NEW YORK (AP) — The mystery of the missing Malaysian Airlines jet has become a hot television story, particularly on CNN. The network devoted the bulk of its time Friday to the story, a direct result of ratings showing a fascination among viewers about the Boeing 777 airliner that has been missing since taking off […]
In today’s “Money Mondays” segment, Mellody Hobson discusses renting versus purchasing a home. You are here this morning to help our listeners think about renting or owning? I am, Tom! Since the housing collapse, there has been a lot of volatility in the housing markets, and a lot of discussion about whether it is smarter […]
11/15/13- Al Jazeera America’s Ali Velshi, “Real Money with Ali Velshi”, talks with TJMS commentator Roland Martin about the American Airlines and US Airways merger and how it will impact customers.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) – Authorities say an AirTran flight was diverted to a Memphis airport after a passenger tried to open an emergency exit on the plane. In an e-mail to Memphis station WREG-TV, Southwest Airlines spokesman Brad Hawkins says AirTran flight 265 was on its way from Baltimore to Austin, Texas, Monday evening when […]
Spirit Airlines is taking aim at Anthony Weiner with a new ad campaign fittingly titled “The Weiner Rises Again.” This is the latest airfare special from Spirit Airlines where they are offering $24 off flights to Los Cabos and Cancun, Mexico by Friday night. What do you think of the ad campaign? (Photo: Spirit Airlines)
This is Chris Paul from the TJMS running through the top stories in roughly sixty seconds with The Morning Minute. Oh, no. Mary J. Blige has been hit with a tax lien. The IRS is demanding $3.4 million dollars. Now the Queen of Hip Hop, R&B and chicken snap wraps already owes $900,000 dollars in […]
DETROIT (AP) — A Saudi man was arrested at Detroit Metropolitan Airport after federal agents said he lied about why he was traveling with a pressure cooker, but his nephew said Monday that it was all a misunderstanding about a device he simply wanted for cooking. Two pressure cookers were used in last month’s Boston […]
Tom and the crew talk about the latest on Jesse Jackson Jr., a strange plane crash in Calif., and “Dancing with the Stars. “
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. (AP) — Two small airplanes with a combined four people aboard collided in midair over the Southern California mountains, sending one crashing into a rocky ridge and killing its pilot while the second was able to maneuver a belly-flop landing on the fairway of a nearby golf course, officials said. Rescuers searched […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says the congressional fix for widespread flight delays is an irresponsible way to govern, but he’s prepared to sign the legislation that lawmakers fast-tracked. He says the bipartisan bill to end furloughs of air traffic controllers is a “Band-Aid” solution rather than a lasting answer to this year’s $85 […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Legislation to end furloughs of air traffic controllers and delays for millions of travelers is headed to a House vote after a dark-of-night vote in the Senate that took place after most lawmakers had left the Capitol for a weeklong vacation. The bill passed late Thursday without even a roll call vote, […]
A Baltimore family is upset after they were kicked off a United Airlines flight after complaining about the movie being played. According to the family, they were on a flight from Denver to Baltimore on February 2, when they asked the flight attendant if they could turn off the “Alex Cross” film being played. The […]
