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Flying amid CrowdStrike outage: What to expect next and tips to navigate travel chaos
Friday's wave of global IT outages, which affected CrowdStrike customers who use Windows products, has led to more than 1,100 flight cancelations and hundreds of delays in the U.S., leaving travelers to navigate uncharted next steps as major airlines deploy workarounds and slowly come back online. With interim efforts underway at American Airlines, United and Delta, Nick Ewen, a travel expert and senior editorial director of The Points Guy, told ABC News that there's a potential lengthier domino effect as they get back to fully operational. "There may be knock-on effects with the impacted airlines throughout the day and even into the weekend," he said. "This is because planes and crew members get stranded when a flight is cancelled, and if that plane and/or crew are scheduled to operate two more flights later in the day, and then another four the next day, all of those are at risk of being disrupted." Tips to navigate flight, travel delays and reimbursements this weekend amid CrowdStrike outages
CrowdStrike outage sparks global chaos with airline, bank and other disruptions
A wave of IT outages swept across the globe Friday morning, causing thousands of flight cancellations and stalling internal and external systems across a variety of industries including hospitals, banks, stock exchanges and other institutions, as some Microsoft-based computers ceased to work. CrowdStrike -- an American cybersecurity technology firm that provides cloud workload protection, threat intelligence and cyberattack response services -- said the outage is not a due to a cyber attack; it was caused by a software issue that has been identified and a fix had been deployed. Some systems can be fixed and back up and running immediately -- but for others it "could be hours, could be a bit longer" before everything is back up and running, CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz told CNBC in an on-air interview. For some customers, it will take more than rebooting systems to work through fixes. "CrowdStrike is actively working with customers impacted by a defect found in a single content update for Windows hosts. Mac and Linux hosts are not impacted," Kurtz said earlier Friday.
Bixby Public Schools to maintain curriculum amid statewide changes
In his message, Superintendent Miller stated “The district agrees with Mr. Walters on the importance of studying the role of religion in historical and cultural contexts. However, we also maintain that teaching any specific religious doctrine or ideology is not part of the current state standards.”
CrowdStrike stock price plummets amid worldwide IT outage
The stock price of cybersecurity company CrowdStrike plummeted on Friday amid a global IT outage that has affected clients worldwide. Shares were down 11% at the close of trading on Friday. That performance marked a slight recovery from the morning hours, when the stock price had fallen as much as about 15%. The stock ended the day at its lowest level since May. "The issue has been identified, isolated and a fix has been deployed," CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz said in a post on X. The outage affected CrowdStrike customers who use Windows products, Kurtz added.
Democratic delegates in Oklahoma standing behind President Biden amid calls to step down
“The Oklahoma democratic party delegates all yesterday signed a resolution that we stand behind the president. That we are not in this conversation about asking the president to move,” said Alicia Andrews, Oklahoma Democratic Party chair.
Trump rally shooter's duffel bag and range finder first sparked suspicions, sources say
New details have emerged about the suspected shooter at former President Donald Trump's rally over the weekend, including what first brought Thomas Matthew Crooks under suspicion. Multiple law enforcement sources confirmed to ABC News that suspicions about the suspect were first aroused at the site by other attendees when they spotted him with a range finder and duffel bag. Attendees then notified law enforcement, according to sources. The suspect, who was 20, had two cell phones -- one on him and a second one found at his home, sources said.
U.S. Sen. Lankford, group of lawmakers confront SS director at RNC
“When we found out she was in the building, we wanted to get the chance to be able to talk with her and say ‘Hey there’s still a lot of questions we want to go through.’ We weren’t combative with her and she just wouldn’t answer the questions,” Lankford said.
Bissell recalls over 3 million Steam Shot steam cleaners
Approximately 3.2 million units of Bissell's Steam Shot steam cleaners are being voluntarily recalled due to a potential burn hazard. Bissell announced the recall Thursday, saying its Steam Shot handheld steam cleaners with model series numbers 39N7 and 2994 can push out hot water or steam during use or while heating up, potentially causing a burn injury. In a statement to "Good Morning America," Bissell said in part, "At BISSELL, we are passionate about designing safe and reliable cleaning products. Consumer safety is our top priority and we are working in full cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to voluntarily recall Steam Shot Handheld Steam Cleaners." According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the company said it has received 183 reports of hot water or steam expelling from Steam Shot units so far and 157 reports of minor burn injuries.
IT outages reported across globe as airlines, airports, banks and media companies experience disruptions
IT outages have been reported across the globe as airlines, airports, banks and media companies have suddenly experienced ongoing disruptions that have upended the daily lives of potentially millions of people. American Airlines, United and Delta have asked the FAA for global ground stop on all flights, according to an alert from the FAA on Friday morning. However, at approximately 5 a.m. ET, American Airlines issued a statement that they were back up and running as normal. “Earlier this morning, a technical issue with a vendor impacted multiple carriers, including American. As of 5 a.m. ET, we have been able to safely re-establish our operation. We apologize to our customers for the inconvenience," the statement read.
Family says Norwegian will reimburse costs after getting stranded in Alaska during excursion mishap
A cruise vacation through Alaska turned into a travel nightmare for one Oklahoma family who got stranded without their belongings after a mishap with a local excursion caused them to miss their ship's boarding window. The Gault family, including six young kids and a 78-year-old grandmother, are now safely back home from Ketchikan. They had disembarked from the Norwegian Encore on Friday, July 12 to see a lumberjack show that they booked through the cruise line. "When you talk about cruise nightmares this is the definition of it," Joshua Gault told Good Morning America of the incident. He said when they tried to get back to the ship, the local tour operator had told them to wait for the next bus. But that bus never arrived. The family said they called the local port agent who rushed them to the ship, only to see it already pulling away from the dock with their belongings, including some of their passports.
KRMG In-Depth: A revolutionary micro-grocery concept approved by Tulsa City Council
The Bazar micro-grocery will not only offer locally-sourced fresh produce at low prices, it will serve as an oasis in a food desert, provide meals for kids, and become a food truck destination as well.
2 killed, 2 hurt including a 2-year-old girl in mass shooting in DC
Two people were killed and two others -- including a toddler -- were injured in a mass shooting in broad daylight in Washington, D.C., authorities said. At about 11:22 a.m. Thursday, three people got out of a car with what authorities believe were rifles and "shot up the block," Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith said at a news conference. Three men who were in the intersection at the time were shot, Smith said. Two of the men were killed and the third was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, she said. A 2-year-old girl was also shot and hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, Smith said.
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