Americans should expect a blaring phone alert Wednesday at 2:20 p.m ET.
That's when the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will send notifications to phones in a nationwide emergency alert system test.
Being that the alert is just a test, there's no cause for panic. It'll be conducted to ensure the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) are operational in the event of a national crisis, while also familiarizing the public with the notifications.
Amanda Bynes and Jennie Garth (Photo: WB/Everett Collection)
Amanda Bynes is ready to return to TV, but only for a specific project — a reboot of her hit early aughts sitcom What I Like About You.
In an interview with TMZ, the actress revealed that after years out of the spotlight, she is "very interested" in reviving What I Like About You. "I think it's a great idea to reboot the show,"
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CNN — American Airlines is facing the largest-ever fine for keeping passengers waiting on board airplanes during hours-long delays. The Department of Transportation is levying the $4.1 million fine, “the largest civil penalty that the Department has ever assessed” it said in a statement, for lengthy tarmac delays of 43 flights that impacted more than 5,800 passengers. The flights occurred between 2018 and 2021. In the longest of the delays, passengers sat aboard a plane in Texas in August 2020 for six hours and three minutes.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) Top-ranked Oregon has extra work this week, trying to figure out exactly what caused the Ducks' first-half malaise against Washington.
Nearly all the Ducks admitted that while the outcome might not have shown it, Oregon's 53-16 victory over the Huskies was nowhere close to the team's usual standard. | Photos from the Game
The Ducks had 107 yards in penalties and four fumbles, two of them lost. Oregon's normally prolific offense was held scoreless in the first quarter, and the team led by just 18-6 at half something that no one foresaw against Washington.