On Tuesday night, a United Airlines passenger died on a flight bound for Boston. Officials said that a “medical issue” caused the man’s death but they wouldn’t offer more details. After taking off from Houston, the United flight 1888 had to make a landing on Dulles International Airport on late Tuesday night. The crew told passengers that a passenger had a “medical issue.” The Washington Dulles … [Read more...]

An AP investigation revealed that the U.S. seafood dealer Sea to Table has lied about the fishing location of the seafood used in the sushi served at Gov. Jay Inslee’s inaugural ball in 2017. Sea to Table told the guests that the seafood was captured in Montauk, Ny, but AP investigators found that the fish was from other parts of the world. Also, the company bought the fish from parts of the … [Read more...]

Tesla Motors has updated its cars’ autopilot software to nag drivers more to keep their hands on the steering wheel while driving. Several drivers reported that, after the update, the software has become more naggish. Tesla insists that the Autopilot is not an autonomous mode. It is a driver assist system that requires the driver to keep his hands on the wheel and stay alert. Many drivers … [Read more...]

In response to the Trump administration’s new import duties on its products, Mexico hit the U.S. steel, pork, and bourbon with tariffs. The latest move raise tensions even more between the two trade partners and makes it harder to renegotiate the Clinton-era North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). U.S. pork suppliers were disappointed with Mexico's decision. Last week, the Trump … [Read more...]

A milk processing plant in Louisville, Kentucky, is about to close as Walmart cut ties with milk processor Dean Foods. The retail giant decided that it is cheaper to make and process its own milk, but the decision is killing dairy farmers’ businesses and dozens of jobs at processing plants nationwide. Union officials in Kentucky confirmed that the latest plant to be shut down is one of the … [Read more...]

Tesla Motors’ CEO Elon Musk took to Twitter to complain about the latest Tesla Crash in Utah making it on the front page with the driver having only a broken ankle. Musk claims the media is focusing so much on the accident because the car’s controversial Autopilot mode was on at the moment of the impact. Last week, a female Tesla driver rammed into the rear end of a stationary fire … [Read more...]

After less than a year from Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods, the e-commerce giant unveiled new perks for Prime organic food buyers. Amazon is likely looking for a larger Prime base to increase sales and foot traffic at Whole Foods stores. People familiar with the matter said that Amazon wants to entice Prime subscribers with new perks. Prime users will benefit from 10% discounts even on … [Read more...]

After Indiana lifted a decades-old ban on alcohol sales on Sunday, hundreds of customers took to local stores to buy booze on Sunday. Customers who purchased their favorite drinks in local liquor stores after the ban said the experience was ‘unique’. Some of them even demanded the receipts because they wanted to remember the event. Store owners said that after the ban was lifted they saw people … [Read more...]

An Iranian official tweeted Wednesday that Iran is testing a "cloud-based digital currency" which will be later sent to the country’s banking system as the country's first national cryptocurrency. The official that broke the news is Mohammad-Javad Azari Jahromi that is at the helm of the country’s Ministry of Information and Communications Technology. He made the announcement after a top-level … [Read more...]

A flight that was supposed to reach Amsterdam was forced to perform an emergency landing in Vienna after a man on plane who wouldn't stop farting sparked a fight with other passengers. Last weekend, Transavia Airlines plane was engaged in an emergency landing after two male passengers complained that an old man sitting beside them refused to refrain himself from farting despite them asking him … [Read more...]