I don’t know. I just think this guy deserves a little more attention than he’s getting. I mean, he’s awfully cute and perky for a socialist. He sure doesn’t have a problem screwing with other people’s money. And his name – Zohran Mamdani – catchy as all get out, no? Check out his latest ad...
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. For several years, Amy Stelly has been partnering with the Louisiana State University School of Public Health in New Orleans to monitor air quality next to the Claiborne Expressway, a busy highway that runs northwest of the city’s iconic French Quarter....
The US has accepted a plane from Qatar, a gift that sparked criticism including from some of President Trump’s biggest supporters. “The secretary of defense has accepted a Boeing 747 from Qatar in accordance with all federal rules and regulations,” Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a statement on Wednesday. The plane will need...
Anthony Zurcher On board Air Force One Getty Images Most journalists travelling with the US president don’t see much of the interior of Air Force One, the presidential jet. The press cabin is in the back of the plane, accessible by a rear set of steps and a quick turn of a corner. To reach...
Spectators could fly through the Los Angeles skies and escape the city’s notorious traffic during the 2028 Olympic Games if the organisers have their way. LA28, the committee charged with planning the city’s third Summer Games, have announced a partnership with Archer Aviation to provide an air taxi service during both the Olympic and Paralympic...
Transportation of immigrants to ICE jails and countries that have agreed to accept them is a billion-dollar business. As the Trump administration is ramping up detentions and deportations in an effort to reach its goal of removing 1 million immigrants by the end of this year, new air carriers have signed contracts with Immigration and...
Some families of those killed in a Jeju Air plane crash last December have filed a criminal complaint against 15 people, including South Korea’s transport minister and the airline’s CEO, for professional negligence. The 72 bereaved relatives are calling for a more thorough investigation into the crash, which killed 179 of the 181 people on...
An Israeli air strike has killed at least six people and injured dozens at the European Gaza hospital in Khan Younis, local officials have said. Israeli warplanes dropped six bombs simultaneously on the hospital, hitting both its inner courtyard and surrounding area, according to local sources. The Israeli military said it had conducted a “precise...
I don’t have much of an opinion yet about Qatar’s donation of a luxuriously appointed decommissioned 747 to the United States to serve as a temporary Air Force One. The story, as with so many these days, is murky because everybody has an ideological axe to grind and is spinning so furiously that I am...
US President Donald Trump is set to receive a luxury jumbo jet, intended for use as a presidential plane, from the royal family of Qatar. According to US media reports, the plane will not be ready for use right away, as it will need to be retrofitted. The US government also plans to check the...
Jessica Rawnsley, Jaroslav Lukiv & Victoria Bourne BBC News Mash/Telegram Footage of large crowds at Moscow’s airports was shared on Russian social media At least 60,000 passengers have been stranded at airports across Russia because of a massive Ukrainian drone attack, local officials say. Russia’s Association of tour operators (Ator) says 350 flights have been...
Air traffic controllers at Newark Liberty International Airport briefly lost communications with planes under their control, “unable to see, hear, or talk to them” last week, a union spokesman has said. The 28 April incident led to multiple employees being placed on trauma leave, resulting in hundreds of delayed or diverted flights. More than 150...
The UK has launched air strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen for the first time since Donald Trump returned to the White House. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoon fighter jets, working with the US military, hit a “cluster of buildings” used by the Houthis to manufacture attack drones. The...
Israel carried out an air strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs on Sunday, after ordering an evacuation of a building that it said was being used by the Iranian-backed group Hezbollah. The attack occurred despite a ceasefire that came into force five months ago which put an end to the conflict between Israel and the military...
Robin Jenkins Trevor Greenfield and his wife, Eileen, were among the group of passengers stranded at Swindon Train passengers were left “distressed” and “confused” when the driver of a packed train encouraged them to get off at a station for some fresh air – only to leave without them. Trevor Greenfield, 74, and his wife,...