Airlines issue travel waivers as winter storm threatens disruptions
NEW YORK >> U.S. airlines have rolled out sweeping travel waivers as a winter storm, forecast to spread heavy snow, sleet and dangerous ice across two dozen states, threatened to disrupt air travel across a wide swath of the country…
Justin Baldoni urges judge to toss Blake Lively’s lawsuit
NEW YORK >> A lawyer for actor Justin Baldoni urged a federal judge on Thursday to dismiss actor Blake Lively’s lawsuit stemming from their 2024 movie “It Ends with Us,” saying her sexual harassment and retaliation case…
Vampire thriller ‘Sinners’ makes Oscars history with record 16 nominations
LOS ANGELES >> Vampire thriller “Sinners” stormed into Oscars history on Thursday with a record 16 nominations, positioning the Warner Bros film as the frontrunner for best picture and pitting star Michael B. Jordan against…
Netflix defends Warner Bros bid as shares drop on tepid results
Netflix’s co-CEOs devoted much of the streaming pioneer’s post-earnings call defending their decision to splurge nearly $83 billion on Warner Bros’ assets, marking a significant departure from the company’s…
Amazon plans thousands more corporate job cuts next week, sources say
SAN FRANCISCO >> Amazon is planning a second round of job cuts next week as part of its broader goal of trimming some 30,000 corporate workers, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Alaska Air issues cautious forecast on fuel costs, economic risks
CHICAGO >> Alaska Airlines today forecast a wider-than-expected first-quarter loss and a full-year profit outlook below Wall Street estimates, citing seasonality, fuel-price volatility and economic uncertainty.
LONDON >> The United States officially left the World Health Organization on Thursday after a year of warnings that doing so would hurt public health in the U.S. and globally, saying its decision reflected failures in the U.N. health…