A 39-year-old air traffic controller who was the sole operator on duty for the Newark Liberty International Airport during a 90-second blackout early this month penned an anonymous column warning travelers against flying out of her own airport. The air traffic controller said she was on deck around 4 a.m. on May 9 when all her frequencies cut out for 90 seconds, leaving her unable to speak with the four aircraft she was just communicating with. “Do I think it’s safe to fly from or to the airport?” she wrote in the British newspaper The Times. “Let me put it like this: I deliberately avoid my own airport when booking flights, even if the alternatives are more expensive and less convenient. If Newark’s air traffic control problems don’t get fixed, I believe it’s only a matter of time before we have a fatal crash between two planes.” She wrote that everyone on her team has experienced some form of communications failure since they were moved to Philadelphia from Long Island last summer. The FAA said in response that the move was due to “critical staffing shortfalls.” Citing Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, the FAA said “our system is outdated and showing its age. When equipment issues occur, the FAA will ensure safety by slowing down air traffic at an airport.”

Pope Leo XIV‘s hometown plans to acquire his childhood home in Chicago and turn it into a historic site that will be free to the public. The village of Dolton said they will work with the Chicago Archdiocese to preserve the pope’s brick home that he and his family lived in for almost 50 years. The village’s attorney, Burt Odelson, told ABC7 that they plan to obtain the home “so that we can keep it as it is and people can come and view it.” He added: “This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience.” Yet the village faces a challenge, as Leo’s humble family home is currently being fought over in an online auction organized by Paramount Realty, which also auctioned off Trump’s childhood home in 2017. Odelson said he informed the real estate auction company that the village will either purchase the home or buy it through eminent domain. “If there is a government use for any property or location, then the government has the ability, through the law, eminent domain, to pay a fair market price for that space,” Dolton Mayor Jason House said. He underscored the importance of the house to the village, noting that it brings “the recognition that great things do come out of Dolton.”

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Europeans are scaling back business trips to the United States amid the Trump administration’s intensifying hostilities toward trade partners and immigrant visitors. European business travel bookings to the U.S. in April dropped 26 percent compared to the same month last year as companies seek markets offering “greater stability,” Politico reported, citing data from the London-based HotelHub, a booking platform used by travel agencies. HotelHub’s chief commercial officer Paul Raymond pointed to “uncertainty around the traditional partnership” and President Donald Trump’s tariff chaos as reasons European companies are thinking twice about coming to America. After calling the European Union “nasty‚” Trump slapped the bloc with 25 percent tariffs on steel and aluminum, 25 percent tariffs on cars and 20 percent tariffs on all other goods, before abruptly hitting pause on the policies in April. Yet the fallout from America’s souring reputation isn’t just limited to European business travel. The U.S. is set to lose $12.5 billion in international travel spending this year, according to a World Travel & Tourism Council report published last week. “While other nations are rolling out the welcome mat, the U.S. government is putting up the ‘closed’ sign,” said Julia Simpson, the WTTC president and CEO.

Before his papacy, Pope Leo XIV frequented a Rome gym for two years, said its owner. According to the Associated Press, the Omega gym is known to attract nuns and priests from Vatican City, with the new pope being no exception. His reported personal trainer, Valerio Masella, 26, revealed that Leo enjoyed running on his favorite treadmill in front of a mural of famous landmarks, including St. Peter’s Basilica, where the Chicago-born cardinal would later make his first appearance as pope. “He was always positive about everything—the weather, the city, the people, also for me, he said he liked the gym,” Masella said. According to him, the pope would train with him two or three times a week for up to an hour each time. “We would start off slow and then go pretty strong,” he said. Francesco Tamburlani, the owner of the Rome gym, recalls the moment he found out that one of his regulars had become the new pope. “When the name of the pope was announced, my phone rings and my son tells me, ‘Dad, it’s Robert! Robert, our member!’” Tamburlani said. “I heard the gym staff behind him cheering. ... This moved us, filled us with joy.”

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Foreigner’s lead singer Kelly Hansen announced he is leaving the legendary rock band after nearly 20 years, dropping the bombshell reveal on live TV. Appearing on Tuesday night’s finale of The Voice, Hansen said: “After 20 magical years performing with this band, this will be my last year with Foreigner. This summer, a new great voice will sing these songs for you, my friend Luis Maldonado.” In a later statement, he added: “Being the voice of Foreigner has been one of the greatest honors of my life. But it’s time to pass the mic. Luis has the voice, the energy, and the soul to carry these songs into the future. I couldn’t be prouder to hand this off to him.” Maldonado, the band’s longtime guitarist, added: “This music has been part of my life for as long as I can remember. I’m ready to honor Foreigner’s legacy and bring my heart to every performance.”

Gerry Connolly, the Democratic Virginia congressman who served in Congress since 2009, has died aged 75, his family announced. In a statement shared on social media, Connolly’s family said that he died at home “peacefully” Wednesday morning surrounded by family. “Gerry lived his life to give back to others and make our community better. He looked out for the disadvantaged and voiceless. He always stood up for what is right and just,” the statement said, adding he was a “fierce defender of democracy, an environmental champion, and a mentor to so many.” Connolly is now the third sitting Democratic congressman to have died in the past three months, following Texas’ Sylvester Turner, 70, and Arizona’s Raul Grijalva, 77, in March. Connolly revealed in Nov. 2024 that he had esophageal cancer. The following month, he defeated New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to the role of ranking member of the House Oversight Committee. Connolly announced in late April that he would be stepping down as the top Democrat on the influential committee, and would not seek re-election in 2026, as the cancer which he had “initially beaten” had returned.

It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia star Rob McElhenney reveals how he’s supporting his buddy Ryan Reynolds during the ongoing legal feud between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni. McElhenney told Variety Monday that when he’s not messaging Reynolds about the Welsh soccer club, Wrexham A.F.C., that they’ve co-owned since 2021, he’s sending him joke videos on social media. “It’s just our way of staying connected and navigating something together,” McElhenney said. “And also me giving and showing as much support as I possibly can with all the other stuff that he’s got going on, that I know is so difficult and challenging.” The It’s Always Sunny actor added that he and his wife, Kaitlin Olson, are trying to support the couple in a way that doesn’t “just simply add oxygen to the fire.” Olson has previously spoken out in support of Lively, writing on her Instagram Stories in December: “@blakelively is a kind, lovely, honest and generous person (and an incredible mom.) FYI.” Lively sued her It Ends With Us co-star Baldoni back in December, alleging sexual harassment. Baldoni hit back with a $400 million countersuit accusing Lively and Reynolds of defamation and extortion.

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