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It was supposed to be the capstone merger - the culmination of nearly a decade of consolidation that has transformed the airline industry and winnowed a crowded field of players into just a handful.
The Justice Department and several U.S. state attorneys general on Tuesday challenged a proposed $11 billion merger between US Airways Group Inc. and American Airlines' parent company, AMR Corp. The Justice Department says the deal would result in the creation of the world's largest airline and that a combination of the two companies would reduce competition for commercial air travel in local markets and would result in passengers paying...
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WASHINGTON | Tue Aug 13, 2013 7:37pm EDT. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Air Force inspection of a Montana base found errors that resulted in a failing grade for the nuclear missile unit, the latest in a series of issues involving the Air Force's ...
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NEW YORK - Five Democratic candidates vying to become the city's next mayor began their first debate since former congressman Anthony Weiner's latest sexting scandal by arguing over his fitness to serve and criticizing outgoing independent Mayor ...
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By Dan Williams and Noah Browning. JERUSALEM/RAMALLAH, West Bank | Tue Aug 13, 2013 7:36pm EDT. JERUSALEM/RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - Israel freed 26 Palestinian prisoners on Wednesday to keep U.S.
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SAN FRANCISCO - Activist investor Carl Icahn said Tuesday that he has amassed a “large position” in Apple and believes the stock could be worth as much as $700 a share if chief executive Tim Cook were to push for a larger stock buyback.
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The New Hampshire hospital lab technician Read about Kwiatkowski's indictment. Since Kwiatkowski tested positive for hepatitis C in June 2010, he passed it on to the hospital patients who were injected with his used, saline-filled syringes, according to the ...
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La fecha de lanzamiento del teléfono encajaría con la agenda que Apple ha tenido desde el primer iPhone, lanzado en 2007. - Getty Images. Apple presentó el nuevo iPhone 5. VIDEO: Aquí los detalles del iPhone 5 - Univision.com. Ver videos. Tu iPhone ...
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Asimsimo, según refiere la agencia de noticias Europa Press, tanto Kadirbayev como Tazhayakov podrían enfrentarse a 25 años de prisión o ser deportados a su país (Kazajistán) en caso de ser declarados culpables de obstrucción a la justicia y...
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By Tom Finn and Tom Perry. CAIRO | Tue Aug 13, 2013 6:15pm EDT. CAIRO (Reuters) - One Muslim Brotherhood member was shot dead and at least 11 people wounded in Egypt on Tuesday, security sources said, with the Islamist group accusing plain ...
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KONDUGA, Nigeria (AP) - Residents of a village in northeastern Nigeria where suspected Islamic extremists gunned down 47 worshippers praying in a mosque demanded on Tuesday that the government give them weapons to defend themselves.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A bill sparked by a custody dispute involving “The Lost Boys” actor Jason Patric that would allow certain sperm donors to seek paternity rights in court is on hold after failing to clear a legislative panel Tuesday.
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Two college friends of alleged Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev pleaded not guilty today in federal court to charges that they obstructed justice by taking evidence from his dorm room, including his laptop and a backpack containing fireworks, ...
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By Kathy Finn. NEW ORLEANS | Tue Aug 13, 2013 6:04pm EDT. NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - A man with a handgun was holding two women and one man hostage at a bank where they are employed in northeastern Louisiana, but there were no reports of ...
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A juror in the James J. “Whitey” Bulger trial says the defense argument that the government was also on trial resonated with jurors as they deliberated for five days on the 32 counts against the former gangster.
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OAKLAND -- Police here Tuesday confirmed that the body found outside a park near Vacaville on Friday was that of missing federal investigator Sandra Coke.
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WASHINGTON - Retail sales edged up in July despite a drop in auto sales, and a category of purchases that excludes the most volatile areas rose by the most in seven months, a sign that consumer spending could increase economic growth in coming ...
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By Svea Herbst-Bayliss. BOSTON | Wed Aug 14, 2013 3:58am IST. BOSTON Aug 13 (Reuters) - Billionaire investor William Ackman has been tripped up by a bet that he could transform a giant retailer.
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Tim Armstrong, the chief executive of AOL, issued an unusual apology on Tuesday to his entire staff for the public manner in which he fired an employee during an internal conference call last Friday.
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SHARE 1 CONNECT 9 TWEETCOMMENTEMAILMORE. Private equity firm Kohlberg & Co. won't make another bid for Steinway Musical Instruments after billionaire hedge-fund manager John Paulson reportedly made a richer offer.
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Turns out it's not just sugary soft drink sales that are declining, but diet drinks, too. So a new Coke ad tries to defend the safety of its diet drinks.
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It may not be faster than a speeding bullet (around 761 miles per hour), but Elon Musk's Hyperloop transportation plan for shuttling travelers between Los Angeles and San Francisco comes close.
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Neowin.net posted about the suit on August 13, noting that it names as defendants Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, former Chief Financial Officer Peter Klein, corporate Vice President Frank Brod and Executive Vice President of Marketing Tami Reller.
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Lindsay Lohan has some very powerful people in her corner. Media mogul Oprah Winfrey has already voiced her hopes for the 27-year-old starlet's post-rehab recovery, and now Us Weekly can confirm that actor/director Ben Affleck has offered his support, ...
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US talk show host Oprah Winfrey has said she is sorry for a "blown up" media response after she claimed she encountered racism in an upmarket handbag store in Zurich.
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In a boastful tirade, Lamar name-checks the competition and declares himself the rap king of both coasts. Big Sean. Rapper Big Sean's album, 'Hall of Fame,' arrives Aug. 27.
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John Mayer and Katy Perry are going all Sonny and Cher on us with their latest collaboration: a song called "Who You Love," in which the two are actually super sweet and lovey-dovey about their relationship.
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Manny Ramirez has been released from his minor league contract by the Texas Rangers. The 41-year-old Ramirez hit .259 with three home runs and 13 RBIs in 30 games for Triple-A Round Rock after agreeing to a deal early last month.
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Juan Pablo Montoya's team declined to re-sign the NASCAR driver to keep racing the No. 42 Chevrolet in the Sprint Cup Series next year, sources familiar with the matter said Tuesday.
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A glowing bunny sounds like a creature from Jefferson Airplane's psychedelic-laced song, “White Rabbit,” but real fluorescent rabbits were recently born at the University of Istanbul, Turkey.
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LABELLE, Fla. - Health officials in Florida said Tuesday that a 12-year-old boy is fighting a rare and deadly infection that is attacking his brain.
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"Walking towards the light" is a common experience for cardiac arrest survivors. A new study attempts to figure out why.
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SALINAS, Calif., Aug. 13 (UPI) -- A Mexican company that distributes a salad mix linked to more than 535 cases of a diarrheal disease says it has stopped making and shipping salad mixes.
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