FAA flags these GA airports as collision 'hot spots'. What it means

With all eyes on thenation's airports, federal regulations have flagged locations across the country as possible risk spots for collisions or confusion on the runway.

The report from the Federal Aviation Administration comes as recent events in aviation pile on the TSA chaos. An Air Canada flightcollided with a firetruckin New York City on March 22, a passenger made averbal bomb threatSunday night while taxiing on a Frontier flight in Atlanta and theRaleigh airportwas evacuated after an anonymous threat Monday morning.

The FAA identified "hot spots," or locations "with a history or potential risk of collision or runway incursion, and where heightened attention by pilots/drivers is necessary," according to the report.

Five airports in Georgia made the list, including the second busiest airport in the world.

Atlanta DeKalb-Peachtree (PDK)

DeKalb-Peachtree Airport, located in Chamblee off Buford Highway, had three hotspots on the property.

• Southbound traffic on taxiway B missed the turn on taxiway A coming from two runways

• Pilots on one runway, 03R, often fail to hold at another runway, 03L

• Aircraft that are on a taxiway heading toward a runway are instructed to hold short, but officials say they "often enter the runway without authorization"

DeKalb-Peachtree may seem like a smaller airport compared to the beast that is Hartsfield-Jackson, but it remains thesecond busiest airport in the state. The airport averages 228,000 take-offs and landings each year, and takes on passenger crafts like business jets, aircraft charters, training aircraft, helicopters, and personal planes.

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)

The Atlanta airport has been the center of passenger chaos as wait times hit well over four hours at the beginning of last week. In the days since, the times have gone down significantly, and as of Monday airport officials were back to recommending travelers arrive at the airport two hours before their flight.

There are two "hot spots" at the airport that the FAA flagged:

• Between two taxiways, there is a relatively short distance to the hold line for aircraft, and the hold bar is tilted

• Officials note the same issue in the intersection on the other side, and urge pilots to "caution transitioning between the parallel runways"

While other airports may land more flights, Hartsfield-Jackson moves the most passengers by far, and a collision between planes would throw a significantly sized wrench in domestic travel across the country.

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Augusta Regional at Bush Field (AGS)

The Augusta Regional airport just has one "hot spot."

Federal officials note the intersection between taxiway E and Runway 17-35 as a possible collision location.

Augusta Regional hosts flights from Delta and American Airlines, and is a major hub during the Masters golf tournament where hundreds of private planes make their way to Georgia with golf patrons.

Columbus Airport (CSG)

Columbus Airport, another small, regional airport, also takes flights from Delta and American Airlines and made the FAA watch list.

• Pilots should "remain vigilant converging (taxiway) geometry"

• Pilots should "remain vigilant" by checking signage and pavement markings in the area of the airport

CSG acts as the primary airport for Fort Moore (formerly Fort Benning) located about 30 miles away.

Savannah/Hilton Head International (SAV)

While shared between Savannah and Hilton Head, South Carolina, this coastal airport is the second international airport to make the list in Georgia.

FAA officials noted two potential areas of issue:

• There is a section along taxiway E that is not visible from the air traffic control tower

• There is a section on taxiway A coming from runway 1 that is not visible from the air traffic control tower

The airport has regularly been voted one of the best airport experiences in the country, where rocking chairs and a layout that mimics the historic town it shares make it a unique travel experience.

Irene Wright is following the partial government shutdown's impact on TSA at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Find the Atlanta Connect reporter on X @IreneEWright or email her at ismith@usatodayco.com.

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Army investigating helicopter fly by of Kid Rock 'southern White House'

The Army is investigating after one of its helicopters appeared to fly byKid Rock'shome in Nashville to greet him, according to video the conservative musician posted to social media.

The videos showed the country rap-rocker saluting and applauding a military helicopter as it hovered in the sky next to an outdoor pool at his "southern White House," modeled after the president's home in Washington.

"This is a level of respect that (expletive) for brains Governor of California will never know," Kid Rock, an outspoken conservative, captioned the video. "God Bless America and all those who have made the ultimate sacrifice to defend her."

The post was an apparent dig at Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who last month "banned" Kid Rock from his state in apostto X.

The Army has opened an "administrative review" into the incident, Maj. Montrell Russell, an Army spokesperson, said in a statement to USA TODAY.

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"The Army is aware of a video circulating online that appears to show AH 64 Apache helicopters operating in the vicinity of a private residence in the Nashville area," Russell said.

