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U.S. FAA TSA unruly passenger

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FAA reports increase in unruly passenger incidents

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- Nearly 100 more incidents of unruly passenger behavior aboard U.S. airlines were recorded last week alone, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said. The latest batch of incidents brought the year-to-date total of unruly passenger reports to 3,509, the agency announced in figures updated Tuesday -- 89 more than in the previous week. The vast majority of the reported incidents, 2,605, are classified by the FAA as related to the nationwide mask mandate that remains in place for […]

todayJuly 21, 2021 16

Joe Exotic

National

Court orders Joe Exotic to be re-sentenced

DENVER (UPI) -- An appeals court has ordered for Joe Exotic of Netflix's series "Tiger King" fame to be re-sentenced on Wednesday after he appealed his 22-year prison sentence as too long. Exotic, who was born Joseph Maldonado-Passage, was sentenced to 264 months' imprisonment in January 2020 when a court found him guilty of 21 charges, most stemming from wildlife charges concerning his care for big cats that he held in captivity. Two of the charges were in connection to […]

todayJuly 15, 2021 2

Cameron Kinley

Football News

DoD secretary allows Navy grad Kinley to play in NFL

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and the Naval Academy will allow rookie cornerback Cameron Kinley to pursue a career in the NFL. Austin announced Tuesday he approved a plan by the Department of the Navy to enlist Kinley in the Inactive Ready Reserve "for the duration of his football career." The decision comes after Kinley said his request to delay his Navy commission to compete in the NFL had initially been denied. "Upon completion of his playing […]

todayJuly 6, 2021 3

Andrew Cuomo

National

Gov. Andrew Cuomo declares gun violence emergency in New York

ALBANY, N.Y. (UPI) -- New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order on Tuesday declaring gun violence in the state a disaster emergency. Cuomo announced the order amid a surge in gun violence dating back to the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and said the state would fund programs to combat gun violence as well as create government programs to track statistics surrounding shootings and gun trafficking. "Just like we did with COVID, New York is going to lead […]

todayJuly 6, 2021 3

Joey Chestnut

Entertainment

Chestnut relishes Nathan’s hot dog eating contest with record 76

Wins fourteenth title in competitive eating career

BROOKLYN, N.Y. (UPI) -- Joey Chestnut chowed down a record 76 hot dogs in 10 minutes for his 14th title and surpassing his record by one last year as Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest returned outdoors on Coney Island in Brooklyn, N.Y., Sunday after it went inside during the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. Chestnut, 37, of San Jose, Calif., captured the mustard belt by dwarfing the 18-man field with Jeffrey Esper, 46, of Oxford, Mass., second with 50. […]

todayJuly 4, 2021 5

Maxwell

National

Maxwell pleads not guilty to new sex trafficking charges

NEW YORK (UPI) -- British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell pleaded not guilty Friday to new sex trafficking charges filed last month related to allegations she procured underage girls for financier Jeffrey Epstein. She appeared in court in New York, her first appearance since her summer arrest. Federal prosecutors filed the new charges in a superseding indictment in March. She previously pleaded not guilty to six counts of participating in a sex trafficking network run by Epstein. The new charges lengthened the […]

todayApril 23, 2021 3

Alex Bregman Houston Astros

MLB News

Astros’ Alex Bregman sues San Antonio resort over lost $80K wedding deposit

SAN ANTONIO (UPI) -- Houston Astros star third baseman Alex Bregman and his wife Reagan filed a lawsuit Thursday against a San Antonio resort after failing to be reimbursed an $80,000 wedding deposit. La Cantera Resort and Spa refused to return the deposit to Bregman and his wife despite "clear contract language" allowing for cancellation and a refund, according to public relations firm Carroll Strategies. The resort also is asking for an additional $40,000 even though the cancellation of the […]

todayApril 16, 2021 9

Universal Studios Hollywood

Business & Lifestyle

Universal Studios Hollywood reopens after more than a year of closure

LOS ANGELES (UPI) -- The Universal Studios theme park in Los Angeles reopened to the public on Friday for the first time since it shut down due to COVID-19 more than a year ago. The park, located in Hollywood, reopened with coronavirus precautions in place, including masks, distancing, and temperature checks. "At long last, Universal Studios Hollywood rolls out the red carpet to resume operations and welcome guests back to the theme park," the park said in a statement. "We […]

todayApril 16, 2021 32

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