Southwest Airlines tells staff ‘difficult decisions’ ahead

Southwest Airlines tells staff ‘difficult decisions’ ahead

A Southwest Airlines plane takes off from Hollywood Burbank Airport on July 25, 2024 in Burbank, California.  Mario Tama | Getty Images Southwest Airlines has warned employees that it will have to make “difficult decisions” ahead to boost profits as the carrier faces pressure from activist Elliott Investment Management, which has sought leadership changes at … Read more

Seven-year-old British boy denied passport over copyright concerns surrounding his Star Wars-inspired name

Seven-year-old British boy denied passport over copyright concerns surrounding his Star Wars-inspired name

A British soldier, who prides himself as a big Star Wars fan, was informed that he might have to forgo his family’s vacation to the Dominican Republic after his seven-year-old son, Loki Skywalker Mowbray, was denied a passport due to copyright concerns. The Home Office, in charge of the country’s immigration and security, told Christian … Read more

Self-made millionaire built wealth living in an RV, found it ‘freeing’

Self-made millionaire built wealth living in an RV, found it ‘freeing’

In 2016, when I was 35, and my wife Courtney was 32, we sold our house, a 4 bed, 2 bath 1,600-square-foot Arizona home, moved into a 200-square-foot Airstream RV with our two dogs, and set up our new home in a KOA campground in Tucson.  It was the first of many big changes for … Read more

68-year-old retiree pays $460 a month to live by a lake in Mexico

68-year-old retiree pays 0 a month to live by a lake in Mexico

My mornings in the small village of San Antonio Tlayacapan, Mexico, are filled with birds. There’s the soft cooing of doves, the chirping of kiskadees, and the iconic shrieking of roosters, which begins not at sunrise (go figure) but hours before.  It’s a far cry from Mazatlán, the city on Mexico’s Pacific coast where I … Read more

Machinists prepare for lengthy stoppage

Machinists prepare for lengthy stoppage

Boeing factory workers gather on a picket line during the first day of a strike near the entrance of a production facility in Renton, Washington, U.S., September 13, 2024.  Matt Mills Mcknight | Reuters RENTON, Wash. — Cash-strapped Boeing is facing mounting costs from an ongoing machinist strike as workers push for higher pay. A … Read more

He bought a cruise ship on Craigslist and spent over $1 million restoring it. Then his dream sank

He bought a cruise ship on Craigslist and spent over  million restoring it. Then his dream sank

Buying a historic cruise ship he found on Craigslist back in 2008 was undoubtedly a life-altering decision for Chris Willson. The technology entrepreneur from Utah spent about 15 years painstakingly restoring the 293-foot vessel, which contains 85 cabins, a swimming pool and a theatre, and even moved on board with his long-term partner Jin Li. … Read more

Terrifying moment hiker falls down mountain in China’s eastern Anhui province

Terrifying moment hiker falls down mountain in China’s eastern Anhui province

Dramatic footage has emerged showing the moment a man slipped and fell down a steep mountain while hiking in China’s eastern Anhui province on Monday. The 42-year-old man, named Yang Meng, was hiking in the Fanzengjian mountains when he slipped and fell, capturing the moment on a 360-degree camera. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Hiker escapes … Read more

Workers warned to watch what they say on work chats after employee almost fired

Workers warned to watch what they say on work chats after employee almost fired

A man has cautioned workers to be careful when messaging colleagues on work communication platforms after he revealed he was almost dismissed after having a laugh with a workmate on a Skype business account. UK influencer Owen Willis said in a TikTok video that he went through the eye-opening experience when he was 17 years … Read more

Boeing’s defense unit chief Colbert is departing, CEO says

Boeing’s defense unit chief Colbert is departing, CEO says

President and CEO of Boeing Global Services Ted Colbert speaks during a press conference in Dubai on November 16, 2019 ahead of the Dubai Airshow. Karim Sahib | AFP | Getty Images The head of Boeing‘s defense unit Ted Colbert is leaving the company effective immediately, said CEO Kelly Ortberg, marking his first major executive … Read more