Body of 12-year-old boy swept away in floods found, schools closed due to East Coast severe flooding

Body of 12-year-old boy swept away in floods found, schools closed due to East Coast severe flooding

Flooding continues to inundate parts of the East Coast Wednesday, one day after high watersswept away a 12-year-old boy in Virginia, prompted water rescues, and led to school evacuations. Heavy rain hit Pennsylvania down to North Carolina on Tuesday, causing rivers and creeks to overflow, turning streets into rivers, and toppling trees that blocked traffic in the Washington D.C. area. In Virginia, a 12-year-old boy went missing after he was swept into floodwaters from a creek in Albemarle County, Virginia. A deceased individual believed to be the missing child, Jordan Sims, was located at 8:45 a.m. Wednesday morning,Albemarle County Fire Rescuesaid. The body has been transported to the medical examiner's office in Richmond for positive identification. "This is a heartbreaking outcome, and our hearts are with the Sims' family and loved ones," Albemarle County Fire Rescue Chief Dan Eggleston said. "We are incredibly grateful to our local and regional partners who supported this search effort with urgency, professionalism, and care." In Allegany County, Maryland, George's Creek Elementary School and Westernport Elementary were evacuated Tuesday. Westernport Elementary saw water breach the second floor of the school, prompting water rescues for 150 students and 50 teachers. It took 15 trips for the rescue boats to safely evacuate the school, Allegany County Emergency Services said. Videos on social mediashowed streets overtaken with water, creeks and rivers rushing with high, muddy water and toppled trees blocking roads in Allegany County, Maryland. In Westernport, the flood waters reached up to the windows of cars. The worst flooding impacted areas west of Washington D.C., and Reagan National Airport clocked 1.5 inches of rain Tuesday,NBC Washingtonreported. Showers and a few thunderstorms will develop Wednesday across the mid-Atlantic region this afternoon into the evening, and will push off to the east on Thursday, the national weather service office forecast. Today, all Allegany County Public Schools will be closed due to severe flooding and no virtual learning will take place. Flood warnings are in effect through 11 a.m. Wednesday for Allegany County, Maryland to Mineral County, West Virginia, with small streams flooding due to excessive rainfall. Warnings are also in place in West Virginia for the city of Winchesters, and Clarke and Frederick Counties, and in Virginia fora spate of counties. "Floodwaters are still working down some larger streams and rivers this morning. Be prepared for road closures, and turn around if you encounter high water," thenational weather service office of Baltimore-Washingtonwarned this morning.

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May 14, 2025

Body of 12-year-old boy swept away in floods found, schools closed due to East Coast severe flooding

Body of 12-year-old boy swept away in floods found, schools closed due to East Coast severe flooding Flooding continues to inundate parts of...

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Air traffic control ‘hotline’ between Pentagon and Reagan Washington National Airport has been broken since 2022

Air traffic control 'hotline' between Pentagon and Reagan Washington National Airport has been broken since 2022

A "hotline" between air traffic controllers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and the Pentagon, intended to coordinate aircraft, has not worked since March 2022, the Federal Aviation Administration revealed in a congressional hearing Wednesday. The FAA was not aware the direct line was broken until a May 1 incident where a helicopter circled the Pentagon and caused two flights to abort landings, Franklin McIntosh, the FAA's deputy chief operating officer testified. The airport was the site of the deadliest US airline crash in more than a decade when an American Airlines regional jet and an Army Blackhawk helicopter on a training mission collided on January 29. The unit flying the helicopter that circled the Pentagon was the same one involved in January's midair collision,as CNN previously reported. Military flights to the Pentagon have been suspended since the incident and will not resume until the hotline is fixed, McIntosh said. The hotline is maintained by the Department of Defense and is one way for controllers to coordinate, in addition to using regular landline telephones. Before the military halted flights, the FAA considered revoking the permission that allowed helicopters to operate in the DC airspace without explicit clearance. "We were ready to deploy any option available that we could use or have that we felt was necessary to bring safety measures and better behaviors from the DOD," McIntosh said. CNN's Pete Muntean contributed to this report. For more CNN news and newsletters create an account atCNN.com

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May 14, 2025

Air traffic control ‘hotline’ between Pentagon and Reagan Washington National Airport has been broken since 2022

Air traffic control 'hotline' between Pentagon and Reagan Washington National Airport has been broken since 2022 A "hotline...

