A new $12 billion Beijing airport is the country’s latest attempt to unclog its crowded airways — and aid its slowing economy to boot.Welcome to China’s unfriendly skies. The world’s second-largest economy boasts some of the world’s worst flight delays and missed connections. Angry passengers have become such a fixture of flying in China that the government has developed a blacklist for the dangerously unruly. There was a heavy police presence at Fort Lauderdale International Airport after it re-opened on Saturday, January 7, 2017, a day after a shooting in the baggage area of Terminal 2.
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China Builds Out the Air as Frustrations Mount Below
A new $12 billion Beijing airport is the country’s latest attempt to unclog its crowded airways — and aid its slowing economy to boot.Welcome to China’s unfriendly skies. The world’s second-largest economy boasts some of the world’s worst flight delays and missed connections. Angry passengers have become such a fixture of flying in China that the government has developed a blacklist for the dangerously unruly.
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Passengers wait on the tarmac of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport after a shooting took place near baggage claim on Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Officials are reporting that five people were killed and eight wounded in an attack from a single gunman.
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Law enforcement officers stand guard at Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport, Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Florida shooting highlights limits of U.S. airport security
The deadly shooting at a Florida airport on Friday is likely to rekindle an ongoing debate over whether screening systems should be even more exacting. But experts say preventing attacks like the one on Friday, when a gunman opened fire in a baggage claim area at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, is almost impossible given the large public areas at U.S. airports, despite the billions of dollars spent on security."To the extent it was not in a secure area, it doesn't really identify any issues around airport security," said Robert Mann, an aviation consultant.
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An injured woman is loaded into an emergency vehicle at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport after a gunman opened fire inside a terminal, killing several people and wounding others before being taken into custody Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Details emerge of suspect in Fort Lauderdale airport shootings
A shooting at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport Friday left five dead and eight wounded, as the airport descended into chaos, with passengers taking shelter, flights diverted and unsubstantiated reports of additional gunshots.A suspect identified as Esteban Santiago, 26, was taken into custody without incident. He reportedly retrieved a gun from a checked bag and started shooting. A veteran of service in Iraq, he had been discharged from the Alaska Army National Guard last August for unsatisfactory performance, according to its public affairs office.
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A police officer checks a person seeking cover while securing the area outside Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport after a shooting took place near baggage claim on Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Airport Reopens After Deadly Shooting Chaos
Fort Lauderdale airport reopened after Friday's deadly shooting but flight delays and cancellations were set to continue.People take cover outside the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport after a shooting took place near baggage claim on Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Officials are reporting that five people wear killed and 8 wounded in an attack by a single gunman.
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People react at Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport on Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. A gunman opened fire in the baggage claim area at the airport, killing several people and wounding others before being taken into custody in an attack that sent panicked passengers running out of the terminal and onto the tarmac, authorities said.
FBI: Airport gunman traveled to Florida for massacre
The Iraq war veteran accused of killing five travelers and wounding six others at a busy international airport in Florida appears to have traveled there specifically to carry out the attack, authorities said Saturday.Authorities said during a news conference that they had interviewed roughly 175 people, including a lengthy interrogation with the cooperative suspect, 26-year-old Esteban Santiago, a former National Guard soldier from Alaska. Flights had resumed at the Fort Lauderdale airport after the bloodshed, though the terminal where the shooting happened remained closed.
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Law enforcement officials head to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. A gunman opened fire in the baggage claim area, killing several people and wounding others before being taken into custody in an attack that sent panicked passengers running out of the terminal and onto the tarmac, authorities said.
Frustrated travelers, 20K lost items as Fla. airport resumes operations
Less than 24 hours after Terminal 2 in the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport was turned into a bloody shooting gallery, things started getting back to normal Saturday. The hundreds of police cruisers and SWAT vans that enveloped every corner of this airport in the hours after the shooting were mostly gone by 5 a.m., when the airport reopened. The empty terminals and sidewalks from the night before were filled with stranded passengers fighting to find new connections.
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A first responder works to secure the area outside the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport after a shooting took place near the baggage claim on Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Airport shooting suspect appears in federal court
Esteban Santiago, the 26-year-old military veteran charged with killing and injuring nearly a dozen travelers with a handgun at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, was ordered detained before trial on Monday by a federal magistrate judge.Judge Alicia Valle also assigned a federal public defender to represent Santiago, a New Jersey native raised in Puerto Rico, after determining he was unable to pay for his own lawyer. His arraignment, when formal charges will be presented, was set for Jan. 23.
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Austin Appleby helped No. 20 Florida end a two-game losing streak with a 30-3 rout of No. 21 Iowa.TAMPA, Fla. (AP) Austin Appleby threw for 222 yards and two touchdowns, helping No. 20 Florida end a two-game losing streak with a 30-3 rout of No. 21 Iowa in the Outback Bowl on Monday. 
The deadly shooting at a Florida airport on Friday is likely to rekindle an ongoing debate over whether screening systems should be even more exacting. But experts say preventing attacks like the one on Friday, when a gunman opened fire in a baggage claim area at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, is almost impossible given the large public areas at U.S. airports, despite the billions of dollars spent on security."To the extent it was not in a secure area, it doesn't really identify any issues around airport security," said Robert Mann, an aviation consultant. 
A shooting at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport Friday left five dead and eight wounded, as the airport descended into chaos, with passengers taking shelter, flights diverted and unsubstantiated reports of additional gunshots.A suspect identified as Esteban Santiago, 26, was taken into custody without incident. He reportedly retrieved a gun from a checked bag and started shooting. A veteran of service in Iraq, he had been discharged from the Alaska Army National Guard last August for unsatisfactory performance, according to its public affairs office. 
