The conversation features a radio show discussing the Veterans Forward Radiothon, hosted by Jeff Pierce and John Williams. They welcome Charlie Summers, a retired Navy captain and president of the Maine Energy Marketers Association, who praises the hosts’ contributions to veterans. Summers highlights the importance of recognizing veterans’ sacrifices and mentions his family’s military history. He pledges $500 to Veterans Forward and encourages others to donate, emphasizing the need for support to help veterans with basic needs. The hosts also mention the phone number for donations and briefly touch on Summers’ work with the Maine Energy Marketers Association.
A woman in Indiana who put off dental surgery because she doesn't know if she can afford the copay. A Florida couple with young children who are depleting their savings. A grandmother in Idaho who plans to sell her car to pay the rent. They are among the tens of thousands Transportation Security Administration officers set to receive another $0 paycheck this week.
Two people were killed and several others badly hurt when an Air Canada regional jet struck a fire truck on a runway while landing at New York's LaGuardia Airport, officials said.
Federal immigration officers have been seen at an airport in Atlanta after President Donald Trump said he'd deploy agents to supplement the Transportation Security Administration during a government shutdown that has caused long lines at security checkpoints across the country.
