United Airlines is adding a few new destinations to its friendly skies roster. The airline announced this week that it will add five new nonstop North American routes, with three serving cities north of the border. Of the new routes, three will be international expansions, and two will be domestic. Experts say the domestic routes … Read more
Nine years ago, Qantas challenged Airbus and Boeing to create an aircraft capable of flying from Australia’s East Coast to anywhere in the world, nonstop. Airbus responded by building the A350-1000ULR, outfitted with a fifth fuel tank to enable long-distance flying of up to 22 hours nonstop. Now, Qantas has announced that this aircraft will … Read more
DEAR ABBY: Do charities and nonprofits share or sell donor information? For years, maybe decades, I’ve made quarterly contributions to two well-known charities for children’s cancer research hospitals, and I truly believe in what they do. However, over the last few years, I have started receiving an increasing number of requests for money. One continues … Read more
Houston, we have a problem. Delta Air Lines has just axed nonstop flights from three major US cities after placing a pause on the routes back in June due to fuel costs and other increasing expenses. The temporary move quickly became permanent as the company confirmed to The Points Guy on Monday that the flights … Read more
movie review MORTAL KOMBAT II Running time: 116 minutes. Rated R (strong bloody violence and gore, and language). In theaters. No phrase terrifies me more than “for the fans,” because in the movies that tends to mean “awful and incomprehensible.” And so it does for “Mortal Kombat II,” an onscreen bucket of slop that people … Read more
You’re over the snow, the slush and this whole blizzard thing — it’s time to get out of here. Right now, the No. 1 destination for NYC-based escape artists is the Dominican Republic, said Sully Montero of New Jersey-based Teach Travel Discover. But along with the perennially popular DR, she’s seeing a boom in interest … Read more
Not even a month in the hospital on a feeding tube was enough to make Sydni Collins quit pot. Collins reached for her weed pen most days in high school since she turned 16, even as waves of extreme nausea and vomiting overtook her. One particularly brutal episode left her vomiting nonstop during her spring … Read more
If only vacation could last over 100 years. For the first time ever, this time next year, New Yorkers will be able to fly Delta Airlines non-stop to one of the world’s most beautiful and healthiest destinations — Sardinia, Italy. Beginning next summer, will be able to fly non-stop to Sardinia, Italy. NurPhoto via Getty … Read more
The bride said, “I do … not know this guy.” Michelle Wylie has spent the past four years trying to guess the identity of an uninvited wedding guest seen in snapshots taken on her special day. And now, owing to the power of social media, her matrimonial mystery has finally been solved. Andrew Helliman mistakenly … Read more
In a city that’s never quiet, serenity can feel like a unicorn — mythical, rare and definitely not found on a subway platform at rush hour. But for noise-fried New Yorkers, a handful of hush-hush hideaways are serving up peace and quiet like it’s bottle service — but without the hefty price tag. Shush hour: These … Read more
Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff has developed quite a reputation as a complainer. Throughout the first-round series against the Knicks, Bickerstaff whined to referees about calls and it even shocked legendary commentator Mike Breen while he called Game 6 for MSG, “I’ve been doing this over 30 years,” Breen said. “I don’t know if I’ve ever … Read more
An airline passenger traveling from Paris to Newark, New Jersey, took to social media to share a story about a not-so-peaceful flight. In the “r/unitedairlines” forum on Reddit, a user titled their post, “Dog barking from Paris to Newark.” “I have never experienced anything like this. It woke everyone up, it yapped nonstop from about an hour … Read more
Last week’s 4.8-magnitude earthquake was nothing new for East Hampton, Connecticut. The comparatively small, mainland town, south of Hartford, is the center of a geological mystery brought on by centuries of strange seismic activity unique to the area. The town’s landscape is nothing out of the ordinary but the area is prone to explosive sounds … Read more
Gold Coast fitness influencer Ashy Bines has detailed her horrific flight after revealing she fell ill before boarding. The 34-year-old, together with husband Steve Evans and their son Taj, 6, and daughter Tala, 1, were heading home from Bali on Sunday when things took an unexpected turn at Denpasar Airport. Ashy told her one million … Read more
It’s time to rise and grind. YouTube sensation MrBeast appeared on Russian-American computer scientist Lex Fridman’s podcast last week to discuss his work ethic, which he refers to as his “grind mode.” He also told the podcaster how he protects his mental health. MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, said that he can work … Read more
A bird has flown non-stop, apparently, from Alaska to the Australian state of Tasmania. And now this young bar-tailed godwit — a member of the sandpiper family — appears to have set a non-stop distance record for migratory birds. It flew at least 13,560 kilometers — or 8,435 miles — during that flight, a bird expert said … Read more