Southwest Airlines plans to start assigning seats, breaking with a 50-year tradition
DALLAS (news agencies) — Goodbye, cattle call.Southwest Airlines said Thursday that it plans to drop the open-boarding system it has ...
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Puerto Rico bans discrimination against those who wear Afros and other hairstyles on diverse island
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (news agencies) — Puerto Rico’s governor on Wednesday signed a law that prohibits discrimination against people ...
Read moreMissouri Supreme Court halts release of man with overturned conviction as he was about to go free
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (news agencies) — The Missouri Supreme Court halted the immediate release Wednesday of a man whose murder ...
Read moreAmid tensions with China, some US states are purging Chinese companies from their investments
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (news agencies) — As state treasurer, Vivek Malek pushed Missouri’s main retirement system to pull its investments ...
Read moreUS economic growth increased last quarter to a healthy 2.8% annual rate
WASHINGTON (news agencies) — The nation’s economy accelerated last quarter at a strong 2.8% annual pace, with consumers and businesses ...
Read moreIOC awards 2034 Winter Games to Utah and pushes state officials to help end FBI investigation
PARIS (news agencies) — What was expected to be a simple coronation of Salt Lake City as the 2034 Winter ...
Read moreBody camera video focused national attention on an Illinois deputy’s fatal shooting of Sonya Massey
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (news agencies) — A riveted nation watched video released this week of a sheriff’s deputy fatally shooting Sonya ...
Read moreMan who attacked author Salman Rushdie charged with supporting terrorist group
BUFFALO, N.Y. (news agencies) — A man who severely injured author Salman Rushdie in a frenzied knife attack in western ...
Read moreMonday breaks the record for the hottest day ever on Earth
Monday was the hottest day ever globally, beating a record set the day before, as countries around the world from ...
Read moreDemocrats hope Harris’ bluntness on abortion will translate to 2024 wins in Congress and White House
WASHINGTON (news agencies) — President Joe Biden might not often use the word “abortion” when he talks about the overturning ...
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