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CBS News
29 minutes ago
- General
- CBS News
University of Michigan student fled to China after being charged with voting illegally, FBI says
A Chinese national charged with voting illegally at the University of Michigan has fled the U.S. Haoxiang Gao was attending the Ann Arbor-based university in October 2024 and lived on campus, according to a criminal complaint filed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation last month. Safety officials with the school spoke with Gao on Oct. 28 after hearing reports that he had unlawfully cast a vote in the 2024 general election. Gao admitted during the conversation that he registered to, and cast, a vote at a polling location on campus on Oct. 27, according to court documents. Gao was charged by the state on Oct. 30 with one count each of unauthorized elector attempting to vote and making a false affidavit for the purpose of securing voter registration, court records show. During Gao's arraignment, a judge ordered him to surrender his Chinese passport and not to leave Michigan. The FBI said in the filing that Gao's passport was in the possession of school safety officials during the court hearing. According to charges, he boarded a Delta flight from Detroit International Airport to Shanghai, China, on Jan. 19 using a Chinese passport in his name. A warrant for Gao was issued after he missed court hearings on March 6 and April 24. He has been federally charged with flight to avoid prosecution, though the U.S. does not have an extradition treaty with China. Studies and investigations have found very few instances of noncitizens voting in federal elections in modern history. Analysis by the nonpartisan Brennan Center for Justice found 30 cases of noncitizens suspected of voting in the 2024 general election reported by election officials out of 23.5 million votes cast in the 42 jurisdictions reviewed. contributed to this report.
Hindustan Times
9 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Viral video shows girl singing on delayed Delta flight, passengers call it ‘worst nightmare'
A viral clip shows a little girl belting out a rendition of 'How Far I'll Go,' from Disney's hit animated movie Moana, on a Delta Airlines flight from Florida, receiving mixed reactions from the other passengers. The video, shared initially on TikTok, shows a girl taking over the flight intercom to sing the song as passengers waited for the flight to take off after hours of delay. The clip shows the girl singing her heart out, standing in the middle of the cabin as some joined her while others quietly watched her perform. After the clip went viral, many passengers shared their reaction to the impromptu concert. 'Flight got delayed, and this little girl won't stop singing Moana. Get me off this plane," said one of them. 'This is actually my worst nightmare and personal hell,' said another user while a third wrote: "The worst part is, if you're watching a movie on the plane, the movie pauses when someone makes an announcement. So everyone was forced to stop what they were doing to listen to her." However, others praised the young child for entertaining her co-passengers. "When your flight gets delayed by 2 hours and you circle Orlando for another 2... But then a little girl sings Moana on the crew mic and suddenly everything feels okay,' wrote one of them. 'She's on key and on tempo. It could be much, much worse,' said another. While the girl's motivation to perform is not known, a Delta Air Lines spokesperson told Newsweek that they appreciated her efforts: 'We appreciate the customer sharing her talents and apologise to our customers for the delay in their travels," they said. Another passenger told the Independent that the plane was delayed due to bad weather and waited for an hour on the tarmac before it took off. She recalled that inside the plane, it was 'really hot' and 'packed," and "all of a sudden [a flight attendant] shares with us that they have a sweet little girl that would love to share, or sing, a song with us.' 'We were confused. And then she started singing. And I thought she was gonna sing maybe like up until the chorus part, or end at the chorus, and then we were all going to go along our merry way. But no, she sang the whole song. There was some scattered applause. But it was also very uncomfortable," she said.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Boston Logan airport has 3 new nonstop flights to U.S. cities, see routes here
Summer is a very popular time to take a vacation. The kids are out of school. The weather is nice. It's the perfect time to pack a bag and fly somewhere in search of adventure. It's around this time of the year that airports start bringing back more direct flights so the influx of travelers can get where they want to go. Massachusetts' Boston Logan International Airport is no exception, adding new direct flights to make it easier to get where you want to go this summer. Here are the new summer services being offered at Logan airport, according to a Massachusetts Port Authority spokesperson. Logan's new nonstop domestic routes include Jetblue's service to Norfolk, Virginia and Wilmington, North Carolina, as well as Delta Airlines' direct flight to Pensacola, Florida. "So the only new international destination announced so far is Milan, with Delta starting flights this week," the spokesperson said. The spokesperson for Logan airport also said that other airlines have stated that they will be having new nonstop routes to existing international destinations. "Delta with service to Barcelona, JetBlue to Madrid, Edinburgh and London-Gatwick, TAP to Porto and WestJet to Vancouver," the spokesperson said. Rin Velasco is a trending reporter. She can be reached at rvelasco@ This article originally appeared on The Patriot Ledger: Logan airport has new non-stop flights this summer. See where
News.com.au
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Flight thrown into chaos as stowaway pigeons storm cabin
Chaotic footage shows the frantic moment a pigeon burst onto a Delta Airlines plane Saturday as a passenger desperately tried to catch the animal with an piece of clothing as other flyers screamed in the background. The pigeon, which was eventually captured, was second of two that emerged on the Wisconsin-bound plane at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, WCCO News reported. 'The pilot gets on and says, 'ladies and gentlemen, we have a wildlife situation on the plane,'' passenger Tom Caw told the outlet. The other feathering stowaway was walking under the seat until a Delta baggage handler picked it up. The two pigeons led to a brief delay Saturday night. Mr Caw told WCCO when he first boarded the flight, 'everything seemed normal'. 'Then I went to sit down and I overheard a passenger come up to the flight attendant who was standing right by where I was, and she said, 'I think there's a pigeon on this plane,'' he reportedly recalled in reference to the first pigeon. Shortly after, the pilot told everyone on-board that there was another pigeon on the plane after the aircraft was moving toward the runway. That second pigeon took flight, leading to a frenzy as another man tried to capture the bird with his jacket, Mr Caw said. 'The woman next to me was quite panicky about it, and she said to me, 'Oh I'm going to need a free wine. I'm going to need a free wine out of this',' he told the station. The flight was brought back to the gate before the same baggage handler took the second pigeon off the flight. 'Delta appreciates the careful actions of our people and our customers,' the spokeswoman told WCCO News. 'We apologise to our customers for the delay in their travel.'
CTV News
4 days ago
- General
- CTV News
Birds try to stow away onboard Delta Air Lines flight, passenger tries to catch one
Two intruding pigeons caused chaos inside a Delta airplane at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, sending passengers into a frenzy.
