#1
★ Gold
An Air Canada regional jet carrying 72 passengers and 4 crew members collided with a fire truck on the runway at LaGuardia Airport around 11:40 p.m. ET Sunday night, killing the pilot and copilot and injuring 41 people. The rescue vehicle had been responding to a separate incident when the aircraft struck it during landing. LaGuardia Airport was shut down entirely and will remain closed until at least 2 p.m. ET Monday, creating cascading delays across the Northeast corridor during one of the busiest spring break travel weeks of the year.
#2
★ Gold
The partial government shutdown has left roughly 10% of TSA employees absent due to lack of pay, creating security lines stretching to two and even three hours at JFK, Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson, and Chicago O'Hare. The government has deployed ICE agents to assist with crowd management at major hubs including Miami and Fort Lauderdale, though these agents cannot perform actual security screening. Airlines are reporting cancellations and significant delays as millions attempt to travel during peak spring break week.
#7
★ Silver
A severe Kona low winter storm — the second in two weeks — is delivering extraordinary rainfall across Hawaii, with some areas receiving 40-50 inches in the past 10 days. Flash flood watches cover Oahu, Maui County, and the Big Island. Hawaiian Airlines and Alaska Airlines have cancelled some inter-island flights, particularly to Molokai and Lanai. All state airports remain operational but with delays, and road closures are affecting ground transportation on multiple islands.