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David Richardson's departure comes amid criticism of FEMA's response to natural disasters.

Richardson is a former Marine who's also led the Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction office at the Department of Homeland Security.

He replaced acting FEMA head Cameron Hamilton.

The Trump administration is proposing to scale back federal protection of some U.S.

waterways.

Details from NPR's Nate Rott.

AAA is projecting nearly 82 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home over the Thanksgiving holiday.

Meanwhile, U.S.

domestic flights are returning to normal following brief air traffic restrictions imposed during the government shutdown.

Thousands of flights were delayed or canceled as air traffic controllers called in sick while taking on second jobs in order to pay their bills.

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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Shea Stephens.

The FAA is not saying when it will lift the temporary flight reductions at dozens of major airports across the U.S.

As NPR's Joel Rose reports, many air traffic controllers took on second jobs to tide them over during the government shutdown.

NPR's Joel Rose reporting.

Watchdog groups led by former Park Service employees

say that the shutdown worsened the funding and environmental crisis at national parks.

NPR's Kirk Sigler reports that the Trump administration ordered most national parks to stay open with the skeleton staff.

In Michigan, three men are charged with trying to aid a terrorist organization.

From member station WDET, Quinn Kleinfelter reports that the suspects are accused of plotting an attack over the Halloween weekend.