Union says 77 percent of Frontier Airlines pilots backed the deal, adding that the new contract will provide an average 53 percent pay increase.
Author: Associated Press
Australia police arrest man over suspicious packages sent to US consulate, others
Around 10 diplomatic missions, mostly in Melbourne, on Wednesday reported the delivery of suspicious packages, some of them labelled “asbestos.”
Ousted Pixar chief John Lasseter finds new home at Skydance Animation
Pixar co-founder John Lasseter, who stepped down last year after complaints of unwanted workplace touching, will run a new animation company.
Turkey appears to snub US; no assurances on Syrian Kurds
White House national security adviser John Bolton met for roughly two hours with his Turkish counterpart Ibrahim Kalin and other senior officials at Ankara’s presidency complex but got no assurances on the safety Syrian Kurdish allies.
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Scott Dozier, the Nevada death row inmate who wanted to be executed, found dead in cell
The state confirmed the death to the Associated Press on Saturday.
Rapper Soulja Boy ‘thankful to be alive’ after car is trapped in California mudslide
After a mudslide on the Pacific Coast highway on Saturday, the rapper tweeted that his car got stuck and “almost went into the ocean.”
China, U.S. express optimism ahead of trade talks
President Trump expressed optimism Sunday about a U.S. trade deal with China ahead of talks between the two countries. China’s economy has weakened.
‘Aquaman’ extends box-office reign to three weeks; ‘Escape Room’ sneaks into 2nd place
“Aquaman” spent its third week atop the box office heap. Its $30.7 million haul brings its domestic gross to nearly $260 million. “Escape Room” pulled in $18 million while “Mary Poppins Returns” finished third with $15.8 million.
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Alaska Airlines planes return to the air after nationwide ground stop due to power outage
The airline says all its flights were grounded between about 4:20 a.m. and 5:15 a.m. Sunday after a power outage in the Seattle area, where its operations are based.
New Mexico hands No. 5 Nevada its first loss in blowout fashion
A season-low offensive output did Nevada in as New Mexico rolled to a 27-point win at “The Pit,” handing the Wolf Pack their first loss.