After holding the reputation as one of the worst airports in the country, LaGuardia Airport has made a complete turnaround, being awarded the best airport of its size based on a new passenger survey. The Airport Service Quality (ASQ) named LaGuardia the “best airport of 25 to 40 million passengers in North America” in 2023. … Read more
A former Boeing quality inspector who filed a whistleblower complaint over alleged plane safety flaws was found dead “from what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound,” officials in Charleston, South Carolina said Monday. John Barnett, 62, spent more than three decades at the aircraft manufacturing giant and sounded the alarm with aviation authorities in … Read more
A man stabbed his wife and three children to death in their family home in Honolulu before taking his own life on Sunday, police said, in one of the deadliest crimes in Hawaii’s capital. None of the victims have been named, but police said the children were aged 10, 12 and 17. All five were … Read more
Al Pacino took the stage at the 96th Oscars to deliver the award for best picture. Spoiler: “Oppenheimer” won, but Pacino’s delivery of the winner arguably stole the show. Whereas the acting nominees had long presentations, the best picture presentation was rushed: Pacino didn’t read out the nominees. Rather than mention each movie by name, Pacino only said, “Ten wonderful … Read more
Three people have died, including a suspected shooter, and five were injured after gunfire erupted at a private party in Arkansas Sunday. Officers were dispatched to the 600 block of Burke in Jonesboro shortly before 5 a.m. Sunday, and found “multiple gunshot wound victims at the scene,” the Jonesboro Police Department said. One person was … Read more
The head of the NAACP is calling on Black student-athletes to reconsider their decisions to attend public colleges and universities in Florida, challenging a new state policy that bars those institutions from using government funds on diversity, equity and inclusion programs. In a letter sent Monday to current and future student-athletes of the National Collegiate … Read more
Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki took home the Academy Award for best animated feature Sunday night for “The Boy and the Heron,” maintaining his spot as the only Asian director to ever triumph in the category. Miyazaki, 83, a legendary animator known for co-founding Studio Ghibli, won in 2002 for his film “Spirited Away.” He won … Read more
ROME, Georgia — Former President Donald Trump on Saturday reiterated his claim that writer E. Jean Carroll had levied “false accusations” against him, even as similar remarks have resulted in large court judgments against him. Speaking at a Georgia campaign rally that represented Trump’s pivot toward the general election as he seeks to prevent a second … Read more
A Florida mother who was reported missing by a concerned co-worker was found alive in a shipping container after someone heard her banging on the locked door, police said. Marlene Lopez, 52, was located Thursday afternoon “trapped in a shipping container located next to a business” on Cocoa Boulevard, the Cocoa Police Department said in … Read more
A 29-year-old woman had both of her feet amputated after she was allegedly pushed onto subway tracks in Manhattan and struck by a train following an argument with her boyfriend. The incident happened around 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Fulton Street Station at Chambers Street, the New York City Police Department said. Witnesses told officers … Read more