AP) — A spokeswoman says Southwest Airlines has cancelled 57 flights because of a computer glitch that grounded planes for more than two hours.

Michelle Agnew says 43 of the cancellations were flights scheduled for late Friday night in the western half of the country. The other 14 were Saturday morning flights scattered across the U.S. because crews were not able to get to airports in time to make the scheduled takeoffs.

Agnew says the computer system was back to “full capacity” early Saturday. The airline had used a slower backup system after the shutdown affecting about 250 flights.

Some flights were on the taxiway and diverted back to the terminal after the problem was detected around 8 p.m. PST Friday. Flights already in the air were unaffected.

(AP) – The Food Network (Eagle Cable Channel 65 or 665 in HD) says it will not renew the contract of celebrity chef Paula Deen, days after it was revealed she admitted using racial slurs in the past.

The network said in a news release Friday afternoon that it would not renew Deen’s contract when it expires at the end of the month.

Deen has built an empire from her television shows, cookbooks and product endorsements. The Food Network began airing “Paula’s Home Cooking” in 2002 and added “Paula’s Best Dishes” in 2008.

Deen admitted while being questioned as part of a lawsuit that she had used racial slurs in the past. The network’s announcement came just hours after she posted a video online apologizing for her past mistakes.

(AP) — The U.S. government has charged former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden with espionage and theft

Snowden, now holed up in Hong Kong, has admitted providing information to the news media about two highly classified NSA surveillance programs.

A one-page criminal complaint unsealed Friday in federal court in Alexandria, Va., says Snowden engaged in unauthorized communication of national defense information and willful communication of classified communications intelligence information. Snowden also is charged with theft of government property. All three carry a maximum 10-year prison penalty.

(AP) — U.S. administration officials say about a dozen U.S. fighter jets will be flying and conducting training operations in Jordan. They’ll be poised to respond if

needed to protect allies if the war in neighboring Syria spills over the border.

Officials say the increased show of U.S. military might should be seen as a signal to Syria that its 2-year-old civil war must remain contained within its borders and that the U.S. is committed to its defense relationship with Jordan.

The total number of U.S. forces in Jordan will be as many as 1,000.

The officials say this is not a first step toward establishing a no-fly zone around Syria. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the mission publicly.

Facebook says a bug in its system led 6 million users’ contact information being inadvertently exposed.

The social media company said Friday that a bug led to some contact information — such as email addresses or phone numbers — to be uploaded by other users.

The problem arose when a Facebook user downloaded an archive of their Facebook account through Facebook’s “Download Your Information” tool. Because of the bug, the user may have been provided with additional email addresses or telephone numbers for their contacts or people with whom they have some connection.

Because the contact information was provided by other people on Facebook, it was not necessarily accurate.

Facebook says it has fixed the problem and is in the process of notifying affected users via email.

A northeast Kansas man who made his 9-year-old son stand by a highway with a sign admitting he lied about stealing says he had to take a hard line.

The boy’s two-hour stint drew strong reactions from people driving along U.S. 36 in Wathena on Friday morning.

Some honked or pulled over to shake the father’s hand. Others called it child abuse, and one man pulled the sign from the boy’s hand before the father retrieved it.

The sign read, “I like to steal and lie about it!”

The father says he devised the punishment after the boy lied about stealing video games and a console from a neighbor’s home. He called his son “a wonderful kid” but says he needed to learn a lesson.

(AP) – Sky watchers will be treated to a “supermoon” this weekend. Weather permitting, early on Sunday morning they’ll get a look at the biggest and brightest full moon of the year.

The moon will appear 14 percent larger than normal as it swings closer to Earth than usual. It will also bring higher tides.

U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Pat Roberts (R-Kan.), along with Representative Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.), today announced that the Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill – which passed out of the Senate Appropriations Committee today – includes $219 million for upgrades to McConnell Air Force Base (AFB) to accommodate the new KC-46A tankers. This figure is $27 million more than the May estimate of $192 million for military construction at the time of McConnell AFB’s selection as the Main Operating Base (MOB) #1 for replacing KC-135R tanker aircraft with KC-46A’s beginning in 2016. The appropriations bill must next be passed by the full Senate.

“The passage of this appropriations bill out of committee is a step forward in McConnell Air Force Base’s path toward becoming the home of the new KC-46A tankers,” Sen. Moran said. “This investment will prepare McConnell for the arrival of the tankers in 2016. It is great news for our state and the city of Wichita, which is and will remain the air capital of the world.”

“McConnell Air Force Base is the largest tanker base in the world, and, as the first Active Duty installation to receive the new KC-46A tankers in 2016, we intend to keep it that way,” Sen. Roberts said. “These funds are critical to ensuring our nation’s ability to conduct global reach and meet vital mission needs. I am pleased that Wichita, the Air Capital of the World, will continue fueling freedom.”

“The men and women of McConnell, the premier tanker facility in the world, continue to do an amazing job serving our nation and warfighters across the globe. As a veteran and co-chairman of the Air Mobility Caucus, I have a deep appreciation of the sacrifice our Airmen and their families make every day for the freedoms we hold dear,” Rep. Pompeo said. “The new KC-46A tanker mission, which calls for this new military construction, ensures a longstanding commitment from the Air Force for years to come. Wichita, Derby, and the entire south-central Kansas community are excited and proud of the continued success of McConnell Air Force Base.”

As the largest air tanker base in the world, McConnell Air Force Base is a key stakeholder in the Wichita community and its selection by the U.S. Air Force as the new home for KC-46A tankers recognizes critical role Kansas plays in national security and global air mobility. The base has been the recipient of numerous awards since its beginning in 1941, and received more awards over the past 16 months than all other Air Mobility bases combined. McConnell supports more than 17,000 people, military and civilian, and has an economic impact of $619 million. It assists all branches of the military and allied partners, refueling off of either coast and around the world every day.