Fort Lauderdale airport reopened after Friday's deadly shooting but flight delays and cancellations were set to continue.People take cover outside the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport after a shooting took place near baggage claim on Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Officials are reporting that five people wear killed and 8 wounded in an attack by a single gunman. 
The Iraq war veteran accused of killing five travelers and wounding six others at a busy international airport in Florida appears to have traveled there specifically to carry out the attack, authorities said Saturday.Authorities said during a news conference that they had interviewed roughly 175 people, including a lengthy interrogation with the cooperative suspect, 26-year-old Esteban Santiago, a former National Guard soldier from Alaska. Flights had resumed at the Fort Lauderdale airport after the bloodshed, though the terminal where the shooting happened remained closed. 
Less than 24 hours after Terminal 2 in the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport was turned into a bloody shooting gallery, things started getting back to normal Saturday. The hundreds of police cruisers and SWAT vans that enveloped every corner of this airport in the hours after the shooting were mostly gone by 5 a.m., when the airport reopened. The empty terminals and sidewalks from the night before were filled with stranded passengers fighting to find new connections. 
Esteban Santiago, the 26-year-old military veteran charged with killing and injuring nearly a dozen travelers with a handgun at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, was ordered detained before trial on Monday by a federal magistrate judge.Judge Alicia Valle also assigned a federal public defender to represent Santiago, a New Jersey native raised in Puerto Rico, after determining he was unable to pay for his own lawyer. His arraignment, when formal charges will be presented, was set for Jan. 23. 
FORT LAUDERDALE — The man accused of a bloody shooting spree that left five people dead and six wounded at the international airport here faces a court appearance Monday while the motive for his rampage remains a mystery.
Iraq war veteran Esteban Santiago, 26, is accused of an act of violence at an airport resulting in death, along with two firearms offenses. More charges are likely as the investigation into Friday's attack continues.
Yellow caution tape blocked access to some areas of the airport's Terminal 2 on Sunday. The airport returned to full flight operations, but a combination of factors led to long lines for travelers.
Santiago will appear before a federal magistrate on Monday, when he'll get a court-appointed lawyer if he needs one. Authorities investigating the shooting said they had not ruled out a terrorism motive.
George Piro, FBI special agent in charge of the Miami office, has said it was not clear why Santiago decided to fly from his home in Anchorage to carry out the shooting here. Authorities have conducted almost 200 interviews and are scouring social media, digging for clues that might shed light on what prompted so heinous a crime.
TMZ released video that appears to show the suspect drawing a semiautomatic handgun and firing the first shots before he walks out of the camera shot. The website did not reveal the source of the video. Authorities say he gave himself up after running out of ammunition.
Santiago is no stranger to federal law enforcement. In November, he walked into FBI offices in Anchorage and told agents he was a victim of mind control and was being forced to watch Islamic State videos. The FBI conducted a background check and found no connection to terror groups.
Santiago was turned over to local law enforcement for a medical referral and released. Neighbors in Anchorage say Santiago and his girlfriend were pleasant enough — until recently.
“We used to watch the mom sit on the front porch and watch her daughter play while she took care of the baby,” said Pamela VanDyke, whose back stairs and stoop face Santiago’s front door. "They seemed to be so happy."
But in October some issues began to develop, said VanDyke's daughter, Brittany Adams. She said Santiago started parking a space designated specifically for her mother because of knee and hip surgeries.
© Patrick Dove, Treasure Coast Newspapers Yellow caution tape blocks the entrance to the baggage claim area in Terminal 2 at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Jan. 8, 2016. VanDyke and Adams said they tried to reason with Santiago, but he responded "rather darkly." About two weeks ago a neighbor had to call the police because Santiago "was having a loud party and then kicked in his door," Adams said.
"He just seemed to have more parties that got out of hand," she said.
The women wondered if post-traumatic stress combined with seasonal affective disorder could have had an impact on Santiago's mood change. This is a season of extremely long nights in Alaska, and many residents struggle with the limited opportunity for sunshine.
Family members told The New York Times that Santiago was never quite the same after returning from a nine-month tour of Iraq in 2010.
“After Iraq, something happened,” Hernan Rivera, 70, Santiago’s uncle, told the Times. “When he came back from Iraq, he was a different person.”
Greg Homish, a psychiatric epidemiologist and associate professor at the University at Buffalo, says it's too early to know what role PTSD, substance abuse or other factors may have played. Several factors likely contributed, he told USA TODAY.
"This tragedy continues to reinforce the need to provide evaluation and treatment services to current and former members of the military as well as their family members," he said.
On Sunday the airport here was bloated with people trying to rebook flights canceled Friday and Saturday. Most of the baggage claim area at Terminal 2, where the shooting took place, remained walled off as cleanup crews replaced carpets and repaired damage from the shooting.
Adding to the problem was a winter storm that has torn through much of the East Coast, delaying many inbound flights, further delaying flights heading out. Also, several cruise ships returned to Port Everglades just a few miles away, adding a crush of thousands of passengers, many of whom had no idea what had taken place.
"It's a hat trick," said Michael Nonnemacher, director of airport operations. He said it will take a week to get the airport back to normal .
Currie reported from Anchorage, Alaska; Bacon from McLean, Va.
Airport shooting suspect appears in federal court .
Esteban Santiago, the 26-year-old military veteran charged with killing and injuring nearly a dozen travelers with a handgun at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, was ordered detained before trial on Monday by a federal magistrate judge.Judge Alicia Valle also assigned a federal public defender to represent Santiago, a New Jersey native raised in Puerto Rico, after determining he was unable to pay for his own lawyer. His arraignment, when formal charges will be presented, was set for Jan. 23.
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