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Southwest Airlines (LUV) is facing a safety review from the Federal Aviation Administration, the company confirmed Tuesday, following a series of incidents in recent months. 

An FAA spokesperson said the agency has “increased oversight of Southwest Airlines to ensure it is complying with federal safety regulations. The carrier "is working closely with the [FAA] in the review of recent events," a spokesperson for the airline said Tuesday.

Southwest “recently formed a dedicated team of subject-matter experts and leaders" that includes members from Southwest, the airline’s union partners and the FAA, its spokesperson said. The group is “tasked with performing an in-depth, data-driven analysis to identify any opportunities for improvement."

On July 14, a Southwest flight to Tampa dropped as low as 150 feet above water about 5 miles from its intended destination, according to Flightradar24. The plane landed in Ft. Lauderdale.

That incident came about a month after a Southwest flight from Phoenix to Oakland experienced a so-called “Dutch roll,” which causes the aircraft to roll side-to-side while also wagging its tail, prompting an investigation from National Transportation Safety Board, according to a report.

“Safety will drive the timeline” of the review, the FAA spokesperson said. Shares of Southwest fell 1.7% on Tuesday as the S&P 500 ticked lower. The company is set to report its latest financial results later this week.

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Before going any further, here's the main thing parents should know about swimming lessons: all children should have them.

Every year, over 4,500 people die from drowning in the United States — and, in fact, drowning is the leading cause of death for children ages 1 to 4. Swimming lessons can't prevent all of those deaths, but they can prevent a lot of them. A child doesn't need to be able to swim butterfly or do flip turns, but the ability to get back to the surface, float, tread water, and swim to where they can stand or grab onto something can save a life.

10 things parents should know about swimming lessons

As you think about swimming lessons, it's important to know:

1. Children don't really have the cognitive skills to learn to swim until they are around 4 years old. They need to be able to listen, follow directions, and retain what they've learned, and that's usually around 4 years old, with some kids being ready a little earlier.

2. That said, swim lessons between 1 and 4 years old can be useful. Not only are some kids simply ready earlier, younger children can learn some skills that can be useful if they fall into the water, like getting back to the side of a pool.

3. The pool or beach where children learn must be safe. This sounds obvious, but safety isn't something you can assume; you need to check it out for yourself. The area should be clean and well maintained. There should be lifeguards that aren't involved in teaching (since teachers can't be looking at everyone at all times). There should be something that marks off areas of deeper water, and something to prevent children from getting into those deeper areas. There should be lifesaving and first aid equipment handy, and posted safety rules.

4. The teachers should be trained. Again, this sounds obvious — but it's not always the case. Parents should ask about how teachers are trained and evaluated, and whether it's under the guidelines of an agency such as the Red Cross or the YMCA.

5. The ratio of kids to teachers should be appropriate. Preferably, it should be as low as possible, especially for young children and new swimmers. In those cases, the teacher should be able to have all children within arm's reach and be able to watch the whole group. As children gain skills the group can get a bit bigger, but there should never be more than the teacher can safely supervise.

6. There should be a curriculum and a progression — and children should be placed based on their ability. In general, swim lessons progress from getting used to the water all the way to becoming proficient at different strokes. There should be a clear way that children are assessed, and a clear plan for moving them ahead in their skills.

7. Parents should be able to watch for at least some portion. You should be able to see for yourself what is going on in the class. It's not always useful or helpful for parents to be right there the whole time, as it can be distracting for children, but you should be able to watch at least the beginning and end of a lesson. Many pools have an observation window or deck.

8. Flotation devices should be used thoughtfully. There is a lot of debate about the use of "bubbles" or other flotation devices to help children learn to swim. They can be very helpful with keeping children safe at the beginning, and helping them learn proper positioning and stroke mechanics instead of swimming frantically to stay afloat, but if they are used, the lessons should be designed to gradually decrease any reliance on them.

9. Being scared of the water isn't a reason not to take, or to quit, swimming lessons. It's common and normal to be afraid of the water, and some children are more afraid than others. While you don't want to force a child to do something they are terrified of doing, giving up isn't a good idea either. Start more gradually, with lots of positive reinforcement. The swim teacher should be willing to help.

10. Just because a child can swim doesn't mean he can't drown. Children can get tired, hurt, trapped, snagged, or disoriented. Even strong swimmers can get into trouble. While swimming lessons help save lives, children should always, always be supervised around water, and should wear life jackets for boating and other water sports.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website has helpful information on preventing drowning. The American Red Cross offers an online water safety course for caregivers and parents and water safety videos for children. Many public pools and organizations like Boys & Girls Clubs and the YMCA offer swimming classes for all ages.

Source: Harvard Health Publishing

A Magistrates’ Family Court sitting in Akure, Ondo State has remanded one Adetunji Obatayo, 55, in the correctional centre, for allegedly d£filing a 14-year-old student and procuring ab%rtion for her.

The defendant, who’s a pastor of Deeper Life Bible Church and the principal of a school in Oka Akoko, was charged with three counts charge of defil£ment, unlawfully prescribing dr¥gs to procure ab%rtion and k+lling an unborn child of the victim in his custody.

