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United plane apparently loses external panel mid-flight after taking off from SFO, officials say.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A United Airlines flight that took off from San Francisco International Airport Friday morning landed in Oregon with a missing external panel, according to officials.

United Flight 433 left San Francisco at 10:20 a.m. and landed at Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport in Medford shortly before noon, according to FlightAware.

The airport's director, Amber Judd, said the plane landed safely without incident and the external panel was discovered missing during a post-flight inspection.

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United says it will "thoroughly examine the plane and perform repairs and conduct an investigation to know how the damage occurred.". »

Former Vice President Mike Pence will not endorse Trump in 2024

Authored by cnbc.com

Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence arrives to speak at the Republican Jewish Coalition Annual Leadership Summit in Las Vegas on Oct. 28, 2023.

WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Mike Pence said Friday that he would not endorse his former boss for president in the 2024 election.

Trump "is pursuing and articulating an agenda that is at odds with the conservative agenda that we governed on during our four years," said Pence. »

Mississippi ex-police officer pleads guilty after making man lick urine off jail floor

Authored by apnews.com

(AP) — A former Mississippi police officer pleaded guilty Thursday to a federal misdemeanor charge after authorities said he forced a man he had arrested to lick urine off the floor of a jail cell.

AP AUDIO: Mississippi ex-police officer pleads guilty after making man lick urine off jail floor.

A former Mississippi police officer has pleaded guilty to a federal civil rights charge after authorities say he forced a someone to lick his own urine off the floor of a jail cell. »