Computer failure grounds flights in West
LOS ANGELES – Flights from airports in the Los Angeles area were grounded for more than an hour Wednesday because of a computer failure at an air traffic control facility in the region, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
The problems rippled across the West. Dozens of planes heading into the Los Angeles area were diverted elsewhere or prevented from taking off at airports in Phoenix, Las Vegas, Oklahoma City and elsewhere.
The “ground stop” in Southern California affected several airports including Los Angeles International, the nation’s third busiest, where “over 30 departing flights were held on the ground,” said Nancy Castles, an airport spokeswoman.
Sinn Fein leader questioned in slaying
DUBLIN – Police in Northern Ireland arrested Sinn Fein party leader Gerry Adams on Wednesday on suspicion of involvement in the Irish Republican Army’s 1972 abduction, killing and secret burial of a Belfast widow.
Adams, 65, confirmed his own arrest in a prepared statement and described it as a voluntary, prearranged interview.
Police long had been expected to question Adams about the 1972 killing of Jean McConville, a 38-year-old mother of 10 whom the IRA executed as an alleged spy. According to all authoritative histories, Adams served as an IRA commander for decades, but he has always denied holding any position in the outlawed group.
Associated Press
