France’s national air company management is meeting Monday with unions worried female cabin crew could be disciplined if they refuse to work the company’s new route to Iran, for which they must wear a headscarf. Air France plans to start three flights weekly between Paris and Tehran beginning April 17…. Read More
Major $2B airline deal
Alaska Air Group Inc. is buying Virgin America in a deal worth more than $2 billion, combining their West Coast presence and reigniting the debate over airline consolidation. Alaska Airlines will pay $57 in cash per Virgin America share. That’s a 47 percent premium to its Friday closing price of… Read More
Europe starts mass deportation of migrants
A first group of migrants were ferried from the Greek islands to Turkey Monday as part of a controversial European Union plan to curb migration to Europe. Under heavy security, authorities on the Greek islands of Lesbos and Chios put 202 people on boats bound for Turkey — the first… Read More
Plane crashes… on highway!?
A small plane that made headlines when it landed safely on a Southern California freeway years ago crashed on the same stretch of road, slamming into a car and killing a woman in the vehicle. Five others, including the pilot and his passenger, were injured in the crash on a… Read More
Trial for alleged serial killer set to begin
The discovery in 2013 of three women’s bodies wrapped in garbage bags raised fears and drew national attention to the possibility that another serial killer like Anthony Sowell had been killing women in and around Cleveland. East Cleveland resident Michael Madison was arrested within days of the discovery, and after… Read More
Warheads on foreheads! U.S. airstrikes kill 22 al Qaeda fighters at jihadi stronghold
A senior Al-Qaida official was killed in air strikes Sunday night that killed at least 21 other militants in Idlib province, a jihadist stronghold in northern Syria, according to monitoring groups. The SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors jihadi websites, said Abu Firas al-Souri died in U.S. strikes. The Britain-based Syrian… Read More
Average MLB salaries hit mind-boggling new high
Baseball’s average salary rose 4.4 percent to $4.38 million on opening day, according to a study of contract terms by The Associated Press, and the Los Angeles Dodgers topped spending for the third straight season. The Chicago Cubs boosted payroll by $51 million, adding Jason Heyward, John Lackey and Ben… Read More
Famous pro athlete busted for DUI
Retired World Cup soccer champion Abby Wambach was arrested for investigation of driving under the influence. Portland police Sgt. Peter Simpson said in a statement Sunday that a sergeant stopped the 35-year-old Saturday night after she reportedly ran a red light in her Range Rover near downtown. Simpson says Wambach… Read More
Deadly train crash kills two in Pennsylvania
Amtrak said its trains will run as regularly scheduled Monday, as federal officials investigate the deadly derailment outside Philadelphia after a train struck heavy equipment on the tracks. In travel alerts on its website, Amtrak advised that services would resume on the heavily traveled start of the workweek, although commuters… Read More
Sanders agitators may have a new target — Hillary Clinton
Is the Democratic primary about to turn into a full blown civil war? Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders supporters have already been suspected as the agitators behind the recent violence at GOP frontrunner Donald Trump’s rallies. Are they now targeting Sanders presidential rival, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton? A few… Read More