A tanker struck the American Heritage paddleboat on the Mississippi River near the Port of New Orleans on Friday, partially submerging the vessel, which had 129 passengers aboard. Authorities said at least 32 people were treated at local hospitals and that no fatalities were reported. All passengers were accounted for, and rescue operations were underway.
In our news wrap Friday, a ship collided with a river cruise boat in New Orleans, causing it to sink in the Mississippi River, some Microsoft users were offline for a second day as the company scrambled to restore its widely used suite of workplace software and the White House is tightening rules on how staffers interact with lobbyists.
A tanker struck a river cruise ship on the Mississippi River near the Port of New Orleans Friday, partially submerging the passenger boat.
Authorities said at least 32 people were treated at local hospitals after a tanker struck a river cruise ship on the Mississippi River near the port of New Orleans. All passengers have been accounted for. Skyler Henry has more.
In our news wrap Friday, a ship collided with a river cruise boat in New Orleans, causing it to sink in the Mississippi River, some Microsoft users were offline for a second day as the company scrambled to restore its widely used suite of workplace software and the White House is tightening rules on how staffers interact with lobbyists.
A tanker struck a New Orleans river cruise with 129 passengers on board on Friday, partially submerging the boat. Rescues were underway on the Mississippi River, officials say.
NYTimes – US Democrat Eileen Laubacher defeated Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert for a Colorado U.S. House seat, according to an Associated Press projection reported Friday. Boebert, a three-term incumbent and prominent conservative media figure, lost her re-election bid in a conservative district. Laubacher, a retired rear admiral and Navy veteran, defeated one of President Trump's highest-profile supporters in the deep-red district.
NYTimes – US The Federal Aviation Administration ordered a nationwide ground stop at all US airports on Friday over a communication issue affecting all Air Route Traffic Control Centers, halting departures for hours. The FAA lifted the stop later that day, and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said US airspace was "opened up." Officials said the disruption was not a cyberattack or a Microsoft outage and blamed old, overloaded hardware.
Sky News – Front Page The incident occurred Friday on the Mississippi River.
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