A U.S. airline AirTran apologized yesterday to nine Muslim American passengers from the Washington area, who were removed from a flight out of Reagan National Airport.
In the mean time a Muslim civil rights group said it intends to press a discrimination complaint against the airline for its treatment of the passengers.
Laila Al-Qatami, a spokeswoman for the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, said …
Apple’s Mac OS X has registered a remarkable surge in terms of web traffic in the month of December, showing a rise to 9.6 percent as compared to 8.6 percent for November. The OS X has beaten its own market share records, according to reports.
The figure of 9.6 percent share is an all time high for the company, and it …
Chrysler has got $4 billion from the US treasury as loan amount. The money is expected to pay suppliers, payroll and other operating expenses at the Auburn Hills automaker.
In a statement, Chrysler Chief Executive Bob Nardelli described the funding as an “initial loan.” The automaker had asked Congress to borrow $7 billion.
The loan’s completion followed a similar transfer of …
DEARBORN: Ford Motor Co is facing sharp drop in US sales. It’s almost 35 percent. Ford, the No. 2 U.S. automaker, expects that full-year sales of light vehicles in the world’s largest market will drop to near 13.2 million for 2008, down from near 16.2 million in 2007.
In the mean time, major automakers are set to release December and …
WASHINGTON: Semiconductor sales fell to 20.8 billion dollars in November worldwide. Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) reported Friday that it was a decline of 9.8 percent compared with the same month last year.
The report said that excluding memory chips, which have been suffering from a supply glut, semiconductor sales declined 4.8 percent in November compared with the same month last year …
MEMPHIS: Kentucky won a program-best third straight bowl game with a 25-19 victory over East Carolina on Friday in the Liberty Bowl.
Kentucky (7-6) never led until the fourth quarter, when Myron Pryor forced a fumble with about 3 minutes left. In the scramble for the loose ball, Jenkins came up with it and rumbled down the right sideline untouched for …
Buffalo Bills S Ko Simpson was arrested outside a bar in his hometown of Rock Hill, S.C. Simpson was charged with hindering police and released on a $470 bond, according to Rock Hill jail officials.
According to the reports he refused to leave officers alone as they arrested another man, according to a police report.
Officials with the Bills said they were …
Mike Shanahan’s successor search began today as Pat Bowlen started on a trip to the East Coast.
Bowlen and chief operating officer Joe Ellis will meet in New York with Steve Spagnuolo, who has been the Giants’ defensive coordinator the past two seasons.
McDaniels interviewed with Browns owner Randy Lerner about Cleveland’s coaching vacancy on Friday.
Tampa Bay assistant coach Raheem Morris, also …
Boston: Boston Celtics returned from their disappointing road trip to rout the Washington Wizards, 108-83, at TD Banknorth Garden as Paul Pierce scored a game-high 26 points.
The Celtics opened the second quarter on an 11-4 run and led 58-34 at halftime.
The Celtics went just 1-3 on their four-game road trip, accounting for 60 percent of the team’s losses this season. …
EL PASO: Now Texas people would be puffing “fire-safe” cigarettes. A new law requiring cigarettes sold in Texas be “fire-safe” just went into effect. The goal is to prevent house fires.
The new law comes as a relief for firefighters. “Cigarette fires are the leading cause of deaths in residential fires. With this new law it’s hopefully going to cut down …
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