There’s no timeline on when flight cuts will ease up after the government shutdown ends

Airlines have canceled over 9,000 flights across the U.S. since the Federal Aviation Administration ordered flight cuts late last week. The cuts aim to ease demands on short-staffed control towers during the federal government shutdown. On Tuesday, another 1,200 flights were canceled as the FAA increased its target for reducing flights at major airports. Flights are expected to remain disrupted even as the shutdown nears an end, and cancellations are unlikely to ease right away. The pace of airline ticket sales for Thanksgiving travel has slowed as more travelers have reconsidered whether to fly amid all the delays and cancellations.

Record-low temperatures shock the Southeast US while snowfall blankets parts of the Northeast

(AP) — The first major cold spell of the season plunged parts of the southeastern U.S. into record-low temperatures Tuesday, delivering a shock for 18 million people under a freeze warning across Alabama, Florida and Georgia. Meanwhile, several inches of snow blanketed areas along the eastern Great Lakes as the blast of cold air moved through. The direct shot of Arctic air affecting the eastern two-thirds of the country migrated east — and far southeast — from the Northern Plains, which was hit with gusty chills and snow over the weekend. For much of the Southeast on Tuesday, that meant an abrupt transition into wintry temperatures after reaching well into the 70s and 80s in recent days. Some daily records were “absolutely shattered,” said meteorologist Scott Kleebauer, including a low of 28 degrees Fahrenheit at the airport in Jacksonville, Florida, on Tuesday morning. That broke the previous record low of 35 degrees set in 1977.

14 current or ex-Miss. law enforcement officers plead not guilty in drug-trafficking scheme

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Fourteen current or former Mississippi law enforcement officers are among 20 people who have pleaded not guilty to federal charges in a drug-trafficking conspiracy. The indictments accuse officers from multiple agencies in Mississippi of taking bribes to provide safe transport for people they believed were drug traffickers. Two Mississippi sheriffs, Milton Gaston and Bruce Williams, are among those arrested. They allegedly accepted bribes from someone they thought was a member of a Mexican cartel. As a condition of the bond, all charged officers are barred from law enforcement work. The indictments have shaken public trust in law enforcement.

ByHeart recalls all baby formula sold nationwide as infant botulism outbreak grows

(AP) — Baby formula manufacturer ByHeart recalled all of its products sold nationwide Tuesday. The move comes days after some batches were recalled amid an expanding outbreak of infant botulism. According to state and federal health officials, at least 15 babies in 12 states have been sickened in the outbreak since August, with more cases pending. All the infants were hospitalized after consuming ByHeart formula. Parents and caregivers who have the formula in their homes should immediately stop using it and dispose of the product. Babies with symptoms of infant botulism need immediate medical care.