USA airlines face customer service warning

"Something is clearly broken when passengers have been treated the way they have on recent flights", Rep. Bill Shuster, chairman of the House Transportation Committee, told a panel of chastened airline executives at today's hearing. United Airlines Inc UAL .N executives faced harsh criticism from USA lawmakers that demanded answers on Tuesday following the forcible removal of a passenger from an overbooked flight in April, with the carrier's chief executive again apologizing for the incident.

Dalai Lama not the reason for Foreign Minister’s decision not to attend RIC meet in India: China

The Dalai Lama's meetings with Trump's predecessor Barack Obama and former US presidents have drawn protests from China. China today dismissed reports that its foreign minister put off his visit to New Delhi last month to attend a RIC meeting to protest India's decision to allow the Dalai Lama to travel to Arunachal Pradesh, which Beijing claims as part of Southern Tibet.

Two questioned in death of Canadian woman in Belize have been released

Two people who were questioned by Belize police in the deaths of a Canadian woman and her American boyfriend have been released. The mother of the American man says the U.S. embassy in Belize told her both people being questioned were released and no one is currently in custody.

Congressman asks United CEO, “Why do you hate the American people?”

Congressmen were described as "angry" today when they grilled executives from several different airlines during hearings in the House. Prominently featured was Oscar Munoz, the United CEO best known for recent dragging and beatdown services which are never mentioned in the rewards program brochures.

What on Earth might a Trump-Kim Jong Un meeting look like?

In one corner: the unpredictable dictator, the third-generation family ruler whose nation has a seven-decade reputation of being erratic, quick to take umbrage and insistent that it is powerful enough to upend the planet. In the other corner: a sandpaper-tongued American president like no other, barely past his first 100 days as leader of the free world, liable to say just about anything - including a handful of conciliatory words at the most unexpected of moments.

Young N.J. activists back ‘Day Without Immigrants’ boycott39 minutes | Nation

Young N.J. activists back 'Day Without Immigrants' boycott Movimiento Cosecha is supporting undocumented immigrants as they coordinate strikes and protests in at least 80 cities. Check out this story on northjersey.com: https://njersy.co/2pmiU82 Catalina Adorno of Union City, an organizer of Movimiento Cosecha, talking to a woman in Newark about "A Day Without Immigrants," scheduled for Monday, International Workers' Day.

Trump Touts Achievements, Maintains Media Rage in 100-Day Rally

Donald Trump touted the achievements of his administration, saying he's made good on promises to voters, but on his 100th day in office couldn't let go of his animosity toward the news media during a raucous campaign-style rally in Pennsylvania. "Their priorities are not my priorities, and not your priorities," Trump told a crowd of several thousand at a farm expo center in Harrisburg, many of whom wore red "Make America Great Again" caps.

Syrian man who sued over travel bans brings family to US

An attorney for a Syrian man living in Wisconsin who sued over President Donald Trump's travel bans said Friday that the man has been reunited with his wife and young daughter after three years. Attorney Vincent Levy told The Associated Press that his client's wife and daughter obtained their visas and traveled out of Syria to Jordan and then to the United States.

Report: Israel Not Expecting Trump to Move US Embassy to Jerusalem

Israeli officials said Thursday they did not believe President Donald Trump would move the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and he is expected to sign a waiver on a congressional mandate on the action next month, according to news reported. A law mandating a move of the embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem was passed in Congress in the mid-1990s, Haaretz reported, and Trump is expected to follow all U.S. presidents since and sign the waiver because of national security reasons.

What could be next for Trump’s sanctuary cities order

President Donald Trump is lashing out at a judge's ruling blocking his attempt to strip funds from "sanctuary cities" that don't cooperate with U.S. immigration authorities, calling it "ridiculous" and vowing to go to the U.S. Supreme Court. It was the third Trump executive order on immigration to be thwarted by the federal courts.

Priebus: US Court Went ‘Bananas’ in Blocking Trump’s Order

White House chief of staff Reince Priebus said a federal district court in California went "bananas" in blocking President Donald Trump's order blocking funding to sanctuary cities Tuesday. "It's the Ninth Circuit going bananas," Priebus told reporters in his office in the West Wing of the White House late Tuesday, The Hill reported.

California is in a war with Trump on sanctuary cities. It just won its first major battle.

Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events Supporters of SB54, which would create a statewide sanctuary for immigrants in the country illegally, prepare to testify for the measure in the Senate Appropriations Committee in Sacramento, Monday, March 13, 2017. California has launched a war on President Trump's attempt to clamp down on sanctuary cities.

Monument backer: LePage should visit land before criticizing

In this Aug. 4, 2015 photo, Lucas St. Clair, son of Burt's Bees founder Roxanne Quimby, poses on land proposed for a national park in Penobscot County, Maine. Mount Katahdin, the state's highest peak, can be seen in the background as a rainstorm passes through Baxter State Park.

Ivanka Trump heads to Berlin for women’s conference

Ivanka Trump's advocacy for women and girls will take her to a conference in Berlin on Tuesday, an attention-getting first international outing aimed at building support for investment in women's economic empowerment programmes. Ivanka Trump's advocacy for women and girls will take her to a conference in Berlin on Tuesday, an attention-getting first international outing aimed at building support for investment in women's economic empowerment programmes.