He was said to have committed the offence sometime in February 2020 at Epinmi-Akoko, Akoko South-East local government area.

Police prosecutor, Folashade Adesuyi, informed the court that the defendant forcefully had carnal knowledge of the victim. The offences, according to the charge, contravened Sections 218, 230 and 328 of the Criminal Laws of Ondo State, 2006.

Adesuyi said that the victim’s confession led to the arrest of the defendant.

The victim, in her narration before the court, said she was placed under the guardian of Pastor Obatala by her parents when she was 10 years.

According to her, “Four years ago, my parents released me to live with a pastor due to his desire to train me. On my first day in his house, he forcefully had s+xual intercourse with me and told me not to tell anyone about it.

He had impregnated me thrice and he gave me N5,000 to buy some contraceptive dr¥gs to ab%rt the pregnancy after many preventive dr¥gs.

But during the third pregnancy, he refused to give me money for the dr¥g, and I st%le his money to buy the pills. Pastor later accused me of stealing his money for my boyfriend which led to the arrest of a boy in our school and I informed my parents about his ordeal.”

Presiding Magistrate, B.A. Alphonso, ordered the defendant remanded to the Olokuta Correctional Centre and directed the case file sent to the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for advice.

The victim was ordered to be taken in for rehabilitation till further notice and the case was adjourned to August 29, this year, for mentioning.

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Ohio senator J.D. Vance is running for vice president in the 2024 election.

Former President Donald Trump announced Vance as his running mate on July 15 at the Republican National Convention in Wisconsin. Vance is a Republican senator from Ohio, who was elected in 2022 and sworn into office in January 2023.

Born and raised in Middletown, Ohio, Vance joined the Marine Corps and served in the Iraq War before graduating from Ohio State University and Yale Law School. He is married to lawyer Usha Vance—the couple met in law school and have three children together.

Vance is an author, venture capitalist, and investor, with an estimated net worth of $10 million according to Here is how Vance made his millions.

Before he entered politics, Vance was known for his best-selling memoir, "Hillbilly Elegy" about his upbringing in a small town in Ohio.

The book became a Bestseller, hitting number one on the list a few months after its release in 2016. It has sold 1.6 million copies total as of early July, according to Following the announcement of Vance as Trump's VP pick, his memoir climbed to the top of Amazon's Best Sellers chart. Vance netted more than 121,000 in royalties in 2022, according to his most recent financial disclosure.

The book was also turned into a Netflix film in 2020, starring Glenn Close and Amy Adams. The film was on Netflix's list of top 10 movies in the U.S. for the week of July 15, according to

Vance's investments include cryptocurrency, stocks, and real estate.

Vance held Bitcoin worth between $100,001 and $250,000, according to his latest financial disclosure report which covers the 2022 calendar year.

Vance also has his own venture capital firm, Narya Capital Management, and another business, JD Vance Enterprises, which holds investments and promotes his speaking and writing engagements and media appearances.

Vance's investments include Walmart stock worth between $50,001 to $100,000, shares in Invesco QQQ ETF worth $500,001 to $1 million, and shares in video platform Rumble Inc., worth $100,001 to $250,000. Rumble Inc. is partnered with Trump's Truth Social Platform, according to

Vance also owns three homes—in D.C., Ohio, and Virginia—worth $4 million in total, according to

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A wanted 57-year-old dr¥g kingpin, Alhaji Sulaiman Jimoh (alias Olowoidiogede, populary known as Temo), has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Lagos State.

The suspect was arrested at his enclave after an initial resistance from him and his horde of hoodlums, NDLEA said in a statement on Wednesday, July 24.

According to the statement, “In the last two years, the NDLEA had intercepted large consignments of illicit drugs worth billions of naira owned by Temo but he has remained largely evasive while a few encounters with him and his armed gangs in his Mushin enclave had resulted in g¥nfight.

Some of the recent seizures of his shipments include: a 14, 524.8 kilograms of Ghana Loud, a strong strain of cannabis sativa, smuggled into Lagos from Ghana in two trucks and a J5 bus intercepted at Ojuelegba area of Lagos in the early hours of Sunday 28th January 2024; two truck-loads of the same substance weighing 8,852kg intercepted at Eleko beach, Lekki Lagos on 4th May 2023 and 252kg of Loud seized from his enclave in Mushin on Wednesday 26th July 2023.

The drug kingpin was very notorious for always being on the move to evade arrest but with persistence and determination of the Agency aided by modern tools and intelligence, the concerted effort to get him paid off at 10am on Monday 22nd July 2024 when NDLEA’s surveillance teams on his trail tracked and pinned him down at Igbarere street, Mushin.

A reinforcement of about 50 operatives was immediately mobilized to the area while he was attempting to escape in a Mercedes Benz SUV GLE 350 marked 01G-300G.

His attempt to escape by mobilizing hoodlums to engage and distract the operatives however failed after which he was overpowered and whisked away from the chaotic scene while his men surrendered to the superior firepower of the anti-narcotic agents who also succeeded in recovering the Mercedes Benz SUV the suspect was found in.“

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