DALLAS – The U.S. airline industry is shrinking to a size not seen since the months after the 2001 terror attacks. The airlines have been trimming flights for the past two years, matching the falling demand for air travel. Additional capacity cuts are under way at American, the nation’s second-largest …

BUFFALO, N.Y. – A man accused of beheading his wife at the Muslim-American television station they founded is likely to pursue a psychiatric defense in the murder case. Muzzammil Hassan (moo-ZAHM’-mel HAH’-sahn) is scheduled to be tried in January for the killing of Aasiya (AH’-see-ya) Hassan at the offices of …

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – Police questioned a passenger on a small commercial plane that flew from Chicago to a northern Michigan resort town on Friday after the crew reported he was acting suspiciously. Crew members aboard United Airlines Flight 6036 said the 28-year-old California man had taken “an article” into …

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A fire swept through a two-story motel in central Alabama, killing four Mississippi college students who were trapped in their room, officials said Sunday. The victims were students at Mississippi University for Women in Columbus, Miss., which is about 90 miles west of Hoover, Ala, the site …

DETROIT – Ed Whitacre Jr. is dropping the interim from his CEO title at General Motors Co. and he reaffirmed Monday the automaker would repay in full its loans from the U.S. and Canadian governments by June. Whitacre said GM’s board asked him to become permanent CEO last week, ending …

VANCOUVER – Olympic organizers say they will truck in snow for the freestyle skiing and snowboarding events at Cypress Mountain. The forecast for the week ahead suggests there will be no new snow for the mountain on Vancouver’s north shore, nor will it get cold enough to make any, the …

LIMA, Peru – Helicopters are struggling to bring out Machu Picchu tourists stranded by mudslides, yet new arrivals are swelling the numbers of those hunkered down in villages near the Inca citadel, complaining of a lack of food, water and accommodations. Conditions are deteriorating for the 1,500 travelers still stranded …

After spending five seasons as the head coach at Oklahoma, Lincoln Riley bolted for the University of Southern California in 2021. During his tenure with the Sooners, he won four straight Big 12 title games and went 55-10. So, when he left, fans were understandably upset. But some took it …

Dolly Parton will always love Elvis Presley. In a recent interview with BBC Radio 1, Parton revealed she would have loved for Presley to have recorded her song, “I Will Always Love You.” However, his manager Colonel Tom Parker’s request made it impossible. She explained everything was prepared to have …

Ryan Seacrest is looking forward to filling Pat Sajak’s shoes. While Seacrest is slated to take over for Sajak when he retires after the current season of “Wheel of Fortune,” longtime co-host Vanna White has been quiet about her own future on the show, even as rumors have swirled of …