The holiday travel season is here and so are two of the biggest threats to fall and winter vacations: cold and flu season, and winter storm season. And the Atlantic hurricane season is still hanging on through the end of November. Getting sick or stranded at the airport can derail any trip, but travelers hoping to visit theme parks in the…
WASHINGTON − Germany said damage to two underwater telecommunications cables linking Germany to Finland and Sweden to Lithuania is “sabotage,” in an incident reminiscent of the 2022 bombing of the Nord Stream pipelines. The two cables, which run between the countries through the Baltic Sea, went dead on Sunday and Monday. Lithuania said it is…
Spirit Airlines officially filed for bankruptcy protection Monday after the pioneer of no-frills travel in the U.S. struggled with a long run of quarterly losses, failed merger attempts and looming debt maturities. Spirit’s troubles deepened after the collapse of its $3.8 billion planned merger with JetBlue Airways in January and the impact of RTX’s, Pratt &…
LOS ANGELES – Music legend Quincy Jones received an Academy Award two weeks after his death. And it got emotional. Jones, who died Nov. 3 at age 91, was bestowed with the honorary Oscar by the Film Academy at the Governors Awards on Sunday. Members of the music titan’s still-grieving family accepted the award at the ceremony that featured a stirring…
A Las Vegas family is condemning police after an officer shot and killed a man who called for help during a home invasion. The shooting happened Tuesday around 12:40 a.m., the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said in a news release after the man’s death. The department later released more information at a press conference about the shooting. The…
A California-based produce company is at the center of an ongoing recall after the grower announced its organic whole and baby carrots were potentially contaminated with E. coli. Grimmway Farms, which claims to be a “global produce leader and one of the largest producers of carrots,” issued the recall on Saturday, according to a news release shared by the…
The Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight is a few hours away from finally taking place, but it won’t air like your typical boxing pay-per-view, and it may leave potential viewers confused. The highly-anticipated heavyweight bout will finally take place Friday night inside AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. For those not inside the stadium but wanting to watch, you’ll have to head to an…
Family is everything for Chaneé Jackson Kendall. But her family doesn’t look like what society has told us it should. That’s because she’s Black and polyamorous; the influencer space and mass media might make you think most polyamorous people – like families – look the same. White. Many BIPOC polyamory advocates are fed up with what they say…
Kraft Heinz will have to face disgruntled consumers in federal court over allegations the food company lied about its macaroni and cheese product containing “No Artificial Flavors, Preservatives, or Dyes,” a judge ruled. Consumers from Illinois, California and New York are part of a proposed nationwide class action filed in December 2023 in the Northern…
Hoda Kotb is sharing her last day on “Today” – and her replacement. The longtime anchor said on air Thursday that she would mark her farewell from the NBC show on Jan. 10. “That’ll be the party day, so we’re going to throw a party,” Kotb said. “Today” also announced “Today Third Hour” host Craig Melvin will take…