Flight attendants at Canada's WestJet go on strike in dispute over pay

NEW YORK (AP) – Flight attendants with WestJet, Canada’s second-largest airline, went on strike Sunday in a dispute over pay. The Canadian Union of Public Employees, which represents the 4,400 cabin crew at the airline, announced the strike on its Facebook page. WestJet confirmed the strike and canceled more than 300 flights as of early Sunday.

Wall Street week ahead: monthly jobs report, McDonald's and SpaceX earnings

NEW YORK (AP) – Corporate earnings from big U.S. companies and closely-watched jobs reports are among the key updates for Wall Street this week. The latest batch of profit updates and forecasts could help give investors a clearer picture of how and where households are spending money amid stubbornly high inflation.

'Sopranos' actor Vincent Pastore, known for playing mobsters, dead at 80

NEW YORK (AP) – Vincent Pastore, a veteran actor who played mobsters and tough guys, and was best known for portraying Salvatore “Big Pussy” Bonpensiero on “The Sopranos,” has died. He was 80.

Trump stands to profit off US policy announcements by selling fast access

NEW YORK (AP) – President Donald Trump knows the world hangs on his every word. Now he wants you to pay for it. The social media posts of the world’s most powerful man are going on sale Saturday when his Truth Social business begins offering sneak peeks of them to Wall Street traders willing to pay up.

George Santos agrees to $35,000 settlement in federal probe over Kalshi trades

NEW YORK (AP) – Disgraced former Congressman George Santos agreed Friday to pay $35,000 to settle a federal investigation into his suspicious trades on the prediction marketplace Kalshi after he bet against his own plans to attend President Donald Trump’s State of the Union.

Trump administration ending a Medicare drug subsidy program

NEW YORK (AP) – Millions of older adults on Medicare prescription drug coverage could face steeper monthly costs in 2027, after the Trump administration concludes a temporary subsidy program that has helped offset premiums for the past two years.

Senior FIFA executive says staff were deceived over World Cup sell-off plan

GENEVA (AP) – FIFA’s chief operating officer said its staff were deceived by their president Gianni Infantino’s World Cup sell-off plan, and suggested on Friday the project must not go ahead.

Immigration crackdown threatens Haitian caregivers and seniors who rely on them

NEW YORK (AP) – Who will be there each morning with Solange French’s eggs at breakfast, and who will be ready with soup or fish at lunch? When the 91-year-old needs help in the shower, who will rush to her side, and when it’s time for a doctor’s appointment, who will take her? Who will do the laundry or buy the groceries or clean the house?

Ariana Grande's 'Petal' displays a pop star at her most restrained

NEW YORK (AP) – Gone is the big-belter Ariana Grande. On “Petal,” her eighth studio album and first full-length release since both the end of her “Wicked” run and 2024’s “Eternal Sunshine,” the pop powerhouse looks inward across 12 tracks of real restraint.