Why backed-up lavatory toilets don’t fly — and can turn the plane around.

As if Elon Musk didn’t already have enough advantages, between his billions and his leverage over President Donald Trump, he appears to have another ace up his sleeve: the US Marshals Service.

The single-engine turboprop plane that crashed into a house in Brooklyn Park on Saturday could have plummeted to the ground for a couple of reasons, including a structural issue or a medical emergency, a former commercial airline pilot said.

Only two of the four large propellers were still turning as the Boeing B-17D slowly descended in the mid-afternoon. The Flying Fortress—now essentially a 35,000-pound glider—was on a course to land in the Pacific Ocean.

Shopping has become almost synonymous with the airport experience as both airports and airlines try to make the most of passengers having hours of time to burn with little to do. Nowadays, most of the world's leading international airports offer a wide range of shopping options both landside and airside.

The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) held a rally Sunday afternoon to oppose reported efforts to take away the independence of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). Around 100 demonstrators gathered at the intersection of Eastern and Sunset, holding signs and chanting "U.S. mail is not for sale."