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What Spirit Airlines' Bankruptcy Means For Holiday Travelers
Spirit Airlines, the no-frills budget carrier, announced it would file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy a week before a record number of people are expected to fly during the Thanksgiving holiday, reports said.
The Florida-based airline announced Monday, Nov. 18, that its debt, growing losses, and increased competition have kept the company in the red for four years, and it would need to restructure its bills to keep it in the air, NBC News reported.
However, despite its financial troubles, the airline promised passengers they would not feel any of that pain in the air.
"Guests …
Yale Grad, CNN War Reporter Held Hostage In Sudan By Warlord For Days
Clarissa Ward, CNN's chief international correspondent and 2002 Yale University graduate, released a story on Wednesday, Oct. 23 detailing her capture by a Sudanese warlord who held her and her crew hostage for days.
In a post on CNN, Ward details how she was on her way to Tawila, a town in Darfur, earlier this month to report on the ongoing humanitarian crisis. But as they arrived, she and her crew weren't welcomed by their host but confronted by heavily armed militia members, who believed they were spies.
Two weeks ago, our team was held captive by a militia in Darfur. As a…
CNN News Anchor From CT Announces Husband's Death In Heartbreaking Post
Alisyn Camerota, A CNN anchor from Fairfield County, CT and with New Jersey roots is mourning the loss of her husband, she announced in a heartbreaking post on social media.
Camerota, who was born in Shrewsbury, NJ said on Friday, Sept. 20 on Instagram that her husband, Tim Lewis, died on July 27, 2024 — two years after being diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
Lewis' obituary on the Harding Funeral Home website says that he and Camerota live in Westport, CT.
"I cannot imagine any human being soldiering through a devastating diagnosis with more humor, humility and bravery than Tim," …
Donald Trump To Hold Campaign Rally In New York: Here's Where, When
Former President Donald Trump will swing through New York on his multi-state trek to try and convince voters they should send him back to the White House.
The Republican presidential nominee will hold a campaign rally on Long Island, at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18.
“President Trump’s message to Nassau County is simple and built on his winning record: If you want to return to the strongest economy in over 60 years, rising wages, quality jobs, strong borders, and safe neighborhoods, then vote for the Trump-Vance ticket,” his campaign said …
Iconic Actor James Earl Jones Dies At 93 In New York Home
James Earl Jones, the beloved actor and voice behind one of cinema's most memorable villains, died Monday, Sept. 9, at his home in Dutchess County, Variety reported.
The "Field of Dreams" star was 93. No cause of death was given.
Jones, a Pawling resident, is considered one of the greatest actors of his generation. From the Broadway stage, the silver screen, and a galaxy far, far away, the Mississippi-born actor had a range that few others could replicate.
He was a large man but could play gentle and meek characters, and his baritone voice could be calm and reassuring like in "The Lion …
Suspect In MA Restaurant, Movie Stabbings Charged For CT Homicide
A man who had been the subject of a multi-state manhunt in connection with several stabbings at a fast food restaurant and a movie theater in Massachusetts and a homicide in Connecticut has been captured following a car crash.
Suspect Apprehended After Person Found Dead In Deep River
Duke County, Massachusetts resident Jared Ravizza, age 26, of Chilmark, was apprehended on Saturday, May 25, in Barnsdale County in Sandwich, Massachusetts, in connection with the stabbing death of Hartford County resident Bruce Feldman, age 70, of West Hartford.
According to Connecticut State Pol…
