Qantas inaugurates A380 service to LAX
Qantas flight 93 touched down at Los Angeles International Airport early yesterday, completing the airline’s first A380 flight from Melbourne, Australia. The world’s biggest jetliner was greeted by public officials and Hollywood celebrities, including John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John.
European graffiti — a sign of the times?
Remember when you saw graffiti everywhere across our country? New York was covered with it, especially the subways. Even in the hinterland, highway walls and bridges were spray-painted in bright, primary colors with that distinctive aerosol art motif. Well, sadly, this vulgar piece of American pop culture has gone global. Charlie Leocha has some theories why.
Hijacker takes 10 Australians hostage
Police shot and killed a man Wednesday after he hijacked a bus in northwest China and took 10 Australians hostage.