Iran is threatening to break its fragile truce with Saudi Arabia: reports
Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammad bin Salman al-Saud meets Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Riyadh in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in October, 2024. The fragile truce between longtime regional rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia could unravel if Gulf states allow Israel to use their airspace to strike Iran. Iranian sources told Reuters that when…
Getting more F-16s is only half the battle. Ukraine also desperately needs to be training more pilots.
The F-16 is a combat-proven American-made fourth-generation fighter that is in use across NATO. A batch of the jets were recently delivered to Ukraine to aid its fight against Russia, but building a new fighter fleet is no easy task. Ukraine desperately needs more trained pilots to effectively build a formidable F-16 fighter fleet, air…
What we know about Tesla’s new Robovan so far
“What happens if you need a vehicle that’s bigger than a Model Y?” Elon Musk said before unveiling Tesla’s new Robovan on Thursday. Tesla has announced a new addition to its fleet of sedans and Cybertrucks — the Robovan. Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled the Robovan at the company’s “We, Robot” event, which saw the…
Elon Musk just showed the world his shiny new Robovan. There’s already a Chinese vehicle with the same name.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled the Robovan on Thursday. Tesla’s new Robovan was CEO Elon Musk’s novel surprise at the company’s “We, Robot” event. But something about it wasn’t as novel — its name. WeRide, a Chinese autonomous driving startup, unveiled its own self-driving cargo van in 2021. WeRide named its product the Robovan, and…
A woman says she was wrongfully put on American Airlines’ no-fly list. She cold-emailed the CEO to resolve it.
Erin Wright said she was wrongfully barred from flying American Airlines. Erin Wright was growing anxious. As she tried to check in for her American Airlines flight to her sister’s bachelorette party, she kept getting an error message, both on her phone and at a kiosk at the airport. She didn’t have any problems when…
I spent 72 hours in Las Vegas. From riding the High Roller to gambling, here are 3 things I’d do next time — and 2 I’d skip.
I tried to spend my money wisely when I went to Las Vegas. Las Vegas has been on my bucket list for years, so this past spring, I decided it was finally time to make the trip. This tourist-heavy destination, also known by the nickname Sin City, draws a large crowd for its casinos and…
Judge to gag Diddy lawyers and feds after courtroom argument about ‘racist prosecution’
Producer and singer Sean “Diddy” Combs is facing sex-trafficking charges in Manhattan. The judge overseeing Sean “Diddy” Combs’ criminal sex-trafficking case said he plans to impose a gag order on its lawyers after a heated courtroom argument over a defense attorney’s remarks that the prosecution is “racist.” At a Thursday hearing in Manhattan federal court,…
The TSA says it confiscates an average of 18 firearms a day at airports, and over 90% of them are loaded
A TSA security checkpoint at Denver International Airport. More than 5,000 firearms were found at airport security checkpoints in the first nine months of this year, the Transportation Security Administration said this week. It added that there was an average of 18.3 firearms intercepted every day — and 93% of them were loaded. The TSA…
Airlines are building ‘business-class-lite’ to generate more revenue and increase demand for the luxe seats
Flying Delta One on a Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-400. The unbundled, pay-as-you-go experience of basic economy is coming to business class. In recent years, international airlines such as Air France, KLM, Emirates, Finnair, and Qatar Airways have launched discounted “Business Light” tickets. These fares can vary but generally do not include traditional business-class amenities…
