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United Airlines, the world’s largest airline, has named an African American chief pilot of one its five U.S. regions. Captain James Simons, Jr., a United Airlines pilot for 22 years, will manage 1,450 pilots for the Chicago-based airline’s Northeast Region, which is headquartered at Dulles International Airport in Dulles, Va. He is a member of […]
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer and President Barack Obama engaged in an apparently tense exchange on an airport tarmac shortly after Air Force One touched down outside Phoenix on Wednesday. The two leaders could be seen talking intently at the base of Air Force One’s steps. Both could be seen smiling, but speaking at the same […]
Changes are coming for cruise travelers even though exactly what happened to force Costa Concordia to ground off the coast of Italy has yet to be defined by forensic evidence. Playing out as everything from rumors to accusations and first-hand reports from passengers actually on the ship, media outlets have been working overtime reporting the […]
This summer, Whitney Houston returns to the big screen with ‘Sparkle,’ and if gossip reports are true, her comeback can’t come too soon. According to the Daily Mail, the singer and actress has burned through her entire fortune and must now depend on her label, Arista, to keep her afloat. TO READ MORE ON WHITNEY […]
As America winds down after a hard day at work and prepares for the family dinner, the talk around the dinner table these days is not Tom Brady, not LaBron James, not even Kobe Bryant, the talk is about the second season of TV One’s Series “Unsung”. Unsung is a documentary of once famous […]
Before he died, Apple CEO Steve Jobs delighted its shareholders by racking up another record quarter, strengthened by strong sales of its iPhones, iPads and record sales of its Mac computers. It also hinted that the next version of the iPhone would be released in September, alluding to a “future product transition” then. TO READ […]
In his State of the Union speech, President Obama declared that ‘America is back,’ offered proposals for economic growth & drew contrasts with Republicans. With an unfinished legislative agenda from last year and with Election Day nine months from now, President Barack Obama went before a joint session of Congress Tuesday night for his annual […]
The next time you tap away an email on your smartphone, pay attention to your posture. Your smartphone may be causing you neck and back pain by the way you strain forward to use the device, warned Dr. Alton Barron, an orthopedic surgeon at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital, in New York. TO READ THE WHOLE STORY […]
Seen Tonex lately? You’ll have more luck finding him as B Slade, waving a rainbow striped flag at a Gay Pride parade than testifying in church circles. Tonex was to Gospel music, what Lady Gaga is to pop — an ingeniously talented, flamboyant provocateur. In 2009 he confirmed suspicions about his sexually ambiguous image, coming […]
When you’re newly on your own, you need just about everything, and plastic can become a big temptation. But money missteps now could cost you for years. Credit seems like one of those things that should develop slowly — the fine wine of your finances. The small actions you take every day would collect over […]