"Army aviators must adhere to strict safety standards, professionalism, and established flight regulations. An administrative review is underway to assess the mission and verify compliance with regulations and airspace requirements. Appropriate action will be taken if any violations are found."

Kid Rock posted the videos to X on March 28, the same day thatprotesters gathered in thousandsof cities across the country for "No Kings" protests against Trump's efforts to dramatically expand presidential power. According to News Channel 5, the Apache helicoptersalso flewover one such protest in Nashville.

"No Kings" protesters gathered with signs, chants and costumes on Saturday, part of the third such coordinated demonstration against President Donald Trump's actions and policies since he took office for his second term. More than 3,000 events are expected throughout the nation. See moments from the protests across the nation.

Demonstrators gather at Wasioto Park during a "No Kings" protest on Saturday, March 28, 2026, in Nashville, Tenn. The protest was one of hundreds nationwide opposing President Donald Trump and his administration.

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The singer is a years-long friend of Trump's. He recentlyappeared in a videowithRobert F. Kennedy Jr., the secretary of Health and Human Services, in which the pair worked out together in blue jeans and drank raw milk.

Kid Rock also hosted conservative organizationTurning Point USA's halftime show, which was pitched as the "All-American" alternative to Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show.

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'You know the drill': Iran takes on Trump on social media

America's poster-in-chief has a new challenger.

While most Iranians are barred from the internet, one of the country's rising hard-line figures is using social mediato take on President Donald Trump.

Parliament SpeakerMohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, 64, is adopting an increasingly Trumpian approach to wartime communication, posting English-language snark and memes in an apparent attempt to counter Trump's influence on news coverage and financial markets.

Ghalibaf, who is a decade and a half younger than Trump, favors a snappier, less all-caps style than Trump, who has posteda staggering 6,800 Truth Social messagesin the past year.

Iran and its supporters are making a wider push in a growing information war, flooding the internet with memes and AI-generated content faking attacks on American bases. State media has even got in on the act, taunting Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

"Heads-up," Ghalibaf told his almost half-million followers Sunday on X. The "pre-market so-called 'news' or 'Truth' is often just a setup for profit-taking," he said, his latest accusation thatTrump's posts on Truth Social are a concerted effort to move markets, eitherfor profitor to stem the war's impact on surging energy prices.

The U.S. government has strongly denied allegations ofinsider trading.

Ghalibaf urged followers to "do the opposite" of what Trump's messages indicate if they, too, want to turn a profit.

"If they pump it, short it. If they dump it, go long," he said. "You know the drill."

In a more succinct caption, Ghalibaf posted a picture earlier Sunday, was geolocated by NBC News, that shows an American airborne warning and control system (or AWACS) aircraft with its rear blown off at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia.

Alongside the picture of the ruined plane, Ghalibaf wrote: "sustained only minor damage," with three emojis conveying the "just a little bit" pinching hand gesture. Initial reports had indicated the plane sustained minor damage in an Iranian attack.

Ghalibaf has risen to greater prominence afterthe assassinations of a phalanx of his fellow top officialsin Israeli-U.S. airstrikes. Among them was the late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, creating a power vacuum largely filled by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, a powerful paramilitary, political and economic group.

Ghalibaf came through the ranks of the guard himself and is believed to be among the inner circle ofMojtaba Khamenei, the ayatollah's son and successor. The younger Khamenei has not appeared in person after Iran said he too was injured in strikes.

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According to Trump, it was Ghalibaf who allowed 20 oil tankers to pass through the blockaded Strait of Hormuz. "He's the one who authorized the ships to me," Trump told the Financial Times newspaper.

But in public, Ghalibaf has been far more hostile to Trump and his forces.

In a message Sunday marking 30 days since the start of the war, he said Iran was "waiting for American soldiers to enter on the ground so they can set them ablaze."

Meanwhile, he has accused Trump of trying to "jawbone" the oil market, using public statements and social media to reassure investors and prevent further price rises.

Other posts included his likening the "No Kings" marches across American cities this weekend to the Islamic Revolution of 1979.

"Welcome to the party we started 47 years ago," he wrote. "This is the people of Iran, and we approve this message."

And he has ridiculed Trump's apparently shifting war aims, suggesting that his goals have now narrowed to reopening the Strait of Hormuz — which was the case before the U.S. and Israel started bombing.

