Tag: American

U-Haul Rampage Victim Died Striving for ‘American Dream’

NEW YORK—Three years ago, YiJie Ye was on a routine delivery run in Brooklyn on his motorized scooter when he was in a crash with another vehicle. The collision left the father of three injured and unable to work, but soon he was back on the road supporting his children. On Monday, he was hit…


US Charges 3 in Plot to Kill Iranian-American Author in NYC

WASHINGTON—The Justice Department has charged three men as part of an Iran-backed plot to kill an Iranian American author and activist who has spoken out against human rights abuses, officials said Friday. The men, Rafat Amirov, 43, of Iran, Polad Omarov, 38, of the Czech Republic and Slovenia and Khalid Mehdiyev, 24, of Yonkers, New…


American Airlines Boosts Outlook After Busy Holiday Season

DALLAS—American Airlines raised its forecast of fourth-quarter revenue and profit Thursday, boosted by higher fares and full planes capped off with a busy holiday travel period. American earned $1.12 to $1.17 per share in the fourth quarter, nearly double its previous forecast. Revenue was 16 percent to 17 percent above the same quarter in 2019,…


Babies ‘R’ US to Return With Store at American Dream Mall

Babies “R” Us will reopen its first store at New Jersey’s American Dream Mall this summer, nearly five years after its parent Toys “R” Us closed shop across the country, the retailer’s owner WHP Global said on Tuesday. Babies “R” Us was the go-to destination for parents looking for cribs, pacifiers, and diaper bags until…


Rockets Hit US Base in Eastern Syria, No Casualties Reported

BEIRUT—Two rockets struck a base housing American troops in eastern Syria on Wednesday without causing any human or material losses, the U.S. military said. The morning attack on Mission Support Site Conoco came as Iran and its allies in the region marked the third anniversary of the killing of Iran’s leading general and chief of…


LIVE NOW: FBI Is Republican Lawmakers’ No. 1 Investigative Target

Republican lawmakers promise to rein in the FBI with major investigations of the bureau’s scorched-earth policy against U.S. citizens. From the raid on former President Donald Trump’s home to unlawful detentions of peaceful protestors, and from spying on school parents to censoring social media, senior federal law enforcement officials will be grilled by the representatives…


FBI Is Republican Lawmakers’ No. 1 Investigative Target

Republican lawmakers promise to rein in the FBI with major investigations of the bureau’s scorched-earth policy against U.S. citizens. From the raid on former President Donald Trump’s home to unlawful detentions of peaceful protestors, and from spying on school parents to censoring social media, senior federal law enforcement officials will be grilled by the representatives…


LIVE at 2PM ET: FBI Is Republican Lawmakers’ No. 1 Investigative Target

Republican lawmakers promise to rein in the FBI with major investigations of the bureau’s scorched-earth policy against U.S. citizens. From the raid on former President Donald Trump’s home to unlawful detentions of peaceful protestors, and from spying on school parents to censoring social media, senior federal law enforcement officials will be grilled by the representatives…


The Enemy Below (1957)

In the South Atlantic during World War II, U.S. destroyer Haines tracked the German submarine Reliant with radar, and Captain Murrell launched a pursuit. …


Gone With The Wind (1939)

On the eve of the American Civil War, Scarlett (Vivien Leigh), the daughter of a Southern rancher, falls in love with Ashley (Leslie Howard), the son of another rancher, and is rejected. During the war, Scarlett becomes a widow, loses her mother, and takes on the burden of life, no longer being the young lady…