Brewery issues recall

Brewery issues recall

SAN FRANCISCO

Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. announced a recall Sunday of certain 12-ounce bottles of its pale ales, IPA’s and other beers after detecting a packaging flaw that could cause a piece of glass to break off into the bottle.

In a statement Sunday, it said the recall applies to eight types of its craft beers, including its popular Sierra Nevada Pale Ale, purchased in 36 states, including Ohio and Pennsylvania.

The affected beer has a package date that falls between Dec. 5, 2016, and Jan. 13, 2017, and a brewery code of “M” – which stands of Mills River – printed directly on bottles and the packaging of cardboard cases. Consumers were urged to check the company’s website for details on the recall and not to drink any of the recalled beer, which would be fully refunded.

Computer glitch grounds United flights

NEW YORK

United Airlines says all of its domestic flights were grounded Sunday because of a computer problem.

Company spokeswoman Maddie King said in a brief statement that it issued a ground stop in the U.S. because of an “IT issue.” It did not give any more details, and it was not immediately clear how many flights were affected.

Chicago-based United Airlines and United Express operate more than 4,500 flights a day to 339 airports across five continents.

California storm causes flooding

LOS ANGELES

Fast-moving floodwaters swept through California mountain communities, and residents fled homes below hillsides scarred by wildfires as the third – and largest – in the latest series of storms brought a deluge Sunday and warnings about damaging mudslides.

The National Weather Service cautioned that the system was expected to gain strength into the evening and could be the strongest storm in at least seven years. California has been swamped during a wet winter that has brought plenty of rain and snow after years of drought.

Flash-flood watches and warnings were in effect for swaths of greater Los Angeles, where mountain locations could see up to 6 inches of rain.

Suspected US drone strike kills 3 possible al-Qaida in Yemen

SANAA, YEMEN

Suspected U.S. drone strikes have killed three purported al-Qaida operatives in Yemen’s southwestern Bayda province, security and tribal officials said, the first such killings reported in the country since Donald Trump assumed the U.S. presidency Friday.

The two Saturday strikes killed Abu Anis al-Abi, an area field commander, and two others, they said, speaking on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to release the information to journalists.

U.S. drone strikes against suspected al-Qaida targets have been commonplace in the years since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on New York and Washington, as a retaliatory measure against the group.

Rescuers: Ice hinders search of buried hotel

FARINDOLA, Italy

Rescuers digging through an Italian hotel buried by an avalanche reported hearing no signs of life Sunday appealed for equipment to help them penetrate the ruins where they say air pockets might be sustaining more survivors.

On Sunday evening, rescuers spotted a man’s body in the wreckage at the Hotel Rigopiano, raising to six the number of confirmed dead. Twenty-three others remained missing.

The nine people who were rescued, including all the children, remained hospitalized Sunday.

The avalanche hit the resort Wednesday evening while its guests were waiting for a snow plow to clear the road so they could evacuate.

Associated Press