A nonprofit and a local public health agency are subsidizing marketplace health insurance for Austin musicians , even as rising healthcare costs make the program more expensive.
A Cessna 402 operated by Flamingo Air crashed into thick brush just short of its destination on Andros Island in the Bahamas on Friday, killing all 10 people aboard and wiping out members of a popular local band. Hours later, a second Flamingo Air aircraft caught fire on the ground in Nassau, a one-two sequence […] The post Bahamas plane crash kills 10, including beloved musicians, as Flamingo Air faces second safety crisis in one day appeared first on American Almanac .
A Cessna 402 operated by Flamingo Air crashed into thick brush just short of its destination on Andros Island in the Bahamas on Friday, killing all 10 people aboard and wiping out members of a popular local band. Hours later, a second Flamingo Air aircraft caught fire on the ground in Nassau, a one-two sequence that prompted Bahamian authorities to ground the carrier entirely. The twin incidents, both on the Bahamas' 53rd Independence Day, have thrown a harsh spotlight on the safety record of the small domestic airline. The Civil Aviation Authority Bahamas moved swiftly, temporarily suspending Flamingo Air's Air Operator Certificate while investigators work to determine what went wrong. The crash claimed the lives of members of The Pond…Open
ABC News' Danny New talks to the founder of ReString Appalachia, a nonprofit putting instruments back in the hands of musicians who lost them to devastating floods.
Two-thirds of the announced lineup for the Freedom 250 concert series have dropped out, with most artists citing concerns about being tied to an event billed as nonpartisan but described by critics as a MAGA celebration. Why it matters: President Trump has promoted the nation's 250th birthday events as a grand patriotic affair, but the withdrawals underscore artists' fears of alienating fans amid partisan divides . - Six scheduled performers — Morris Day, Young MC, Martina McBride, Bret Michaels, Milli Vanilli and The Commodores — have withdrawn since the concert lineup was announced Wednesday. - C+C Music Factory, Vanilla Ice and Flo Rida remain scheduled to perform. What they're saying: Michaels, McBride and Young MC all cited…
Los Jornaleros Del Norte play protest songs whose lyrics reflect the hopes and struggles of undocumented workers as they evade immigration agents patrolling the streets.