A woman named Alex claims she was booted off a Southwest Airlines flight to Los Angeles after her kitten pooped in its carrier, forcing her to spend the day in a random city. An X post detailing the scat-astrophe currently boasts over 20 million views at the time of writing.
In the headlines on #TheUpdate this Tuesday, the man accused of burning a sleeping woman to death inside a New York City subway train is set to be arraigned on murder and arson charges.
Yesterday’s light flurries in the city tapered off before the evening commute — but the Big Apple should get ready for a long-term deep freeze that could last a month, forecasters say.
And north of the border, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation after nearly a decade in power, bowing to rising discontent over his leadership and growing turmoil within his government signaled by the abrupt departure of his finance minister.