Image source: Getty Images As someone who shops at Costco weekly, I can’t imagine giving up my membership. Doing so could easily cost me hundreds of dollars a year in lost savings on groceries and household essentials like cleaning products and paper goods. But you may be in a much different boat. And if these […]
German carrier Lufthansa said Monday that airlines in the Lufthansa Group will temporarily suspends night flights to and from Beirut due to the worsening conflict between the pro-Iranian Hezbollah militia in Lebanon and the Israeli military. “Due to current developments in the Middle East, the airlines of the Lufthansa Group will suspend their night flights […]
(Reuters) -Canada’s WestJet Airlines has begun cancelling flights again after a union representing its maintenance engineers rejected a new pay offer and served a second strike notice, the carrier said on Wednesday. WestJet said this action would lead to an estimated 25 flight cancellations from June 27-28 and impact over 3,300 travellers. The airline had […]
Planned industrial action by Aer Lingus pilots is “insidious”, the airline has said as it announced plans to cut between 10-20 per cent of flights over a five-day period next week. Aer Lingus has warned the indefinite work-to-rule action will have a “cumulative and negative impact” on customers, including flight cancellations close to the time […]
Benedictine College is on a mission to transform culture in America, but we didn’t expect one commencement address to put us in the center of our country’s current culture wars. The experience, though, is a good reminder that the mission we have is more important than ever. Let me explain. Benedictine, the college I serve […]
The Hong Kong government has cancelled the passports of six overseas-based activists under the new national security law, stepping up its crackdown on dissidents who moved abroad. Those affected were former pro-democracy legislator Nathan Law, unionist Mung Siu-tat and activists Simon Cheng, Finn Lau, Johnny Fok and Tony Choi – all accused of endangering national […]
May 31—A group of drag queens who were scheduled to perform at a Pride celebration in Windham this weekend have dropped out of the event after community pushback and a threatening encounter prompted them to question their safety. “Unfortunately, because people in the town haven’t been standing up and being vocal enough in fighting this […]
CHICAGO — The City Council on Wednesday passed an ordinance giving leaders more control over the ShotSpotter contract that Mayor Brandon Johnson is intent on ending. In a stunning rebuke, the council voted 34-14 to limit Johnson’s ability to cancel the city agreement with the SoundThinking, the company behind the technology, and give police an […]
Some Johnson County schools canceled classes Monday due to damage caused by Sunday night’s storm. The powerful thunderstorms that raced through the Kansas City area downed tree limbs and knocked out power for thousands. Crews found a damaged gas line on the roof of Mill Valley High School in Shawnee, according to a Facebook post […]
Xavier University of Louisiana, a Historically Black college in New Orleans, became the second school to cancel United Nations Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s address amid the students’ Gaza protests. The institution reversed course on its choice of a commencement speaker after pressure from students and the community over Thomas-Greenfield’s voting record at the U.N. University President […]
At least a dozen Kentucky school districts Wednesday decided to dismiss classes or cancel afternoon and evening activities due to a severe weather forecast. The cancellations were made by some districts for the second day in a row. The National Weather Service said Wednesday that afternoon and evening showers could become severe. In Fayette County, […]
Two prominent progressive lawmakers, the Vermont senator Bernie Sanders and California congressman Ro Khanna, revealed on Wednesday a new bill aimed at eliminating medical debt. The bill, introduced with Oregon senator Jeff Merkley and Michigan congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, would create a federal grant program to cancel all existing patient debt and amend the Fair Debt […]