A commercial plane on the ground near a concourse at Denver International Airport appeared to have caught fire while it was on the tarmac on Thursday evening. It was parked at gate C38 at Concource C. Multiple videos posted on social media showed people evacuating an American Airlines plane by climbing out onto the wing. Smoke was coming from the plane. The fire started after the plane diverted to the Colorado airport due to an engine issue, CBS News learned. So far there are no reports of any injuries. This is a developing story and will be updated.
Immigrants who entered the country illegally are a $659.9 million "burden" on the state's health care system, according to a new report. But the report depends on patients disclosing their own immigration status, something many don't do. According to the "Hospital Patient Immigration Status Report" released by the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA), undocumented immigrants' care at local hospitals is "largely uncompensated," meaning it isn't paid back, and "a direct contributor to the strain on Florida's health care system." For 2024, the state says $659.9 million was spent on "providing care to illegal aliens across the state." For 2023, the price tag was $566 million for seven months of data, from June to December. "The agency remains dedicated to fulfilling Governor DeSantis' commitment to protecting taxpayer dollars from being used on individuals who are not lawfully present in the United States," AHCA Deputy Secretary Kim Smoak said in a statement.
A small plane with five people aboard crashed on Sunday into the parking lot of a retirement community in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, authorities said. There was no immediate word on deaths or injuries. Images shown on local TV stations showed the plane in flames atop parked vehicles with at least three cars on fire. A spokesperson for the Lancaster Police Department confirmed the plane crashed shortly after taking off from the city's airport. First responders were still working the scene and trying to determine how many people were killed or injured. The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement that five people had been aboard the Beechcraft Bonanza plane. The incident comes at a time of heightened scrutiny of U.S. air safety.
Israel announced Sunday it is cutting off its electricity supply to Gaza. The full effects were not immediately clear, but the arid territory's desalination plants receive power for producing drinking water.
Israel last week cut off all supplies of goods to the territory of over 2 million people, in an echo of the siege it imposed in the earliest days of its war with Hamas. It seeks to press the militant group to accept an extension of the first phase of their ceasefire. That phase ended last weekend. Israel wants Hamas to release half of the remaining hostages in return for a promise to negotiate a lasting truce.
Hamas instead wants to start negotiations on the ceasefire's more difficult second phase, which would see the release of remaining hostages from Gaza, the withdrawal of Israeli forces and a lasting peace. Hamas is believed to have 24 living hostages and the bodies of 35 others.
People experiencing homelessness in San Jose who refuse offers of interim shelter will be issued written warnings and will face arrest for repeated refusals under a proposal unveiled Thursday by Mayor Matt Mahan. The new policy seeks to hold unhoused residents accountable for coming indoors, with the Mayor's Office saying one in three homeless residents refuse offers of housing with private rooms, bathrooms, and doors that lock. Roughly 200 unhoused residents die outdoors each year in Santa Clara County, the office said. "Responsibility to Shelter" plan would allow for the arrest of individuals after three refusals to come indoors.
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