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2-year-old girl reunites with her mother in Venezuela after US deportation

2-year-old girl reunites with her mother in Venezuela after US deportation

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A 2-year-old girl arrived Wednesday in Caracas to reunite with her mother after she was separated from her parents when they were deported from the U.S. in what Venezuela denounced as a kidnapping. Maikelys Espinozaarrived at an airport outside the capital, Caracas, along with more than 220 deported migrants. Footage aired by state television showed Venezuela's first lady Cilia Flores carrying Maikelys at the airport. Later, Flores was shown handing the girl over to her mother, who had been waiting for her arrival at the presidential palace along withPresident Nicolás Maduro. "Here is everyone's beloved little girl. She is the daughter and granddaughter of all of us," Maduro said. The U.S. government had claimed the family separation last month was justified because the girl's parents allegedly have ties to theVenezuelan-based Tren de Aragua gang, which U.S.President Donald Trumpdesignated a terrorist organization earlier this year. The girl's mother was deported to Venezuela on April 25. Meanwhile, U.S. authorities sent her father to a maximum-security prison in El Salvador in March under Trump's invocation ofan 18th-century wartime lawto deport hundreds ofimmigrants. For years, the government of Maduro had mostly refused the entry of immigrants deported from the U.S. But since Trump took office this year, hundreds of Venezuelan migrants, including some 180 who spent up to 16 days at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have been deported to their home country. The Trump administration has said the Venezuelans sent to Guantanamo and El Salvador are members of the Tren de Aragua, but hasoffered little evidence to back up the allegation. Maduro on Wednesday thanked Trump and his envoy for special missions,Richard Grenell, for allowing Maikelys to reunite with her mother in a "profoundly humane" act. Grenell met with Maduro in Caracas shortly after Trump took office. "There have been and will be differences, but it is possible, with God's blessing, to move forward and resolve many issues," Maduro said, alluding to the deep divisions between his and Trump's governments. "I hope and aspire that very soon we can also rescue Maikelys' father and the 253 Venezuelans who are in El Salvador." ____ Follow AP's coverage of Latin America and the Caribbean athttps://apnews.com/hub/latin-america

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May 14, 2025

2-year-old girl reunites with her mother in Venezuela after US deportation

2-year-old girl reunites with her mother in Venezuela after US deportation CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A 2-year-old girl arrived Wednesday in ...

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Halle Bailey Requests Sole Legal and Physical Custody of Son Halo, Asks Court to Prevent Ex DDG from Taking Him Out of L.A.

Halle Bailey Requests Sole Legal and Physical Custody of Son Halo, Asks Court to Prevent Ex DDG from Taking Him Out of L.A.

Lester Cohen/Getty; Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Halle Bailey is requesting sole legal and physical custody of her son Halo, whom she shares with ex-boyfriend DDG The actress is alleging that her former partner has been abusive in front of their son and asking the court to restrict where DDG is allowed to take Halo The couple split in 2024 after welcoming Halo in December 2023 Halle Baileyis requesting sole legal and physical custody of her son. According to court documents obtained by PEOPLE, theLittle Mermaidstar is requesting sole legal and physical custody of her sonHalo Saint, whom she welcomed in December 2023 with ex-boyfriendDDG. She is also asking the judge to order that her ex, born Darryl Dwayne Granberry Jr., not be allowed visitation with his son. However, she is asking that DDG be given supervised visits with a professional company once a week for six hours while Halo is in Los Angeles. Additionally, Bailey is asking the court to prevent DDG from taking their son outside of the county of Los Angeles. Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE's free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Halle Bailey/Instagram She has also requested an order to prevent child abduction, saying that DDG has a history of abusing her, taking away or hiding Halo from her, threatening to take away or hide Halo from her, and not cooperating with her in parenting. Bailey asks that a judge order DDG not to move with Halo without her written permission and to turn in or not apply for passports or other important documents for Halo. If he does travel with Halo with her permission, she is asking the judge to order that DDG provide his travel schedule, copies of round-trip airline tickets, addresses and phone numbers where they can be reached, and an open airline ticket for her if Halo is not returned. The actress specified several examples where she has asked DDG to set a visitation schedule with her for Halo, and shared that one particular interaction came to a head in January. Bailey writes that when DDG came to get Halo, she asked him to talk about a schedule and he got visibly upset. Paras Griffin/Getty As she walked with him outside and buckled her son into his car seat, Bailey alleges that DDG was cursing at her and getting more and more upset. "I had left my front door open and was not even fully dressed as I was not even wearing shoes," she says. "Darryl kept repeating 'Get out of my car, BITCH.'" "Halo was crying. I repeatedly pleaded with him to stop calling me a bitch," Bailey continues. "I felt very nervous that he was taking Halo with him and was very agitated; I did not feel safe leaving a baby with him in his state. I also wanted to know when he would bring Halo back. He would not tell me." The argument continued and got physical as the two were "wrestling and tussling." "At one point, Darryl was pulling my hair. He then slammed my face on the steering wheel, causing my tooth to get chipped," Bailey alleges. "I then stopped fighting back as I was in a lot of pain. I wanted to get out of the car with Halo but was now stuck." DDG ended up driving to his house with Bailey in the car, since she wouldn't leave Halo alone. Once they got there, the star claims that she told his family what happened and begged them to set a schedule, but they told her to just leave Halo and go. Halle Bailey/instagram Bailey details several other alleged examples of abuse, ending her statement by saying that she's "done everything possible to avoid going to Court." "I realize that there is no placating Darryl. I cannot allow this abuse any longer. I cannot keep living like this," she says. "I never know when he is going to demand our son to be in his Mother's care and whether I will be subjected to his threats and abuse." Bailey also requested a temporary restraining order against DDG and was granted one by the court on Tuesday, May 13. He is required to remain over 100 yards away from Bailey and Halo at all times, including at Halo's school and Bailey's vehicle. Representatives for Bailey and DDG did not immediately respond to PEOPLE's request for comment. Bailey and DDG began their relationship in 2022 andultimately split in 2024. A court hearing in the case was scheduled for June 4. If you are experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or go tothehotline.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages. Read the original article onPeople

