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Washington — Unscheduled absences among airport security officers have more than doubled during the ongoing Department of Homeland Security shutdown, with more than 300 employees leaving the agency since the start of the DHS shutdown, according to internal TSA statistics obtained exclusively by CBS News. TSA officer call-out rates have climbed into double-digit percentages at some airports, including half the officers at Houston’s Hobby Airport, straining screening operations and contributing to longer security lines. Statistics obtained from Transportation Security Administration officials show the nationwide callout rate — unscheduled absences by frontline officers — has risen to an average of 6% during the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A man sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole for breaking into a San Francisco apartment and sexually assaulting a sleeping woman has been granted parole after serving just over a decade behind bars.Roberto Antonio Detrinidad was granted release following a Jan. 6, 2026 suitability hearing before the California Board of Parole Hearings. Unless further action is taken, Detrinidad could be released from San Quentin State Prison as early as May.Details of the hearing, including Detrinidad’s admissions and the panel’s reasoning, are outlined in a transcript obtained by San…

The Oromocto Food Bank and Clothing Bank serves a population of more than 27,000 people. But with the cost of living going up and up, staff say it’s becoming more and more challenging to keep up with demand. “People calling us begging, ‘Do you have any money that I can just borrow?’ and I mean people are calling churches and they’re calling service clubs and everybody they can find to try and get some help,” said Jane Buckley, the food and clothing bank’s executive director.Rising prices are hitting people hard throughout the region and province, which makes next week’s provincial…

Popular Australian jewellery brand By Charlotte has announced it will be opening three WA stores, in what its Perth-born founder says is a “beautiful full circle moment”.The brand — known for its iconic Lotus Necklace — is set to make three major Perth shopping destinations home, opening boutiques in Karrinyup Shopping Centre, Claremont Quarter and Westfield Booragoon.Founded in 2012 by Perth woman Charlotte Blakeney, she said the expansion to WA feels “incredibly special”.“Perth is where my journey began, and so much of the spirit of the brand was shaped by growing up here, with the ocean, the sense of community…

The auditor said the ministry wrongly approved 14 non-compliant localiser installations at eight airports, including Muan, Gimhae and Jeju. It also said that, for up to 22 years, the ministry certified operating permits and approved regular inspections that erroneously found frangibility standards had been met.It identified broader shortcomings in bird-strike prevention and other aspects of air safety management, and notified the ministry of 30 cases of wrongdoing or procedural failure.The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said it “humbly accepted” the findings and would take strict follow-up measures, including localiser improvement and stronger bird-strike prevention.A KAC spokesperson said the airport operator…

The US-Israeli war on Iran has exposed divisions among Europe’s far-right parties and personalities.In one camp, Atlanticists such as Nigel Farage, founder of the populist hard-right Reform UK party, support the war.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listIn a recent post on X, he urged United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer to “back the Americans in this vital fight against Iran!”Days later, he stated that any refugees fleeing Iran “should be housed in the Middle East and not in Britain”.Spain’s far-right Vox party has also backed the war, criticising Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez after the left-wing prime minister condemned…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Melissa Joan Hart has found her “new profile pic.”The 49-year-old actress took to Instagram to share a photo of herself posing on the shore in a strapless blue bikini with the ocean behind her.She paired the look with a matching blue wrap tied around her waist and posed with one arm on her hip and the other over her head.Fans in the comments section could not help but compliment the actress, one calling her a “Natural Beauty.” Hart posed in front of the ocean in a strapless blue bikini. (Melissa Joan Hart…

Just outside Ireland’s capital, Dublin, a data center has become the first in Europe to turn to an independent, so-called “islanded,” microgrid to keep its servers running.Europe is looking to cash in on the AI boom while tackling power connection delays that have persisted for decades. The European Commission estimates the bloc needs at least 1.2 trillion euros ($1.39 trillion) in investments by 2040. In some cases, companies can’t wait for bottlenecks to be eased and are turning to their own sources of power.The Dublin facility, operated by power supply solutions provider AVK and digital infrastructure developer Pure Data Centre…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., signaled Tuesday that Republicans will continue to closely align themselves with President Donald Trump as the November midterms creep closer.”The American people are going to understand he is on the ballot, at least in a metaphorical sense, because if we were to lose the midterms, everybody knows the chaos that would ensue,” the leader of the House of Representatives told NBC News reporter Scott Wong.Johnson made the remarks at House Republicans’ annual policy retreat, which is taking place this year at Trump’s golf course and resort in…

For many travelers, the process of planning their trips is a grueling slog through endless price comparisons and messy browser tabs. Increasingly, they are outsourcing the task to artificial intelligence.About 91% of global travelers rely on AI travel planners, according to an annual survey of 11,000 global users by travel platform Klook.Travelers use the technology for various reasons. Some turn to AI to figure out what they even want from the trip, and others to find the best possible deals that suit their needs, Klook’s research revealed.The appeal partly reflects a “do it yourself culture, feeling the ownership and pride of like building something…