Month: May 2025

Nine-time Grammy Award winner Sheryl Crow had to deal with a frightening home invasion recently.

Back in February, Crow posted a video of herself waving goodbye to her Tesla as it was towed away from her home in Nashville. Crow, 63, ditched the electric car to protest Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s involvement in President Donald Trump’s administration. Musk is the head of Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which pushed for major cuts to federal funding in the first few weeks of the president’s current term.

“My parents always said … you are who you hang out with,” Crow wrote on Instagram along with video. “There comes a time when you have to decide who you are willing to align with. So long Tesla.”

In a new interview with Variety released Wednesday, Crow addressed the backlash she received from conservatives following her Tesla protest.

At one point, Crow said an armed man entered her property. 

“This feels different, because when I came out against Walmart carrying guns [in a 1996 song], not everybody was armed — and certainly I didn’t live in Tennessee, where everybody is armed,” she told Variety. “So yeah, there was a moment where I actually really felt very afraid: A man got on my property, in my barn, who was armed. It doesn’t feel safe when you’re dealing with people who are so committed.”

Despite the scary security breach, Crow, who has drawn the ire of right-wingers before with her progressive viewpoints, said she would release the video again if given the opportunity.

“I feel like I’m fighting for my kids. Also, that’s the way I was raised,” she said. “There have been times when it hasn’t really been fun, but I follow my Atticus Finch dad; I’m very similar to him if I see something that seems unfair, you know?”

Crow has lived in Nashville since 2003 after moving to Tennessee from Los Angeles.

Technology continues to shape the airline industry, and United Airlines has made an announcement that they hope will help give passengers a “bigger, more comfortable cabin experience” in the coming years.

United Airlines, according to Aviation A to Z, is the second biggest airline in the world, only behind Delta Airlines. The airline has multiple hubs across the U.S. and connections to Asia, Europe and Latin America.

United Airlines in Chicago has announced an investment in JetZero, a startup creating blended wing body aircraft. The airline’s investment features a conditional agreement to purchase up to 100 aircraft, with the possibility of purchasing an additional 100, dependent on JetZero meeting select milestones.

JetZero’s Z4 aircraft design reduces fuel consumption per passenger mile by as much as 50%, according to the company. The aircraft, which is made for 250 passengers, will use a conventional jet fuel and sustainable aviation fuel blends.

“JetZero’s innovative design reduces drag and produces lift across the entire wingspan, which could lead to as much as 50% reduction in fuel burn per passenger mile compared to a similar sized aircraft,” United said in a statement. “The technology could potentially help United lower its carbon emissions while reducing the cost of operations.”

Andrew Chang, head of United Airlines Ventures, said that if all goes well, JetZero could “evolve our core mainline business by developing aircraft with a bigger, more comfortable cabin experience for our customers while increasing fuel efficiency across our network.”

Chang added, “United Airlines Ventures was created to support our efforts to find innovative companies that can enhance the customer travel experience and help the airline lower its carbon footprint, and we believe JetZero reflects that philosophy.”

Tom O’Leary, CEO and co-founder of JetZero, added that United Airlines’ investment in JetZero shows the airline the industry’s “belief that new, innovative technology is needed in order to achieve the efficiency and cost savings that will be required to meet the continued growth in demand for air travel across the globe.”

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