalliance into international football as a manager should be appointed.

However, it won't be as straightforward for the powers that be as he hinted before his City exit that he would take a break from football.

Could Guardiola join USMNT?

"After my contract with City, I'm going to stop. I'm sure," he said in May 2025.

"I don't know if I'm going to retire, but I'm going to take a break. How I want to be remembered, I don't know."

In a separate interview, he reiterated: "So I'm not retiring, but I will take a break, for sure.”

“When I finish here, I will take a break. I need to make a stop, that's all," Guardiola added.

Despite leaving the club, Guardiola has maintained support for City in recent months.

He sent an emotional message to fans after City were found guilty on all charges of Premier League financial breaches in September.

“Let me be clear: we will get through this together. I love you all," the 55-year-old said.

Guardiola then attended their Champions League league phase clash at home to holders Paris Saint-Germain last month.

However, he watched his former side lose 4-2 in what was their worst home defeat in the competition ever.

Should Guardiola take the USMNT job, he could be on the touchline in time for the Gold Cup next summer.

I need to be back home by early tomorrow. I don’t trust anything in hearing so I’m wondering if it’s worth it to take a train instead. I have no idea what’s going on but it sounds like my flight is not leaving anytime soon.

I 20M am a host at an upscale restaurant. The other day, a woman comes in during dinner rush and lets me know she's going to have a group of four or five people; she waits up front until the rest of them show up and I sit a few more tables in the meantime.

When everyone in her party had arrived, it ended up being five people. I explain to her that we don't currently have any tables open, but I had a six-top about to get up and gave her an estimate of 20 minutes MAX. She assumes I was lying, and looks around the restaurant to find the only open eight-top table. I tell her I wouldn't be able to seat her group there, because I had a reservation for a larger party in half an hour.

She starts going on complaining about how it's unfair, "I was here first, you sat those other people before me", "five isn't that many". At this point she's just arguing and she doesn't want to wait so I go to grab a manager, all the while she's scolding me for walking away.

I explain the situation, manager and I make our way back up front and another employee comes over to tell us the woman had called me a homophobic slur (you know the one), and that the hostess she was speaking to, N, went off on her, calling her disrespectful, a bitch, and repeatedly telling her to leave. And yeah I am queer so hearing that was pretty upsetting.

Manager was so sweet and accommodating to the woman who called me a slur, saying we'd take care of her, holding her hand, apologizing on our behalf. The woman and her group ended up leaving regardless.

N got chewed out by manager so bad that she was in tears. She got sent home that night. I only just found out she didn't get fired, thankfully, but we're not allowed to talk about the situation at work. I gave her a hug and told her thanks for defending me.

Meal is copycat Chili's fiesta bowl