Airbus says most A320 jets now have software fix, with less than 100 planes still needing update

LONDON (AP) — Airbus said that most of its fleet of 6,000 A320 passenger jets have received an update to fixa software glitchthat could have affected flight controls.

Travelers hadfaced minor disruptionsheading into the weekend as airlines around the world scrambled to push the software updates out to the widely used commercial jetliner. Airbus warned of the problem Friday with U.S. millions of passengers in transit for the Thanksgiving holiday,the busiest travel time in the United States.

The European planemaker said in an update Monday that the "vast majority" of the short-haul passenger jets in service "have now received the necessary modifications."

"We are working with our airline customers to support the modification of less than 100 remaining aircraft to ensure they can be returned to service," Toulouse, France-based Airbus said.

"Airbus apologises for any challenges and delays caused to passengers and airlines by this event," it said.

Airbus said it discovered that "intense solar radiation" could corrupt data that's critical to the functioning of flight controls.

The problem is suspected of contributing to a sudden drop inaltitude of a JetBlue planefrom Cancun, Mexico, to Newark, New Jerseyon Oct. 30, that injured at least 15 passengers, some of them transported to hospitals for medical care.

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and the European Union Aviation Safety Agency required airlines to address the issue with the software update. More than 500 U.S.-registered aircraft were impacted, including jets flown by American Airlines and Delta.

Japan's All Nippon Airways, Air India and Germany's Lufthansa were also affected. The Airbus A320 family of single-aisle aircraft is the primary competitor to Boeing's 737.

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FEMA workers reinstated after suspension and investigation over letter criticizing Trump’s overhaul of agency

A group of FEMA workers has been reinstated after three months of forced leave and an investigation into alleged misconduct forsigning an open letterto Congress that criticized the Trump administration's overhaul of the disaster relief agency and warned it could put American lives in danger.

More than a dozen workers received reinstatement notices from the Federal Emergency Management Agency last week, according to multiple sources and internal emails reviewed by CNN. "The misconduct investigation has been closed, and as a result you are being removed from Administrative Leave," one email said. Some of the staffers have already reported back to work, while others will rejoin their teams this week.

"I was dumbfounded," said Virginia Case, a FEMA external affairs officer who was among those reinstated. "I really did think we were going to get terminated."

FEMA and the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees the agency, did not respond to CNN's request for comment.

The controversy began in August, when more than 190 current and former FEMA officials signed what became known as the "Katrina Declaration." The letter warned Congress that the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle FEMA could put American lives at risk, raising fears of another failed federal disaster response on thescale of Hurricane Katrina.

Most signers remained anonymous, but a handful of current staff — including Case — publicly signed their names. Within days, those employees wereplaced on paid leave.

"Change is always hard," a FEMA spokesperson said in a statement at the time. "It is especially for those invested in the status quo, who have forgotten that their duty is to the American people not entrenched bureaucracy."

FEMA launched formal misconduct investigations in September, summoning the outspoken staffers for interviews. The Trump administration had already suspended or firedmore than 100 employeesat the Environmental Protection Agency for a similar act of dissent earlier in the summer.

In mid-November, one of the FEMA workers received a termination notice as the others remained under investigation. But the employee appealed, and in a sudden reversal, that staffer was among those told last week they could return to work, multiple sources told CNN. David Seide, senior counsel for the Government Accountability Project, which represents some of the workers, said FEMA management emailed the employee to say agency lawyers had determined that signing the letter was protected by whistleblower laws.

Another reinstated worker was told by their supervisor that the investigation found they "didn't abide by policy" but were "protected by the whistleblower act," according to a message viewed by CNN.

"This case is important precedent," Seide told CNN. "It reaffirms what should be obvious. That it is unlawful to retaliate against federal employees who exercise their free speech and whistleblower rights by publicly dissenting against agency policies."

However, some of the reinstated FEMA staffers fear they could still face additional retaliation.

"I don't think that it's over yet. I think it's still an evolving situation," said Abby McIlraith, a FEMA emergency management specialist who was reinstated. "But I know that I didn't do anything wrong, so I feel pretty vindicated and happy to be back and be able to see my co-workers and do my job again."

Case, who returned to work Wednesday, said she had considered resigning to avoid being blacklisted from federal service.

"We were willing to put our jobs on the line for our values," Case said. "I'm grateful that we're able to go back and continue supporting these communities and these survivors."

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Police search for suspect after 3 children killed at California party

Investigators in California were working Monday, Dec. 1, to identify one or more suspects whoopened fire at a child's birthday partyover the weekend, killing four people and injuring 11 others.

The shooting erupted at a banquet hall in Stockton at least 100 people gathered for the celebration, according to San Joaquin County Sheriff Patrick Withrow. He said the incident may have involved more than one shooter and appeared to be targeted, but he did not elaborate.

Three children and one adult were killed in the shooting, the sheriff's office said. The shooting left 11 others injured, and several of them, including multiple children, were taken to local hospitals. Withrow said at least one person remained in critical condition.

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Stockton shooting at child's birthday party leaves at least 4 dead

Officials have not publicly identified the victims.

After the shooting, the Stockton Police Department said it arrested five people, including one juvenile, on conspiracy, weapons and gang-related charges. It's unclear if the arrests had any connection with the shooting.

Since the deadly attack, which Gov. Gavin Newsom called "horrific," law enforcement officials have asked for the public's help in identifying possible suspects, requesting cell phone video and eye witness accounts.

