Category: American

American Airlines Posts Profit Versus Year-Ago Loss as Travel Demand Improves

American Airlines Group Inc. reported a quarterly profit compared to a year-ago loss on Thursday, as easing COVID-19 curbs strengthened travel demand ahead of the peak holiday season. The No.1 U.S. airline reported a net income of $169 million, or 25 cents per share, in the third quarter ended Sept. 30, compared with a loss…


Dave Chappelle Loves Being Canceled

Comedian Dave Chappelle is facing blowback for his new Netflix standup special “The Closer.” He is not backing down, and I analyze comedy as an American art form that needs to be preserved at a time when getting “canceled” is all too common. Hosted by the two-time Emmy-nominated actor and singer-songwriter Beau Davidson, The Beau…


What Is American Citizenship?

Commentary These days, the idea of citizenship immediat­­ely calls to mind the idea of rights: we have rights because we are citizens of a rights-protecting nation. Behind this idea is the Declaration of Independence, which proclaims that all men are created equal and are endowed by their creator with certain “unalienable” rights. Yet the Constitution…


US Senator Concerned American, JetBlue Partnership Will Raise Prices

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat who has been outspoken on antitrust issues, expressed concern to the Transportation Department on Friday that a partnership between American Airlines and JetBlue Airways would lead to higher airfares. The airlines’ “Northeast Alliance” partnership was announced in July 2020 and approved by the Transportation Department six months later, shortly…


American Woman Stranded in Afghanistan Says She’s Losing Hope: ‘Am I Going to End Up Dying Here?’

A pregnant 25-year-old California woman who remains trapped in Afghanistan described her ordeal in an interview with VOA, in which she wondered whether she would ever make it back home and that she fears for her life. Nasria, who spoke to VOA on condition that only her first name be used out of concerns for…


American Airlines to End Pandemic Leave for Unvaccinated Staff

American Airlines said on Friday it would not provide special leave from next month to unvaccinated employees who have to quarantine due to COVID-19. Unvaccinated workers will have to use their sick time or medical leave if they miss work due to the disease, it said. “Given there is an FDA-approved vaccine, pandemic leave will…


Communism Lives On, but What Is Its Agenda?

With the fall of the Soviet Union in the 1990s, people rejoiced that the threat of communism was no more. But the threat of communism is still very much alive in countries like Cuba and China, where totalitarian regimes rule over the population through fear and violence. At the same time, communist ideas have infiltrated…


American Lepchenko Provisionally Suspended After Failing Drugs Test

American Varvara Lepchenko has been provisionally suspended for an anti-doping rule violation after the 35-year-old returned a positive test for a prohibited substance, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) said on Thursday. Lepchenko provided a urine sample on July 12 during the Hungarian Grand Prix, which was found to contain metabolites of adrafinil and/or modafinil—both substances…


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The United States of America was founded on the idea that every person has a set of inalienable, God-given rights that must be protected at all costs. Among them are the freedom of religion, the right to bear arms, and the freedom of the press. The First Amendment of the American Constitution guarantees freedom of…


The Cost of Losing Trust

In this episode of Real Talk, Wayne talks about the eroding trust in US institutions and the impact on public health. Follow EpochTV on Facebook and Twitter