COURT

An American Airlines jet touches down at the airport in Port-au-Prince

American Airlines Parent AMR Files for Bankruptcy, Names Thomas Horton as CEO

AMR Corp. (NYSE:AMR), the parent company of American Airlines, has filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York to shed its debt load and reduce costs after failed negotiations with pilot unions and higher fuel costs forced the company to take the last resort.

Michelle Parker, Dale Smith Jr Had Domestic Violence Case

IBTimes Logo
Michelle Parker, the Orlando mom who went missing after appearing on an episode of The People's Court, was involved in a domestic violence case with her ex-fiance, Dale Smith Jr., who has been name a suspect in her disappearance.
Anders Behring Breivik

Anders Behring Breivik Report: Norway Killer Insane, No Prison Time

The self-confessed terrorist was psychotic during the July 2011 massacre, according to psychologists. If the court upholds their findings, Breivik will be committed to a psychiatric ward with no prison time and could be released if found mentally fit. The findings contradict earlier assumptions by psychologists, and shock a country still reeling from the death of 77 citizens.
More news
IBTimes Logo

DOJ Probes Del Monte Sale for Antitrust Violations

The Department of Justice has opened a probe into the $4 billion takeover of Del Monte Corp by private equity investors led by KKR and Co (KKR.N), according to court papers regarding an investor settlement over the transaction.
Pedestrians walk underneath a banner advertising the Broadway play ''Spiderman: Turn Off The Dark'' in New York December 23, 2010.

Broadway's Spidey Turns Two, Breaks House Record

Lending some credence to the old maxim that there's no such thing as bad publicity, the infamous Broadway musical Spider-man: Turn Off the Dark has broken house records on the eve of its second anniversary.
Sudan"s President Omar Hassan al-Bashir

Kenyan court issues arrest order for Sudan's Bashir

A Kenyan court on Monday ordered the government to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir wanted by The Hague on genocide charges should he travel to the east African country where authorities failed to arrest him during his last visit.
Blue Sapphire A320 JetBlue LGB.jpg

Off-Duty Cop Subdues JetBlue Passenger

A member of the New York City Police Department returning from the Dominican Republic cut his Thanksgiving vacation short on board his flight home Sunday. Officer Anibal Mercado, an 18-year veteran of the NYPD, subdued an unruly passenger on a Jet Blue flight 30,000 feet in the air after the man began verbally abusing two flight attendants and attacked another.

Pages

IBT Spotlight

We Help Businesses Find B2B Service Providers They Can Trust.