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Airports can be stressful places. Traffic, crowds, security checkpoints, and flight disruptions can all contribute to increased tension and anxiety among travelers.Now, one North American airport has an unconventional solution for bringing a dose of calm back to its terminals: miniature therapy horses. Canada’s Vancouver International Airport (YVR) has launched a new trial program that introduces two specially trained miniature horses, Magic and Tinkerbell, into the hub’s concourses to provide comfort to passengers. The two miniature ponies, who are 3 and 17 years old, respectively, are joining YVR’s Less Airport Stress Initiative for the summer. The airport’s initiative began bringing ambassador dogs…
Falling EV sales combined with a lower average selling price, less cash from regulatory credits, and a decline in solar and energy storage revenue took a toll on Tesla’s bottom line in the second quarter of 2025. And a 17% growth in revenue in its services business, which includes capital generated from its Supercharging network, wasn’t enough to close the gap. The company reported Wednesday revenue of $22.5 billion, a 12% decline from the same period last year. The company’s Q2 revenue results did show an improvement over the first quarter when it generated $19.3 billion in revenue and did…
A West Virginia judge on Thursday allowed the children of three families in one county to attend school this fall without required vaccinations, the latest move in a showdown between Republican Gov. Patrick Morrisey and the state Board of Education. Raleigh County Circuit Judge Michael Froble issued a preliminary injunction less than a month before the start of the new school year. The ruling involves children whose parents sued and are claiming religious exemptions to a long-standing school vaccine mandate.Morrisey issued an executive order upon taking office allowing such religious exemptions. But the board voted last month to direct public…
Facebook Tweet Email Link Ottawa — Within minutes of starting to read her verdict, the words of Justice Maria Carroccia resonated across Canada as she bluntly assessed that, “I do not find the evidence of E.M. to be either credible or reliable.” Observers in the courtroom reported hearing gasps of both shock and relief, reactions that mirrored those from many in Canada and beyond who have closely followed the troubling and at times, graphic, details of the case. Five hockey players – Michael McLeod, Cal Foote, Carter Hart, Dillon Dube and Alex Formenton – were all acquitted on Thursday, according…
by Lacey Pfalz Last updated: 8:45 AM ET, Thu July 24, 2025 An American Airlines flight attendant who had been accused of secretly filming young girls in airplane lavatories has been sentenced to 18.5 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release on Wednesday, July 23. The former flight attendant-turned-criminal is 37-year-old Estes Carter Thompson III, who ABC News says was arrested in January, 2024 in Lynchburg, Virginia after a 14-year-old girl told the police about seeing an iPhone taped to the lid of a toilet in an airplane lavatory. AP News reported that the girl had been escorted…
Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai shared an update on the adoption of consumer-facing AI apps and features, including Google Search’s AI Overviews, Gemini, and AI Mode. On the company’s Q2 2025 call with investors, Pichai shared that AI Overviews — a Google Search feature offering an AI summary of search results available in 200 countries and territories — now has 2 billion monthly users, up from 1.5 billion in May 2025. In addition, Google’s Gemini app has grown to 450 million monthly active users. “We continue to see strong growth and engagement with daily requests growing over 50% from…
They were icons of the 1980s, known for their outlandish exploits onstage and in the ring, who later redefined their images in the 2000s by starring alongside their families in reality shows. And, this week, both Ozzy Osbourne and Hulk Hogan died.Hogan lived a lot of lives before his death Thursday at 71. He was a professional wrestler who helped transform the WWE into a lucrative cultural behemoth. He appeared in TV shows and movies — including “Rocky III” — and provided voices for video games. His victory in his lawsuit against Gawker Media essentially killed the powerful online news…
The Paramount Global headquarters in New York, US, on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024. Yuki Iwamura | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe Federal Communications Commission cleared the way Thursday for an $8 billion merger between Paramount and Skydance Media.The deal, which was announced more than a year ago, includes the CBS broadcast television network, Paramount Pictures and the Nickelodeon channel.”Americans no longer trust the legacy national news media to report fully, accurately, and fairly,” Brendan Carr, chairman of the FCC, wrote in a statement Thursday. “It is time for a change. That is why I welcome Skydance’s commitment to make significant changes at the…
by Lacey Pfalz Last updated: 9:30 AM ET, Thu July 24, 2025 Two American air carriers are now offering a unique, streamlined approach to the international travel process, called One Stop Security (OSS), that doesn’t require travelers with connecting flights to grab their luggage and go through a second security screening upon landing in another country. American Airlines and Delta Air Lines will both begin OSS for select international inbound flights from London Heathrow Airport. American Airlines already began the new process with an inbound flight heading to Dallas Fort Worth, while Delta’s first OSS flight will arrive in Atlanta by…
YouTube continues to lead in the streaming market, with advertising revenue increasing by 13% year over year, according to Alphabet, Google’s parent company, in its second-quarter earnings report released on Wednesday. This growth brings YouTube’s total ad revenue to $9.8 billion, up from $8.7 billion in the same period last year. The company slightly exceeded analyst expectations, which had forecast YouTube’s Q2 ad revenue to be around $9.6 billion. For years, YouTube has been striving to capture a larger share of television ad dollars, especially as its popularity in TV has grown, accounting for a significant portion of its viewership.…