"We need everyone who has any information on this to reach out to us," Withrow said at a news conference on Sunday, Nov. 30. "This is the time for our community to show that we will not put up with this type of behavior where people will just walk in and kill children."

How the mass shooting at a child's birthday party unfolded

Withrow said authorities first received reports of gunfire at the banquet hall shortly before 6 p.m. on Nov. 29. At the time, as many as 150 people there for a child's birthday party.

Officials said it appears the gunfire started inside the banquet hall before moving outdoors.

Investigators processing the scene viewed multiple cars with bullet holes and retrieved several firearms from the roof of the building, though it's unclear if the weapons were related to the shooting.

Three children – ages 8, 9 and 14 – and a 21-year-old were killed in the shooting, the sheriff's office said.

Stockton Mayor Christina Fugazi said the 8-year-old who was killed was a student in the Stockton Unified School District. She said the child's parent also works for the school district.

Fugazi also announced that a $25,000 reward was being offered for information leading to the arrest of any suspects.

Vigil held in memory of Stockton shooting victims

Hours after the deadly shooting, hundreds of people gathered for a prayer vigil near the crime scene.

Speaking to the crowd, Stockton Vice Mayor Jason Lee recalled a shooting at an elementary school in the late 1980s that killed five children in Stockton.

"We all remember where we were on that day. I don't want to have those types of memories over and over again," he said. He added: "That trauma lives on forever, and this community is dealing with a lot of trauma."

After the vigil, family members could be seen removing gifts and other items from the banquet where the shooting occurred. One man who was wearing a birthday-themed T-shirt said he was retrieving his daughter's belongings. He asked the media for privacy.

'This was not a random act'

Withrow said the attack appears targeted, but did not say why investigators believe that.

"We're going to say that we're confident that this was not a random act," Withrow said at a news conference. "They walked into this area and was probably looking for somebody in particular. Why they did that, what they're part of, who they are — we don't know."

Contributing: Victoria Franco, The Stockton Record;Karissa Waddick and Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY

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Flooding recovery efforts underway in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand as death tolls rise

PADANG SIDEMPUAN, Indonesia (AP) — Recovery and aid efforts are underway in parts of Southeast Asia and South Asia where the full number of dead and missing are not yet known after heavy rains and flooding left a devastating toll in the past week.

The severe weather killed at least 469 people in Indonesia, 170 in Thailand and 334 in Sri Lanka, authorities said.

In Thailand, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Saturdayoutlined recovery and compensation plansfor the southern part of the country, where the Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation said severe flooding in 12 southern provinces affected more than 1.4 million households and 3.8 million people.

Sri Lanka authorities said Monday that rescuers are still searching for 370 missing people. Nearly 148,000 people are housed in temporary shelters after beingbattered in the past weekdownpours that flooded homes, fields and roads and triggered landslides, primarily in the tea-growing central hill country.

Indonesia President Prabowo Subianto on Monday pledged to rebuild infrastructure while visiting areas impacted byfloods and landslideson Sumatra island that left thousands homeless and 474 people missing as of Monday.

Some areas of Indonesia remained unreachable Monday after the disaster damaged roads and downed communications lines, with residents in impacted areas relying on aircraft delivering supplies. Flooding displaced 290,700 people in North Sumatra, West Sumatra and Aceh provinces, the National Disaster Management Agency said.

Prabowo, who visited North Sumatra on Monday and was expected to West Sumatra and Aceh during the day, said the government's response is reaching those in need.

"We need to confront climate change effectively," Prabowo said. "Local governments must take a significant role in safeguarding the environment and preparing for the extreme weather conditions that will arise from future climate change."

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Sydney men charged with spreading child sexual abuse videos tied to international ring

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — FourSydneymen have been charged with criminal offenses over their alleged involvement in the distribution of child sexual abuse material linked to an international child sex abuse ring, police said Monday.

A New South Wales state police task force identified the Sydney-based network while investigating the online distribution of encrypted child sexual abuse material involving ritualistic and satanic themes, Det. Supt. Jayne Doherty said.

"There's no run-of-the mill child abuse, it's all abhorrent child abuse," Doherty told reporters.

"But these ones were particularly devastating in that they use symbols and rituals around … their discussions that they were having about abusing children. It had a very ritualistic overview," she added.

Police executed multiple warrants around Sydney last Thursday and four men were arrested.

Police also seized electronic devices allegedly containing thousands of videos depicting the abuse of children from babies to 12-year-olds.

"Police will allege in court that this international group were engaging in conversations and the sharing of material which depicted child abuse and the torture of children involving symbols and rituals linked to Satanism and the occult," Doherty said.

Doherty said police did not believe that the defendants recorded any of the abuse material that they shared.

Police were working with their international partners to identify the victims, where they had been abused and their abusers, Doherty said.

No victim had been identified by Monday, she said.

Police said one of those arrested, Landon Germanotta-Mills, 26, played a leading role in the ring.

Also arrested were Stuart Woods Riches, 39, Mark Andrew Sendecky, 42, and Benjamin Raymond Drysdale, 46.

All four were charged with various offenses relating to spreading child abuse material online. Germanotta-Mills was also charged with disseminating and possessing bestiality material, also a criminal offense.

Legal Aid NSW, which is representing Germanotta-Mills, declined to comment to the AP on Monday. Julian Balloot, the lawyer representing the other three defendants, did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Monday.

All four were refused bail and will appear in court next in late January.

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