July 08--United Airlines said a "network connectivity issue" was the reason its planes were grounded nationwide for almost two hours Wednesday. This inconvenienced United customers who typically expect only a one-hour delay.
The New York Stock Exchange suffered its own lengthy stoppage, which it said was for a tech issue unrelated to United's. Apparently HAL wouldn't open the pod bay doors.
Taco Bell is testing a delivery service at 200 Texas and California outlets. The chain says drive-through currently accounts for about 70 percent of its sales, but millennials aren't big on owning cars. Besides, if you're craving Taco Bell, maybe you shouldn't be behind the wheel.
Tom Selleck has been drought-shamed, accused of having truckloads of water from a public hydrant brought to his 60-acre California ranch and avocado farm. Sad to see Selleck's name dragged through the mud that only he has.
Facebook is updating its Friends icon. The female silhouette has greater prominence and a new hairstyle but still doesn't look much like Jennifer Aniston.
The NFL has committed to staging at least two games annually for 10 years at the new London stadium that Tottenham Hotspur F.C. expects to open in 2018. It's a bold experiment to study the effects of jet lag on head trauma.
Donald Trump's immigration comments have led the PGA of America to relocate October's Grand Slam of Golf exhibition from his Los Angeles club. Trump himself acquiesced on this one. Proof that good golfers know how to play their way out of a trap.
It was 10 years ago Thursday that President George W. Bush signed the Junk Fax Prevention Act. Then America junked fax machines.
philrosenthal@tribpub.com
