Miami (MIA) may be synonymous with a laid-back vibe, but during Thanksgiving 2023, Miami International Airport was giving holiday horror story. MIA ranked as the U.S. airport with the longest average peak security wait timea soul-deadening 54.1 minutes.

These 10 airports had the longest peak wait times, on average, during the 2023 Thanksgiving holiday:

Miami International (MIA), Fla.: 54.1 minutes Los Angeles International (LAX), Calif.: 53.6 minutes John F. Kennedy International (JFK), N.Y.: 53.2 minutes Seattle-Tacoma International (SEA), Wash.: 49.7 minutes Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International (FLL), Fla.: 48.8 minutes Chicago O’Hare International (ORD), Ill.: 47.7 minutes Newark Liberty International (EWR), N.J.: 46.2 minutes George Bush Intercontinental (IAH), Texas: 45.7 minutes Daniel K. Inouye International (HNL), Hawaii: 45.5 minutes San Francisco International (SFO), Calif.: 43.7 minutes

Myanmar’s air force bombed a church where displaced people were sheltering near the border with China killing nine of them including children, days after the junta chief reiterated a call for peace talks.

Fighting in Myanmar is expected to intensify in coming weeks as forces of the junta that seized power in 2021 take advantage of the dry season to try to recapture territory lost to guerrilla groups over the past year, and despite efforts by neighboring China to promote dialogue.

The humanitarian crisis in Myanmar is reaching a critical inflexion point, with escalating conflict and climate shocks putting children and families at unprecedented risk. Over 3.4 million people have been displaced across the country, nearly 40 per cent of whom are children.

The intermediate-range missile did not carry nuclear weapons, but it is part of a strategic arsenal that is capable of delivering them.

President Vladimir V. Putin escalated a tense showdown with the West on Thursday, saying that Russia had launched a new intermediate-range ballistic missile at Ukraine in response to Ukraine’s recent use of American and British weapons to strike deeper into Russia.

In what appeared to be an ominous threat against Ukraine’s western allies, Mr. Putin also asserted that Russia had the right to strike the military facilities of countries “that allow their weapons to be used against our facilities.”

His warning came hours after Russia’s military fired a nuclear-capable ballistic missile at Ukraine that Western officials and analysts said was meant to instill fear in Kyiv and the West. Though the missile carried only conventional warheads, using it signaled that Russia could strike with nuclear weapons if it chooses.

The Federal Aviation Administration said on Thursday it was allowing air traffic to resume at half a dozen airports in Haiti, but the country’s main flight hub in the capital would remain off limits.

The action could lead to sanctions against Tehran, which has barred international monitoring of its accelerated uranium enrichment efforts.

Soon after the censure vote, Iran’s foreign ministry and atomic energy agency announced plans to start operation of new, more advanced centrifuges for enriching uranium. In a statement, the two agencies accused the Washington and its allies of proposing the censure to pursue “illicit plans.”

Almost one in four Americans may be suffering from long COVID, a rate more than three times higher than the most common number cited by federal officials, a team led by Boston area researchers suggests in a new scientific paper.

A new study from researchers at Mass General Brigham suggests racial disparities and the difficulty in diagnosing the condition may be leading to a massive undercount.

Since it was proposed by the Texas Education Agency earlier this year, the elementary school reading and language arts curriculum has faced strong opposition from parents, advocates and faith leaders for its heavy use of biblical teachings, which critics say could lead to the bullying and isolation of non-Christian students, undermine church-state separation and grant the state far-reaching control over how children learn about religion.

A second grade lesson called “Fighting for a Cause” notes that “slavery was wrong, but it was practiced in most nations throughout history.” It does not detail the race-based nature of slavery in America that made it distinct from other parts of the world.

Another second grade lesson covering the U.S. Civil War focuses heavily on Robert E. Lee’s “excellent abilities” as general of the Confederate Army, which fought to maintain slavery, and his desire to find “a peaceful way to end the disagreement” with the North. It does not teach that Lee enslaved people or highlight his racist views that Black people were neither intelligent nor qualified to hold political power.

Spirit Airlines filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday after the budget airline's merger efforts collapsed and its losses spiraled out of control.

Driving the news: Spirit plunged into bankruptcy after a $3.8 billion deal to sell itself to JetBlue was blocked by a federal judge and after previous efforts to combine with rival Frontier Airlines fell apart. Spirit has been bleeding cash for years. The company lost money in 17 of its last 18 quarters, including about $336 million in the first half of 2024.

In a series of rare in-depth interviews, Venezuela’s opposition leader called life in hiding “a difficult test” and asserted that Mr. Trump could gain an early “foreign policy victory” by pushing Nicolás Maduro from office.

A South African court ordered police to end a standoff with illegal miners and allow emergency workers to gain access to a shaft where hundreds are believed to be holed up.

The High Court in Pretoria, South Africa, said in an interim ruling that all miners underground in the mine in Stilfontein should be allowed to leave and no one should block their exit, according to state broadcaster SABC.

On Friday, the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) said in a statement it was investigating the police for restricting the miners’ essential supplies.

At least one decomposed body has been recovered from the mine, police said.