Thousands of Americans want to resurrect the now-shuttered Spirit Airlines before its engines have cooled off. But financials and low profit margins in the airline industry will prove difficult, an analyst told Straight Arrow. Speculation about turning Spirit into a public company started hours after the airline went dark. Hunter Peterson, a voice actor, floated […]
Three people have died after a suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean. Health officials have confirmed at least one case while tracking several others tied to the voyage. The outbreak was identified aboard the MV Hondius, a Dutch-flagged cruise ship carrying roughly 150 passengers on a weeks-long route from South […]
Two U.S. service members are missing in Morocco after failing to return during a multinational military exercise. A joint search involving U.S. and Moroccan forces is now underway along the Atlantic coastline. The soldiers, both with the U.S. Army, were last seen near the Cap Draa training area in southern Morocco, where the exercise is […]
The paper hits the driveway before you’re fully awake. A dull thud, then the scrape of it sliding across concrete. By the time you reached it, the front page had already been decided. The stories were chosen and whatever happened in the world overnight was arranged for you to unfold at the kitchen table that […]
The U.S. moves to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz, as Iran warns of retaliation. Plus, Spirit Airlines shuts down, stranding passengers and eliminating thousands of jobs. Now the political blame game is underway. And two U.S. service members vanish during a training exercise in Morocco. The search is underway Monday morning. These stories […]
The Trump administration is blaming its predecessor for the abrupt and total shutdown of Spirit Airlines. The low-cost carrier ended operations on Saturday after 34 years in business. Its immediate closure left thousands of travelers scrambling as all flights were suddenly canceled with no customer service available. About 17,000 employees were also suddenly left without jobs. GIORGIO VIERA […]
Less than a week after the Supreme Court’s ruling in Louisiana’s redistricting case weakened key parts of the Voting Rights Act, Republican governors in Alabama and Tennessee are moving to redraw congressional maps – calling special legislative sessions this week. Special sessions begin In Alabama, Governor Kay Ivey called lawmakers back to Montgomery starting Monday, […]
The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily restored access to the abortion medication mifepristone as the legal battle against it continues. The court order allows women seeking abortions to obtain the pill at pharmacies or through the mail without having to visit the doctor in person, The Associated Press reported. Those rules had been the norm […]
In the Media Miss Minute, as President Donald Trump pushes hard to build his ballroom in the wake of the White House Correspondents’ dinner shooting, a majority of Americans say they don’t want it. And a UnitedHealthcare worker has been fired over a social media post she made about the shooting. Media Miss by the […]
You may not hear it, but your body? Yeah, it can feel it. A new study explains why seemingly creepy places feel so… creepy. The culprit? Infrasound. The ultra-low-frequency vibration has been found to increase irritation and raise levels of the body’s stress hormone, cortisol. Is the hair on the back of your neck standing […]
