JetBlue and United Airlines on Thursday announced a new partnership that will allow frequent fliers to earn and use points on both airlines and also swap slots at New York area airports. As part of the deal, United will gain seven takeoff and landing slots at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York starting…

The Trump administration is weighing requiring all foreign students applying to study in the United States to undergo social media vetting — a significant expansion of previous such efforts, according to a cable obtained by POLITICO. In preparation for such required vetting, the administration is ordering U.S. Embassies and consular sections to pause scheduling new…

A one-month-old girl was killed after her family’s dog reportedly mauled her to death in Queens, the NYPD said. Police responded to Queensbridge Houses in Long Island City, at the intersection of 12th St. and 41st Ave., just before 7 a.m. Tuesday.  When they arrived, they found the girl dead.  Sources tell FOX 5 NY the family…

 A new report from the Senate Homeland Security Committee accuses federal health agencies of failing to adequately warn the public about potential side effects of the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines, particularly the risk of myocarditis in young men. The report suggests that the Biden administration downplayed these risks to avoid increasing vaccine hesitancy. Dr. Jordan Vaughn,…

COVID vaccines are no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women, Kennedy says  U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday announced that COVID-19 vaccines are no longer recommended for healthy children and pregnant women — a move immediately questioned by several public health experts. In a 58-second video posted on the social media site…

The United States (US) on Sunday dismissed Venezuela’s elections for a governor and legislative council for Guyana’s 160,000 square kilometers Essequibo Region. Guyanese history books “The United States rejects all attempts by Nicolas Maduro and his illegitimate regime to undermine Guyana’s territorial integrity, including this latest sham election in the Essequibo region,” the U.S. Bureau…

Getting a Schengen visa will be harder for some starting July 1 If you are planning to travel to Europe this summer and have booked a Schengen visa appointment with a German mission, it could be a tough ride for you. Starting July 1, Germany’s federal foreign office has decided to abolish the remonstration procedure…

Travel Health Pro has issued a warning to Britons planning to visit the Czech Republic due to a fast-spreading outbreak of hepatitis A, also known as “dirty hands disease.” The virus, which is spread through feces, inflames the liver, stopping it from functioning properly, leading to jaundice, dark urine, and itchy skin. The Czech Health…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‘s airport screening program has detected multiple cases of the new COVID-19 variant NB.1.8.1, which has been linked to a large surge of the virus in China.  Cases linked to the NB.1.8.1 variant have been reported in arriving international travelers at airports in California, Washington state, Virginia and the New York City…

Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver is being charged with assault after a skirmish with federal officers outside an immigration detention center, said New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor, who also announced Monday that she was dropping a trespassing case against the Newark mayor whose arrest led to the disturbance. Interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba wrote on social media…