Spectators could fly through the Los Angeles skies and escape the city’s notorious traffic during the 2028 Olympic Games if the organisers have their way. LA28, the committee charged with planning the city’s third Summer Games, have announced a partnership with Archer Aviation to provide an air taxi service during both the Olympic and Paralympic…
The application that the Trump White House has been using to collect and securely store messages sent on popular commercial encrypted apps has temporarily suspended service in the wake of a security breach, the application’s owner said on Monday. The application, TeleMessage, is owned by Smarsh, a company based in Portland, Ore., which provides tools…
A passenger walks near Uber signage after arriving at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California, on July 10, 2022. David Swanson | Reuters Uber said on Friday that it’s partnering with Chinese self-driving startup Momenta to launch robotaxi services outside of the U.S. and China. The first deployment is scheduled to roll out…
An American pastor has been kidnapped by armed men after they stormed his church service in South Africa, local authorities say. Josh Sullivan had been conducting a service at Fellowship Baptist Church in Motherwell, a township in Gqeberra in the Eastern Cape, on Thursday evening when “four armed and masked male suspects entered”, police spokesman…
Stephen J. Gardner, Amtrak’s chief executive, announced on Wednesday that he would be stepping down from the passenger rail service about three years into the job. In a statement, Mr. Gardner said he was leaving to ensure “Amtrak continues to enjoy the full faith and confidence of this administration.” “We did a lot together to…
The Secret Service shot a man near the White House early Sunday after an “armed confrontation” with law enforcement officers, the agency said in a statement. President Trump was not at the White House at the time. He is spending the weekend in Florida at his Mar-a-Lago Club. Earlier on Saturday, the local police shared…
Paul Kirby Europe digital editor Getty Images Denmark’s letter deliveries began in 1624 Denmark’s state-run postal service, PostNord, is to end all letter deliveries at the end of 2025, citing a 90% decline in letter volumes since the start of the century. The decision brings to an end 400 years of the company’s letter service….
More than 700 National Park Service employees have submitted resignations as part of Elon Musk’s “fork in the road” offer, according to an internal agency memo that critics of the plan said would diminish staffing ahead of the busy summer tourism season. The news of the resignations comes after a decision earlier this month at…
A US Secret Service agent who leapt on to John F Kennedy’s limousine as it came under fire in Dallas, and was pictured in famous photos of one of the most dramatic events in US history, has died at the age of 93. Clint Hill later became a bestselling author, but was haunted for decades…
Britt Lower and Adam Scott in “Severance,” now streaming on Apple TV+. Source: Apple TV+ Apple TV+ is now available on Android devices as the iPhone maker on Wednesday released its video streaming service for Google’s mobile computing platform. It’s unusual for Apple to release Android apps. The company typically focuses on software for its own…
