Budget airline AirAsia X is hiking airfare and cutting flights in response to jet fuel shortages amid the war in the Middle East. The Malaysian carrier raised prices by as much as 40% and fuel surcharges by 20%, Bloomberg reported. Group Chief Executive Officer Bo Lingam said in a media briefing on Monday that the average cost of jet fuel has soared to about $200 per barrel, compared to around $90 previously, and that soaring costs is the airline’s most urgent obstacle. “Amid ongoing geopolitical uncertainty and supply chain disruptions, global jet fuel prices have surged to more than double…

JAMAICA, Queens (W) — A passenger on a Caribbean Airlines flight went into labor and gave birth as the plane approached JFK International Airport this weekend, the airline said.Flight BW005 from Kingston, Jamaica, landed at JFK just before noon on Saturday.The mother and newborn baby were attended to by medical personnel after landing to receive necessary care.In recordings from ATC.com, the pilot can be heard telling the controller they have a pregnant passenger who went into labor and requesting medical personnel at the gate.In another ATC recording, the ground controller asks if the baby is out yet and then suggests…

CATS composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has visited the Jellicle Ball! The theatre icon went to see the new Broadway production at the Broadhurst Theatre over the weekend, just days before its opening.  In a new video posted to Instagram, Lloyd Webber can be seen enjoying the musical from the audience, before greeting the cast backstage once the performance ended. Lloyd Webber recently called the reimagining of his musical “the most joyous experience.” “Just listening to the wonderful cast of the Jellicle Ball in such a different way but so much full of the joy that I know that T.S. Eliot,…

Lamar Odom and Khloé Kardashian have had their fair share of ups and downs — but where do they stand now after his near-fatal overdose and an awkward onscreen reunion? Odom, 46, and Kardashian, 41, dated for one month before getting engaged in 2009. They got married later that year, and Kardashian filed for divorce four years later. Kardashian later postponed her court motion after Odom was left comatose following an overdose at a legal brothel in Nevada. After Odom regained his health, Kardashian filed for divorce for a second time. They have since reunited to address their past on…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, said he doesn’t think mobilizing ground troops in Iran will be “necessary” to open up the Strait of Hormuz, a critical trade waterway that has been blocked by the Iranian military for more than a month.Turner, a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, appeared on ABC’s “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” on Sunday, just hours after President Donald Trump threatened Iran to “open the F—–‘ Strait” or else “you’ll be living in Hell.”Stephanopoulos asked Turner if he thinks the Strait of Hormuz could be opened without…

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon warned in his annual letter to shareholders that the war in Iran could lead to more stubborn inflation as well as higher interest rates than what the market is currently anticipating. Dimon’s letter was released Monday in conjunction with JPMorgan’s annual report for 2025 and said that the Iran war may cause energy shocks along with disruptions to global supply chains that could cause inflation to remain higher than expected.Inflation that persists above the Federal Reserve’s 2% and rises further from its already elevated level could also prompt the central bank to raise interest rates…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The advent of mobile ticketing has largely forced the paper ticket to go the way of landline phones, dial-up internet and other commonly used products that technology has phased out.One lifelong Los Angeles Dodgers fan is hoping the team can at least hear him out on being able to continue to print his tickets. Errol Segal, 81, told NBC Los Angeles on Friday the Dodgers told him he won’t be able to buy paper tickets for the entire season. He was able to buy some paper tickets on Thursday.Segal told the station…

Thanks to war mongering and the rising cost of oil, your high-seas adventure could come with an even higher price tag this year. Experts warn that if you have a cruise booked in 2026, you could be levied with a hefty fuel surcharge. Oil prices have risen more than 40% since Operation Epic Fury got underway on Feb. 28. Prices have been hovering around $100 a barrel since President Trump announced a massive attack on Kharg Island, a critical Iranian oil hub, where some 90% of its crude exports flow through. Experts warn that if you have a cruise booked in 2026, you could…

A growing number of teenage boys are chasing dramatic body transformations online — building massive muscles, shedding fat and documenting it all for millions to see. But behind some of the viral physiques lies a troubling trend: the use of a powerful drug never approved for humans.A rapid transformation — and a risky choiceAt 16 years old, Zaid Laila says he didn’t want to spend years working out to build a body like those he saw online. “Why wait 10 years … when I could do it in less than a year,” he said.The high school student from suburban Dallas began documenting…

Thomas Doherty has been bitten by the theater bug. Last year, the Descendants star made his New York stage debut by starring in the off-Broadway cast of Little Shop of Horrors as Seymour. Doherty shared his love of the medium during a recent episode of Therapuss.  “It was really cool to go from Paradise to then go into doing a musical,” the performer told host Jake Shane. “I can’t wait to do theater again. I would love to do, like, a play. I just think it’s the best practice for any actor is theater, you know.” He also spoke about the significant differences between the experience of…

Lisa Kudrow is getting candid about her early days on Friends. After the hit NBC sitcom blew up, Kudrow’s costars felt the benefit of the show’s success more than she did, according to the actress. “Nobody cared about me,” she said of the show’s early success in a Saturday, April 4, interview with the U.K.’s Independent. “There were certain parts of [my talent agency] that just referred to me as ‘the sixth Friend.’” Kudrow, 62, shot to fame as Phoebe Buffay in the hit comedy, starring alongside David Schwimmer, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Matt LeBlanc and the late Matthew Perry.…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An exclusive high-end private school in the Los Angeles area has been rocked by a lawsuit alleging that three water polo teammates, including a star player who is the son of a well-known film director, racially and sexually abused a teammate for years.The civil lawsuit filed by Aidan Romain, who was a minor and water polo player at the swanky Harvard-Westlake School at the time of the alleged incidents, says he was repeatedly subjected to persistent racist and sexual misgivings at the hands of his teammates.One teammate, Lucca Van Der Woude, is…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump said Iran negotiators made “a significant proposal, a significant step,” following the ultimatum he issued on Easter Sunday, but it is not “good enough.””They made a proposal, and it’s a significant proposal, a significant step,” Trump told reporters at the Easter Egg Roll on Monday, a White House tradition that comes amid the backdrop of war.”It’s not good enough, but it’s a very significant step,” Trump continued. “They are negotiating now. And they have made a very significant step. We’ll see what happens.”This is a developing report. Check back…

Unidentified, sophisticated drones flying over a handful of U.S. military bases could be a warning sign from China, Gordon Chang warned Monday, suggesting Beijing could target the American homeland if the U.S. becomes more involved in its conflict with Iran. “The important point here is that we have had, last month, over four of our important military bases, foreign drones. These drones were large, they were un-hackable, they obviously were not recreational, so some foreign power — probably China, maybe Russia — was operating drones over our critical air force bases,” Chang said on “Mornings with Maria.” “Really, right now, the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Angel Reese was reportedly traded on Monday as WNBA free agency opened.The Chicago Sky agreed to trade Reese to the Atlanta Dream, according to multiple reports. “NBA on Prime” broadcaster Taylor Rooks first reported the deal. It’s one of the first big moves in the offseason as the league and its players union came to a deal on a new collective bargaining agreement before any team could make transactions.The Sky selected Reese in the first round of the 2024 WNBA Draft out of LSU. She was coming off a national championship with…