"They're playing 6D chess again!" Ghalibaf wrote alongside three clapping emojis.

Trump has been more active than ever on social media in his second term, including posting lengthy all-caps screeds offering vacillating updates on the war.

Not long before markets were due to open Monday, Trump hailed what he said was "great progress" in talks, though he also threatened to obliterate Iran's civilian water and energy infrastructure if a deal isn't reached soon. Ghalibaf and other Iranian officials have frequently denied such progress.

Though Ghalibaf is seen as a relative hard-liner, he has never been afraid to adapt his message to his audience.

"Ghalibaf exhibits a dual posture — pragmatic when engaging pragmatic counterparts and hard-line when confronting hard-line adversaries," Ali Alfoneh, a senior fellow at the Arab Gulf States Institute, a Washington-based think tank, told NBC News last week.

He is among 1% of Iranians currently able to use the internet, according to the monitoring group NetBlocks.

Only "regime apparatchiks are allowed online," NetBlocks said.

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Hanna and Haley Cavinder Reveal the Sweet Twin Secrets Only They Know About Each Other (Exclusive)

Twins Hanna and Haley Cavinder are a package deal

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• Since they began posting to TikTok during the COVID-19 pandemic, the basketball players have been attached at the hip

• However, no one knows the other better than each other, and the pair break down some of the things that they think their followers wouldn't know about them

Hanna and Haley Cavinder have always been two-of-a-kind.The twin sisters have been on social media since the early days of the pandemic — earning them a following of nearly five million — and are also equally as famous for their collegiate basketball careers.

They were at the forefront of student-athletes signing endorsement deals, after a groundbreakingNCAA decisionin 2021 thatallowed student-athletes to profitfrom their name, image and likeness (NIL).

Together, the two have played basketball at California State University, Fresno; the University of Miami and, Haley later went on to play for Texas Christian University, coming out of retirement in 2023.Hanna moved with Haleyto Texas but decided to remain retired.Now, following their graduation, the twins are stepping into their most mature era yet, as they partner withBetMGM for the Court of Legendsspeakeasy basketball experience at the Bellagio in Las Vegas during the final weekend of the NCAA Division 1 basketball tournament. The experience will also include a face off between Hanna and Haley on Sunday, April 5.

Even though they've graduated, the girls are not so quick to leave behind the world of college basketball (though, as former NCAA athletes, they are excited to finally be able to bet on some March Madness games). In fact, the twins are the first to admit that they're highly competitive — not just as athletes, but with each other.If they're in the gym and Haley does one more rep than Hanna, then Haley will tack on a few more just to one up her sister. They frequently settle disputes by playing a game of one-on-one basketball — and have been doing so since high school. When Hanna didn't want to drive to school one morning, she'd set an on-court challenge to her sister to settle the dispute. If there were dishes in the sink that neither wanted to do, Haley would do the same.

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As the pair have grown older, they've "matured" and cooled off on the competitiveness — but only slightly.For sisters who have always been linked in the public eye, perceptions of them have always centered around them both. However, the twins say that there is more than meets the eye when it comes to each other and, being twins, they're bound to know best.Hanna calls Haley the "most aware human being I've ever encountered in my life."

Nothing can shake her mental clarity, Hanna jokes — not even when she's had a "little tequila.""That's in my maid of honor speech," Hanna adds, laughing, of her sister's upcoming nuptials to Dallas Cowboys tight end Jake Ferguson."What wouldn't people know about Hanna?" Haley ponders. "I always call her my 'twin-ager.' She can handle so many things at one time. Without her, we wouldn't be us today because growing up, basketball and stuff, I was always tunnel vision on one thing."

"I very struggle a lot with compartmentalizing and Hanna can handle so many things at once and she doesn't even feel like there's anything on her," she continues of her younger (by just one minute) sister. "She handles it with such grace.""She's the heartbeat behind our brand," Haley adds.Despite the pair's competitiveness, they know that they're stronger as a team than apart. The two have made it their mission to be inspiring to other young girls, even as they leave the basketball world behind in a traditional sense."Whether it's basketball or just giving your advice and having such a big platform, I think we have a huge responsibility to encourage and uplift girls, and not even just younger ones. Other girls will come to us for advice, and I think that's just a big responsibility when you have a platform," Hanna says.