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May 14, 2025

Halle Bailey Requests Sole Legal and Physical Custody of Son Halo, Asks Court to Prevent Ex DDG from Taking Him Out of L.A.

Halle Bailey Requests Sole Legal and Physical Custody of Son Halo, Asks Court to Prevent Ex DDG from Taking Him Out of L.A. Lester Cohen/Get...

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Seth MacFarlane Takes Aim at Ellen DeGeneres' 'Mean' Reputation

Seth MacFarlane Takes Aim at Ellen DeGeneres' 'Mean' Reputation

Family GuycreatorSeth MacFarlaneheld nothing back when roasting celebrities during a New York City charity gala. On Tuesday, May 14, at the Robin Hood event, MacFarlane — known for his "equal opportunity offender" approach to humor — called outEllen DeGeneres' fall from gracefollowing the 2020 scandal around her eponymous talk show. In the same line, he also commented on DeGeneres and wifePortia de Rossi'smove to the U.K.in late 2024, followingPresident Donald Trump's election win. PerPage Six, after an uncomfortable joke about attendeeKeith Urbandoing cocaine onstage — the country star, who has been candid about his past substance abuse issues, has been sober for years — MacFarlane took the jab at DeGeneres. MacFarlane quipped that the former talk show host "left [the U.S.] right after the election," DeGeneres is now "the nicest person in France." DeGeneres, who spent decades as the beloved host of her talk show — and scored millions of Disney fans as the voice of Dory fromFinding Nemo— saw her reputation quickly nosedive after a bombshellBuzzFeedreport that cited many current and former employees' statements about a "toxic" work environment onEllen. After addressing her employees amid the 2020 scandal — telling the staff that the show would be a "place of happiness" and "respect" — "obviously, something changed, and I am disappointed to learn that this has not been the case. And for that, I am sorry." "I learned that things happened here that never should have happened," DeGeneres later told her viewers on-air, noting that she "take[s] responsibility for what happens at my show." After the show ended in 2021, DeGeneres reflected on the scandal in her 2024 stand-up special,For Your Approval, on Netflix. "I've spent an entire lifetime trying to make people happy and I've cared far too much what other people think of me," she said. "So, the thought of anyone thinking that I'm mean was devastating to me, and it consumed me for a long time ... [but] after a lifetime of caring, I just can't anymore. So I don't." Family Guy, meanwhile, called out the allegations against DeGeneres' talk show in a 2022 episode spoofing the infamous ASPCA commercials starringSarah McLachlan(and her tearjerker of a ballad, "In the Arms of the Angels"). Instead of encouraging the audience to donate to the emaciated and shivering dogs in the real-life commercials,Family Guy's parody begged viewers to donate to the "terrified grips," a "Teamster sobbing in his car after work" and a "camera operator having a sandwich slapped out of his hand just for making eye contact" that appeared in their spoof. The send-up of a cutaway ended with another jab at DeGeneres, this one poking fun at her penchant for her staff and guests to try on over-the-top holiday sweaters. "Please, give today," the voiceover stated. Because no one should have to spend Thanksgiving watching a millionaire try on sweaters."

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May 14, 2025

Seth MacFarlane Takes Aim at Ellen DeGeneres' 'Mean' Reputation

Seth MacFarlane Takes Aim at Ellen DeGeneres' 'Mean' Reputation Family GuycreatorSeth MacFarlaneheld nothing back when roasting ...

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