The US President Donald Trump has said he is not happy with Boeing over a contract to build two new Air Force One planes that is running behind schedule. Speaking on board one of the 35-year-old presidential planes that are currently in use, Trump also said he is looking for alternatives because it is taking […]
KFC, the company so associated with Kentucky that state flags flew at half-staff when its founder Colonel Sanders died, is leaving the state. The company formerly known as Kentucky Fried Chicken will move its corporate headquarters and about 100 employees to Plano, Texas, from Louisville, Ky., its parent company, Yum Brands, said in a statement […]
Shwetha SurendranFeb 19, 2025, 03:41 PM ET Close Shwetha Surendran is writer in ESPN’s investigative and enterprise unit. WASHINGTON — The U.S. air travel system is inadequately equipped for the millions of visitors expected for the 2026 FIFA World Cup and the 2028 Summer Olympics, according to a report released Wednesday by a nonprofit group […]
Delta Air Lines said on Wednesday that it was offering $30,000 to each passenger who was aboard the flight from Minneapolis that crashed and flipped upside down this week while trying to land in Toronto. All 80 people — 76 passengers and four crew members — who were on Delta Flight 4819 survived after the […]
The Federal Reserve pressed pause on interest rate cuts last month. The minutes from its January meeting suggest the hiatus is likely to be a long one. A record of the central bank’s Jan. 28-29 meeting, released on Wednesday, showed that officials have not written off rate cuts completely, and they still expect to lower […]
Esme Stallard Climate and science reporter, BBC News PA Media An aerial view of the dramatic scene at Godstone High Street, Surrey, where sinkholes have opened up Residents in the Surrey village of Godstone have been evacuated after two sinkholes opened up this week along large parts of the high street. The original hole first […]
Running 100 miles or more a day, the canines that compete in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race are in a league of their own. FAIRBANKS, Alaska – The 2025 Iditarod race, which normally begins in Anchorage, Alaska, will begin at an alternate location this year due to a lack of snow. The main reason […]
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Dennis Gates is wearing a Lululemon hoodie with a hole in the right elbow. Gray sweats. Gray high tops. Same outfit he wore yesterday, same one he’ll wear tomorrow. On game days, Missouri’s coach is always in the same black suit, a gold tie and the shoes he wore to his introductory […]
The average house price in Northern Ireland rose by 9% during 2024, according to official data. The average price in the final quarter of 2023 was just over £168,000, rising to just over £183,000 by the final quarter of 2024. The figures from the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (Nisra) cover almost all sales, […]
The United States has designated eight Latin American criminal and drug-trafficking groups as “global terrorist organisations” amid escalating rhetoric from President Donald Trump. In a Federal Register notice filed on Wednesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, without offering details, that the groups have committed or pose a risk of committing “acts of terrorism that […]