DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The long-haul carrier Emirates announced Monday it saw record profits of $4.7 billion in 2023 as the airline fully took flight after the turbulent years of the coronavirus pandemic disrupted its operations. Emirates, owned by Dubai’s government, announced revenues of $33 billion, compared to $29.3 billion the year before. […]
Two shootings, one of them deadly, erupted in the District’s nightlife centers and a fatal stabbing took place outside Audi Field during a bloody weekend in the nation’s capital. Metropolitan Police said the violence started shortly before 11:30 p.m. Friday, when an argument inside a Dupont Circle bar spilled over into gunfire on the street. […]
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A lawyer for the military contractor being sued by three survivors of the notorious Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq told jurors Monday that the plaintiffs are suing the wrong people. “If you believe they were abused … tell them to make their claim against the U.S. government,” said John O’Connor, defense attorney […]
WASHINGTON — Rarely a day goes without President Joe Biden mentioning insulin prices. He promotes a $35 price cap for the medication for Americans on Medicare – in White House speeches, campaign stops and even at non-health care events around the country. His reelection team has flooded swing-state airwaves with ads mentioning it, in English […]
A gun store owner in Washington state says he sold a boatload of high-capacity magazines earlier this week when a state law that had banned them in 2022 was briefly lifted by the order of a local judge. Wally Wentz owns a store called Gator’s Custom Guns in the city of Kelso, which is located […]
NEW YORK — A media frenzy was born on Feb. 27, when the hashtag #WhereIsKate exploded online with speculation about the whereabouts of Britain’s Princess of Wales. It opened a rabbit hole of amateur detective work, memes, bizarre theories and jokes – mixed with genuine concern about Kate‘s health – into which thousands of people […]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez advocated Sunday for the seizure of former President Donald Trump‘s assets to pay for the $454 million civil fraud ruling against him in New York. Mr. Trump‘s lawyers have said in court filings that he’s been unable to obtain financial backing to pay, and Monday marks the deadline to present a bond. […]
A delayed State Department decision on withdrawing U.S. citizens was a key factor in the chaotic and bloody final days of the U.S. combat mission in Afghanistan, former Joint Chiefs of Staff head Gen. Mark A. Milley said Tuesday, contributing to the vulnerability that left 13 U.S. service personnel and some 170 Afghans dead after […]
When former President Donald Trump addressed the Conservative Political Action Conference in February 2021, he posed a question. “Do you miss me yet?” Trump, who was out of office for a month at the time, asked attendees, as CBS noted. A new poll reveals that the answer is yes. The CBS poll shows that when […]
When government leaders and virtue-signaling billionaires make poor decisions, they never seem to suffer consequences. Only the victims of their arrogance and greed have to pay the price. In a news release Wednesday, the Amazon-backed electric-vehicle manufacturer Rivian announced poor fourth-quarter 2023 financial results and dismal 2024 expectations, which led to a 17 percent decline […]
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