Delta warns investors: 'It may be two years or more' for air travel recovery
Yet again, Delta Air Lines posted massive quarterly losses --- and the company is warning investors "it may be two years or more" for air travel demand to return to normal.
Justin Bieber launches Crocs collection
This year has certainly been unexpected, and what better icing on the cake than Justin Bieber launching his new collection of.... Crocs.
JPMorgan posts surprise profit gain as loan book withstands turmoil
JPMorgan Chase unexpectedly grew its bottom line last quarter as the bank's Wall Street business continued to shine and its Main Street arm withstood turmoil in the US economy.
Online shopping has been turbocharged by the pandemic. There's no going back
The coronavirus crisis has divided retail companies into two distinct groups: those with functioning e-commerce businesses, and those without. Many of the have-nots won't survive.
Trump administration gives notice to Congress on three planned arms sales to Taiwan
The Trump administration has alerted Congress of its intent to move forward with three advanced weapons sales to Taiwan, a congressional aide and a source familiar told CNN Monday.
Nursing home patients anxious to see loved ones amid coronavirus restrictions
When the coronavirus pandemic began, Gov. John Bel Edwards regulations confined nursing home patients to their facilities. They couldn't go out and their families couldn't go in.
Trump mocks virus as he launches potential superspreader sprint to win reelection
Donald Trump on Monday launched a three-week quest to save his presidency, behaving as though the pandemic that has killed 215,000 Americans was already a memory in front of a packed-in crowd -- even amid chilling new warnings about the resurgent virus.
This rare 'peacock' star system in our galaxy is doomed to explode
A rare star system has been found in our Milky Way galaxy, but it's doomed to end in a massive explosion.
I'm voting for Joe Biden. I also think the Senate should confirm Judge Barrett
The coming weeks may be brutal: The level of partisan rancor and performative outrage that we've seen over the timing of Judge Amy Coney Barrett's nomination may intensify during the confirmation hearings. And if that's the case, the hearings will be more than just terrible TV. They will underscore the fact that the American people -- and their senators -- are sorely lacking in basic civic knowledge. There may be protesters from the gallery shouting, for example, that Judge Barrett hates women's uteruses, and senators will likely be pandering to such unfounded criticism.
Antonin Scalia's legacy looms over the Amy Coney Barrett hearings
Antonin Scalia, the late Supreme Court justice known for his rigid conservatism and wicked turn of phrase, might appreciate that his specter lurks over the Amy Coney Barrett hearings.
AMC Theatres could run out of money by the end of the year
Illustrating how dire the situation is for the movie theater industry, the world's largest theater chain could run out of money by the end of the year.
Clare Crawley's journey on 'The Bachelorette' 'doesn't end well'
"The Bachelorette" really may be headed into its most dramatic season ever. Clare Crawley's journey starts tonight and the latest trailer for the show teases a rocky road to love for the newest Bachelorette, complete with tears and shouting.
Joshua Jackson replacing Jamie Dornan in 'Dr. Death' series
"Dr. Death" is reportedly getting a new star. Deadline reports that Joshua Jackson is replacing Jamie Dornan as the star of the new Peacock limited series.
Volunteers rescue native prairie plants from future high school site
Earth movers will tear out a reconstructed prairie from the site of the planned new Cedar Falls High School when work begins next spring.
'Hunker down': The fall Covid-19 surge is here
Just as predicted, the US is now grappling with a new Covid-19 surge -- one that could overwhelm hospitals, kill thousands of Americans a day by January and leave even young survivors with long-term complications.
Surveillance video captures truck with Trump flags on fire
An arson investigation is underway after a fire at an apartment complex parking lot was caught on camera.
'The Batman' production back in full swing
"The Batman" is back. Robert Pattinson, Colin Farrell, Zoë Kravitz were spotted filming the Matt Reeves blockbuster in Liverpool, England.
'Totally Under Control' dissects failures in the US coronavirus response
"Totally Under Control" is, in some ways, a greatest-hits collection of Trump administration failures and missteps pertaining to Covid-19, but with an extraordinarily timely kicker in the president's own diagnosis. Director Alex Gibney and his collaborators also earn degree-of-difficulty points for having assembled this documentary during the pandemic, designing a remotely operated "Covid-cam" to safely record interviews.
'Driving While Black' ties mobility restrictions of the past directly to the present
"Driving While Black" has a specific modern meaning. "Driving While Black: Space, Race and Mobility in America" turns out to be an extremely rich and detailed PBS documentary, exploring the long history of restrictions on Black movement, from slavery through the present. As part of that journey, the two-hour film addresses not only modern-day issues of policing but deeper ones about the American Dream denied.
Boris Johnson has split from his top scientists on coronavirus
There was a time when Boris Johnson claimed his government was following the science at every step of its plan for dealing with the coronavirus.
