A Delta Air Lines passenger plane crashes at a Canadian airport. The Trump administration lays off more government workers. And an American comedy institution marked a half-century of sketches, gags and musical guests. |
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Delta Air Lines flight crashes in Toronto |
A Delta Air Lines regional jet crashed at Toronto's Pearson International Airport on Monday afternoon, just weeks after a midair disaster involving an Army helicopter and an American Airlines flight in Washington, D.C. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration confirmed that there were no fatalities among the 80 people on board. Photos showed the plane, a Bombardier CRJ-900 that departed from Minneapolis, upside down on the tarmac. 👉 Follow our live coverage. | First responders work at the Delta Air Lines plane crash site at Toronto Pearson International Airport in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada on February 17, 2025. Arlyn McAdorey, REUTERS |
Federal workers incensed by mass layoffs |
"A lie." "A government takeover." Those were just a few words that some former federal workers used to describe their recent termination amid President Donald Trump's efforts to cut the government workforce. In recent interviews with USA TODAY, fired federal workers expressed anger and frustration over the loss of their jobs, as well as termination letters citing "performance" issues they say are unfounded. 👉 We reviewed 10 of those letters. | Protesters rally against the Trump administration during "Not My President's Day" demonstrations at the Capitol Reflecting Pool on Monday. Kayla Bartkowski, Getty Images |
New winter storm headed east, Kentucky hit by flooding |
Is snowy weather over for the East Coast? Fingers crossed it ends soon. A storm is taking shape Monday that could hit parts of Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and Missouri, where some cities could get 6 inches or more of snow. The storm will then roll across the country to North Carolina before heading up north. Though the storm will miss cities like Boston and New York, it's unclear whether it will dump snow on the nation's capital. ❄️ See the forecast here. |
Reeling from flooding: Kentucky and other communities across the eastern U.S. were grappling with flooding caused by heavy rains and strong winds over the weekend. The storm caused widespread power outages, evacuations, water rescues and over a dozen deaths. 👉 Follow today's coverage. | Water crept into businesses during a major flooding event in Pikeville, Ky. on Sunday. Sam Upshaw Jr./Courier Journal |
Live from New York – for 50 years |
I don't know about you, but I laughed, I cried, and I may have fallen asleep a little early. But the star-studded 50th-anniversary episode of "Saturday Night Live" took us through time (literally one sketch went through New York in the 1970s to the present day). Sunday night's special honored popular sketches like "Black Jeopardy!" and had a crossover between Maya Rudolph and Amy Poehler for "Bronx Beat," with Mike Myers' classic "Coffee Talk" character Linda Richman. Beloved alums like Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy, Tina Fey and Will Ferrell were among the many featured. And one little-known actress named Meryl Streep even made her "SNL" debut. 🎬 Read our review. | A host of famous faces appeared in this musical sketch in "SNL 50." NBC, Theo Wargo/NBC |
Rebecca Morin is a senior national news reporter at USA TODAY. Got any thoughts or feedback? Reach out to her at rdmorin@usatoday.com. | | | | A house fire in Queens, New York resulted in the deaths of three people, including a 90-year-old woman who reportedly suffered from dementia. | | | | Paquita La Del Barrio, a singer-songwriter whose lyrics took aim at sexism, died in her Vera Cruz, Mexico, home. | | | | Netflix's new docuseries, "American Murder: Gabby Petito," attempts to answer the question that often follows an unexpected tragedy: What went wrong? | | | | Polymicrobial infections are caused by multiple pathogens, including bacteria, fungi or parasites. | | | | More then 20,000 pet owners from across the country entered the contest. We have dogs, a cat, a goat, a bird and a rabbit among our finalists. | | | | The shooting drew national attention and reignited debate about so called "stand your ground" laws. | | | | Sam Nordquist was found murdered and likely tortured in upstate New York. Police say the suspects knew one another and were also LGBTQ. | | | | Tens of thousands of federal workers got axed recently. If you're one of them, don't panic. Here's a guide on what to do now. | | | | Digital nomadism has exploded in recent years among Americans wanting to fuse travel into their daily routine. Here's the often stressful reality. | | | | Some fans on social media said the rapper's "Saturday Night Live" performance proved that he should've headlined the Super Bowl. | | | | | | | Brighten your day with one of our games. | | | | | |
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