Most airlines except one are recovering from the CrowdStrike tech outage. The feds have noticed
Delta Air Lines is struggling for a fourth straight day to recover from the tech outage, even as other airlines are returning to nearly normal levels of service. Delta canceled more than 700 flights on Monday, bringing its total since the outage started Friday to more than 5,500 cancellations. That’s according to travel-data provider Cirium (SEAR-ee-um). Delta’s woeful performance is drawing unwanted attention from the federal government. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says he spoke to Delta CEO Ed Bastian about the cancellations. Buttigieg says he expects Delta to issue quick refunds and to pay for hotels and meals for customers who are stranded by the ongoing cancellations.
Self-professed ‘Wolf of Airbnb’ sentenced to over 4 years in prison for defrauding landlords
NEW YORK (AP) â A Florida man who boasted that he was the âWolf of Airbnbâ has been sentenced to over four years in prison after defrauding New York City landlords and a federal pandemic-relief government program. Konrad Bicher of Hialeah, Florida, was sentenced Monday in Manhattan federal court by Judge Lorna G. Schofield. He declined to speak at his sentencing. The prison term of four years and three months was issued after Bicher pleaded guilty a year ago to a wire fraud charge. Prosecutors say Bicher operated at least 18 Manhattan apartments as âmini-hotelsâ while using the pandemic as an excuse not to pay the landlords who owned the units.
US investigating some Jeep and Ram vehicles after getting complaints of abrupt engine stalling
DETROIT (AP) â U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating complaints that some Ram pickups and Jeep Wagoneer SUVs can lose power, shift into park and apply the emergency brake. The probe announced Monday covers about 150,000 vehicles made by Stellantis from 2022. All have a 5.7-liter Hemi e-Torque mild hybrid system. The agency says the system converts energy from braking to power some electrical components. The system has a 48-volt battery pack and a motor generator that sends power to the crankshaft during gear changes. The agency says it has 80 complaints from owners that the engines can shut down, often at low speeds. Sometimes they canât be restarted. Investigators will look into how often the problem happens and the cause of the engine stalling. Stellantis says it’s cooperating in the probe.
Defamation suit against Fox News by head of dismantled disinformation board tossed by federal judge
A defamation suit against Fox News by a government official who served on a short-lived U.S. government media disinformation board is being dismissed by a federal judge. The lawsuit from Nina Jankowicz alleged that Fox had defamed her on numerous occasions, leading to waves of online attacks and threats of violence after the formation of the Disinformation Governance Board, where she served as a director. In May of 2022, just weeks after its launch, the Department of Homeland Security paused the boardâs work and accepted Jankowiczâs resignation. The board was officially dissolved and its charter rescinded in August of that same year.
Beltré, Helton, Mauer and Leyland inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (AP) â Adrian BeltrĂ©, Joe Mauer, Todd Helton and Jim Leyland have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. BeltrĂ© led this yearâs class with 95.1% of the Baseball Writersâ Association of America vote in his first year on the ballot. Helton followed with 79.7% of the vote in his sixth year of eligibility and Mauer received 76.1% of the BBWAA vote in his first year. Leyland was elected by the Contemporary Baseball Era Committee.
LSU cornerback Javien Toviano arrested on accusation of video voyeurism, authorities say
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) â Authorities say LSU sophomore cornerback Javien Toviano has turned himself in to officials on charges of video voyeurism. The East Baton Rouge Parish sheriffâs office said the 19-year-old from Arlington, Texas, is accused of recording himself having sex with a woman without her consent. The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate reports Toviano admitted using a hidden camera to record sexual encounters. LSU says the football player has been suspended from all team activities. The school said it would have no further comment. It was unknown if Toviano has an attorney who could speak on his behalf after turning himself in Sunday.
Ernest Hemingway fans celebrate the author’s 125th birthday in his beloved Key West
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) â Ernest Hemingway spent the 1930s in Key West, Florida, and more than six decades after his death, fans, scholars and relatives continue to congregate on the island city to celebrate the authorâs award-winning novels and adventure-filled life. Hemingway Days started in 1981 with a short-story competition and a look-alike contest. This yearâs celebration concluded Sunday on the 125th anniversary of Hemingwayâs birth on July 21, 1899. As a novelist, short-story writer and journalist, Hemingwayâs spot in the pantheon of American literature is undeniable and his legacy permeates the culture and character of Key West.
âTwistersâ whips up $80.5 million at box office, while âDeadpool & Wolverineâ looms
Moviegoers ran toward the tornadoes this weekend, propelling âTwistersâ to a blockbuster opening. The standalone sequel to the 1996 hit made $80.5 million in ticket sales from 4,151 theaters in North America, according to studio estimates Sunday. Thatâs about $30 million more than analysts expected initially. It opened last weekend in some markets internationally and continued its expansion this weekend. Universal also had the No. 2 movie in the country with âDespicable Me 4,â now in its third weekend. It added $23.8 million, bringing its domestic total to $259.5 million. Third place went to âInside Out 2.”
Arike Ogunbowale and Caitlin Clark lead WNBA All-Stars to 117-109 win over U.S. Olympic team
PHOENIX (AP) â Arike Ogunbowale set the WNBA All-Star scoring record with 34 points and Caitlin Clark made the most of her All-Star debut as the WNBA team beat the U.S. Olympic team 117-109 on Saturday night. It was the second consecutive win for the WNBA All-Star team over the Olympians. The All-Stars also won in 2021 led by Ogunbowale, who was MVP of that game. The loss didnât slow down the Americans in 2021 as they went on to winning their seventh consecutive Olympic gold medal. The U.S. hopes for the same results in Paris later this month. No team in the world could match the depth or talent that the WNBA All-Stars had. Saturdayâs loss came hours after the U.S. menâs Olympic team rallied to beat South Sudan by one point in an exhibition game in London.
Frozen treats, cold showers and lots of ice; Florida zoo works to protect animals from summer heat
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) â Zoos in hot weather states are working hard during the summer to keep their animals cool. At the Palm Beach Zoo & Conservation Society in Florida, keepers throw big piles of ice into the black bear enclosure for the animals to wallow in. Otters get ice blocks and frozen fish in their water to play with and eat. Zoo officials say tigers get some especially interesting treatment. The big cats are fed frozen cow bones in a block of ice with sides of frozen goat milk. Zookeepers also are showering giant tortoises with cool water, which they can feel through their shells.
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