Thursdays remain the busiest air travel days of the entire year. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Jan. 3 that 2024 was America’s second-busiest year in history for flights. The previous record was set before the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement that was also published through Medium, the FAA said its preliminary data showed
The package also formally disbands the Diversity and Inclusion Office and restores gendered language to the House rules. A rules package that will make it harder to remove the House speaker was passed in the chamber along party lines on Jan. 3. The 215–209 vote happened hours after Republicans handed Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) the
On June 11, 2020, PayPal launched a $530 million program to invest in “minority-focused investment funds” and “address economic inequality.” One of the first people to inquire about the program was Nisha Desai, the CEO of Andav Capital. Born to Indian immigrants who had been expelled from Uganda during Idi Amin’s ethnic cleansing, Desai launched
The Department of Transportation said the fine for the low-cost carrier was the first issued due to chronic flight delays. For the first time, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has fined a passenger airline for “chronic flight delays.” On Jan. 3, the DOT announced a $2 million penalty against JetBlue Airways Corp. A news
Judge’s ruling marks latest setback for CNN in defamation trial brought by Navy veteran CNN moderator Jake Tapper at the Democratic Presidential Debate in 2019 (Scott Olson/Getty Images) CNN anchor Jake Tapper’s jabs at Fox News could come back to bite the network in an upcoming defamation trial over a segment in which Tapper’s show
Biden ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff for 30 days at all federal buildings after the death of Jimmy Carter. The White House said on Friday that President Joe Biden is not considering raising the Stars and Stripes to full-staff for President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. President Jimmy Carter died on Dec. 29 at the
Can you dislike Bob Dylan and like the new biopic about him? The answer is yes, because I did. The question is why. I will attempt to answer this question now, so pull up a chair, because this could take a while. Now, I should explain that I’ve had it in for Bob Dylan for