• Islanders demolished in Eastern Conference finals wake-up call

    Islanders demolished in Eastern Conference finals wake-up call

    The Islanders may have left their game in Toronto. In what turned out to be their most lackluster performance since the start of the playoffs, the Islanders had circles skated around them Monday night as the Lightning took a roaring 8-2 victory in Game 1 at Rogers Place in Edmonton. Whether it was the one-day …
  • At least 60 people were shot, five fatally, over the weekend in Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s (D) Chicago

    At least 60 people were shot, five fatally, over the weekend in Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s (D) Chicago

    The Chicago Sun-Times reports that by Monday morning, the number of shooting victims reached 66, with five deaths. On August 23, 2020, Breitbart News reported 24 had been shot in Chicago, Friday through Saturday evening alone. Three of the victims succumbed to their wounds. Those three victims were all killed early Saturday morning in separate shooting …
  • US trade rep Robert Lighthizer outlines plan to revamp World Trade Organization

    US trade rep Robert Lighthizer outlines plan to revamp World Trade Organization

    US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer has outlined a five-point plan to overhaul the World Trade Organization as the body searches for a new leader. The Trump administration’s top trade official detailed his agenda in a Wall Street Journal op-ed on Thursday, calling for a brand-new system to resolve international trade disputes and “baseline tariff rates …
  • American Airlines will drop flights to 15 cities in October

    American Airlines will drop flights to 15 cities in October

    American Airlines will drop flights to 15 smaller US cities in October when a federal requirement to serve those communities ends. The airline blamed low demand during the coronavirus pandemic, which has triggered a massive slump in air travel. Airlines and their labor unions are seeking billions in taxpayer relief. American said its schedule covering …
  • Delta will begin allowing more flight passengers in October

    Delta will begin allowing more flight passengers in October

    Delta Air Lines said Thursday it will continue blocking middle seats through at least Jan. 6, covering the key holiday season, but will raise the cap on the number of passengers on its flights in October. Delta had previously said it would block middle seats and limit overall seating capacity at 60 percent on each …
  • American Airlines to drop flights to 30 US cities if requirement expires

    American Airlines to drop flights to 30 US cities if requirement expires

    American Airlines is planning to drop flights to up to 30 smaller US cities if a federal requirement to continue those flights expires at the end of next month, an airline official familiar with the matter said Thursday. American agreed to keep serving those smaller cities as a condition of receiving $5.8 billion in federal …
  • Delta wants at least 3,000 flight attendants to take unpaid leave

    Delta wants at least 3,000 flight attendants to take unpaid leave

    Delta Air Lines will need at least 3,000 of its roughly 20,000 flight attendants to take unpaid leave of four to 12 months, or consider other options, to avoid involuntary furloughs, a person with knowledge of the matter said Friday. Airlines are suffering their worst crisis in history due to the coronavirus pandemic, which decimated …
  • ‘Twilight’ cast: Where are they now and will there be a ‘Midnight Sun’ movie?

    ‘Twilight’ cast: Where are they now and will there be a ‘Midnight Sun’ movie?

    Apparently 2020 isn’t done being a strange year — because there’s finally a new “Twilight” book coming out. “Midnight Sun,” which tells the story of the first novel from sparkly vampire Edward Cullen’s point of view, is out Tuesday. Author Stephenie Meyer has had it in the works for years, but when it leaked online …
  • How to avoid catching coronavirus when flying

    How to avoid catching coronavirus when flying

    FLIGHTS are returning as global travel starts back up after months of lockdown. Many people worry that travelling on a plane might increase their risk of catching coronavirus – but what is the risk really? Flights see a large number of people sitting in close proximity for hours at a time. Does this mean that …
  • Joel McHale enters ‘The Twilight Zone’ as a scientist

    Joel McHale enters ‘The Twilight Zone’ as a scientist

    Funnyman Joel McHale takes a dramatic turn as a scientist in a new episode of “The Twilight Zone” on CBS All Access. In the Season 2 episode, “8,” — co-starring Nadia Hilker (“The 100”) and Brandon Jay McLaren (“UnREAL”), McHale plays Dr. Orson Rudd, leading a team of explorers who discover a new species of …