CHICAGO – Bankrupt Northwest Airlines (NWAC) plans to lay off about 1,400 flight attendants, the union representing the workers said Wednesday. The Professional Flight Attendants Association (search) said in a posting on its Web site that the No. 4 U.S. carrier has said it plans two rounds of flight attendant …
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BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan – U.S millionaire scientist Gregory Olsen (search), the world’s third space tourist, bid farewell to his family Friday during final preparations for his flight to the international space station with a Russian-American crew. The 60-year-old founder of an infrared-camera maker based in Princeton, N.J., reportedly paid $20 million …
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UNITED NATIONS – Having already agreed to condemn terrorism, leaders at the U.N. General Assembly (search) urged quick adoption of a comprehensive global treaty that would put the words into action. But one issue in particular is causing trouble — how to define terrorism amid concern independence struggles would be …
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TORONTO – Far from New Orleans, the Louisiana film industry and politicians appealed to agents and producers attending the Toronto International Film Festival (search) Monday to keep making movies in their state, in spite of the damage done by Hurricane Katrina. “Yes, we are wounded; but we are healing and …
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A state official in Gary, Ind., is being labeled racist for using the phrase “city mentality” before a predominantly black audience, reports the Indianapolis Star. Bureau of Motor Vehicles (search) Commissioner Joel Silverman was in Gary hearing concerns from local residents about plans to shutter branches of his agency in …
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WASHINGTON – The post office has delivered some 15,000 Social Security checks at collection points in the area affected by Hurricane Katrina (search), officials said Wednesday. But the agency is still trying to locate 2,000 of its workers. In the affected region, 188 post offices have returned to full service, …
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NEW ORLEANS – Some sneak into shelters at night and then slip out in the morning, praying they won’t be noticed. Others avoid government help altogether, preferring to ride out the chaos and destruction alone in a foreign land. For illegal immigrants, the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina (search) has meant …
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NEW YORK – Crude oil prices eased Tuesday after a robust rally a day earlier, but markets remained concerned over possible shortages in oil products as refineries continued to assess the damage caused by Hurricane Rita (search). Light sweet crude for November fell 75 cents to settle at $65.07 a …
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A Washington woman may end up buying a car she looked at, but have nothing to show for it. That’s because, while test-driving the burgundy 1988 Buick Riviera (search), she drove it into a swimming pool. Residents of the Racquet Club Estates (search) condominium complex in the Seattle suburb of …
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