Jan 17, 2024, 10:33 am EST This year marks the beginning of the largest surge of retirement-age Americans in our nation’s history. Over 4.1 million Americans will turn 65External link each year through 2027, which is more than 11,200 every day. If they don’t know already, they will soon discover how obsolete our nation’s public […]
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Passengers reportedly stuck on planes for hours at Nashville International Airport
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Several passengers were reportedly stuck on the tarmac for hours at Nashville International Airport (BNA). On Monday evening, News 2 received multiple calls of airplanes stuck for hours, prompting News 2 to reach out to BNA to find out what was going on. Dangerous cold settles in across Middle Tennessee The […]
Snow leaves some Arkansas vehicles sliding or stuck
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Some of the toughest drives people make during a snowstorm are out of their driveways and on their way to a major road. Sunday our crews traveled in Little Rock to see conditions firsthand. Photographer Stephen Goodale drove around Chenal, Markham, Cantrell, MLK, Broadway, Shackleford, and John Barrow. For the most […]
At last! NASA finally frees lid of asteroid Bennu sample capsule after battling stuck fasteners
For months, bits of an asteroid collected by a U.S. probe during a billion-mile trek were out of reach to scientists, locked inside a return capsule in a NASA facility with two stuck fasteners preventing access to the rocky space treasure. This week, NASA won its battle against those fasteners. On Wednesday (Jan. 10), NASA […]
Meijer thief gets stuck in marsh, is rescued by police
WALKER, Mich. (WOOD) — While police searched for a suspect who reportedly stole items from Meijer, they received a call from a neighbor who said she could hear a man yelling for help in a marsh. Around 6:15 p.m. Thursday evening, Walker police officers got a report of a man who had stolen “numerous items” […]
NASA unlocks remainder of asteroid sample trapped behind stuck fasteners
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Two stubborn fasteners trapped invaluable material sampled from an asteroid — but after a monthslong process, it has finally been released, NASA announced Thursday. The space agency already harvested about 2.5 ounces (70 grams) of […]
Young moose gets stuck on icy river. Then couple rushes to its rescue, videos show
Couple recalls being stuck in elevator in Sandman Hotel explosion
Stuck valve may have doomed private Peregrine moon lander mission, Astrobotic says
Astrobotic has homed in on a potential cause for the problems plaguing its Peregrine moon lander. Peregrine launched early Monday morning (Jan. 8) atop United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) new Vulcan Centaur rocket, with the goal of becoming the first private spacecraft to land softly on the moon. That dream was dashed, however, by a propellant […]
Tesla Cybertrucks Keep Getting Stuck In Snow
The Tesla Cybertruck was announced as a revelation in four-wheeled capability. It was going to be fast, sturdy, bulletproof, and also somehow a boat. But now that the truck is finally out in the wild, it’s being forced to contend with a hazard no one could have foreseen: Snow. It seems Cybertrucks have flown far […]
About 30 cars stuck in snow in Fresno Co., CHP says
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The California Highway Patrol is advising the public to avoid the Shaver Lake area due to an estimated 30-car pile-up. CHP announced around 7 p.m. that State Route 168 between Shaver Lake and Huntington Lake is closed due to unsafe road conditions. Officers confirmed about 30 cars are stuck in […]
The housing market will be stuck in a rut for a long time even if the US avoids a recession, Fannie Mae says
Stephen Brashear / Getty The downturn in the US housing market isn’t ending anytime soon, Fannie Mae warned. That’s because mortgage rates are set to stay elevated if the US avoids a recession. Even if the US does tip into recession, tight financial conditions will still weigh on home sales. The housing market isn’t coming […]