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Super Bowl heading back to Las Vegas in 2029

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Super Bowl will return to Las Vegas in 2029 for the second time after NFL owners voted Monday to award the nation's gambling and entertainment capital the big game.

Las Vegas getting the Super Bowl back afterKansas City defeated San Francisco 25-22in overtime in February 2024 seemed like only a matter of time.

Commissioner Roger Goodell all but gave that possibility his blessing after the first Super Bowl in a city the league long shunned because of concerns about legalized sports betting.

"We're excited to bring the Super Bowl back to Las Vegas and provide our fans another incredible experience in one of America's greatest sport and entertainment destinations," Goodell said in a statement.

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"Super Bowl LVIII demonstrated the scale, energy and hospitality the city brings to global events, and we look forward to working alongside the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, the Raiders and the community to deliver an even greater experience this time around."

Next year's Super Bowl will be played in California for the second straight time when Inglewood hosts. Santa Clara was the site of this year's game in whichSeattle beat New England 29-13.

Atlanta will host the 2028 game.

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New England store's free furniture promo in danger of backfiring spectacularly thanks to UConn basketball teams

After massive — and dramatic — wins in the Elite Eight, both the UConn men and UConn women are just one win away from playing in the NCAA tournament final. For one New England furniture store, that reality could result in millions of dollars in lost profit.

Jordan's Furniture— a furniture chain in the multiple states of New England — ran what is looking like a potentially costly "UConn Championship Promotion" that is now just two wins away from paying out.

Here's how it works: Any person who purchased "eligible merchandise" from Jordan's between Jan. 20 and Feb. 16 would receive a rebate for their purchase — essentially making it free — if both UConn basketball teams played in their respective finals.

Well, following theUConn men's dramatic late win over Duke, both teams remain just one win away from making Jordan's pay out.

It's not the first time Jordan's has bet on a New England team and lost big. The outlet ran the same promotion for the Boston Red Sox in 2007. When the Red Sox won the World Series later that year, the furniture storepaid out roughly $30 million, per the Hartford Courant.

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Jordan's is able to mitigate some of those costs by taking out insurance to manage its risk. Jordan's senior vice president of marketing Linda SanGiacomo told the Courant the store took out insurance on the UConn bet as well.

She added that the store is hoping UConn pulls off the feat so customers can earn free furniture.

"Jordan's takes out insurance policies to mitigate risk while maintaining engagement," SanGiacomo said. "For the UConn campaign, we purchased insurance at an estimated sales level so that we can deliver on our commitments when they win. As a company we are excitedly rooting for the UConn men's and women's teams. We want both the teams to make it to the finals and we want to give away free furniture to our great customers."

UConn players are in on the promotion as well, appearing in ads for Jordan's. Men's player Silas Demary Jr. said being involved in commercials made him even more motivated to make the promotion happen, per the Courant.

"Yes, for me, that gives me something else to play for, something added to play for," said Demary, who transferred from Georgia. "If we both win, all these people get free furniture. That's something I want to do and be a part of."

In order for that to actually happen, of course, both UConn teams need to win their next games. For the women, that will occur Friday against the winner of TCU and South Carolina. Those teams play Monday.

For the men, it will take place Saturday, when the team takes on Illinois in the Final Four.

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GM idles Detroit EV plant, temporarily laying off 1,300 workers

By Nora Eckert and David Shepardson

DETROIT, March 30 (Reuters) - General Motors is idling ‌a Detroit electric vehicle plant until ‌April 13, extending downtime that began on March 16, ​the company said on Monday.

"Factory ZERO will temporarily adjust production to align EV production with market demand," a GM spokesperson said. ‌The temporary layoff ⁠affects 1,300 workers.

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The plant, which produces vehicles including the Chevrolet Silverado EV ⁠and Hummer EV, has had choppy production over the last year as GM confronts ​waning demand ​for battery-powered models. ​The automaker cut ‌output at the plant by about 50% in January.

GM, which has reported $7.6 billion in writedowns on its EV programs, is one of several automakers that have pared back their ‌EV plans following significant ​regulatory shifts under U.S. ​President Donald Trump.

Instead, ​the industry is leaning into ‌production of gas-powered trucks ​and SUVs, Detroit's ​main profit machines. GM confirmed on Monday it plans to increase production of ​its heavy-duty ‌trucks at a plant in Michigan ​starting in June.

(Reporting by Nora Eckert; ​Editing by Chris Reese)

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