United Airlines expects its busiest spring break ever this year, even as travelers say they are concerned about rising costs. The carrier said Monday it expects to serve more than 21 million passengers from March 8 to April 21 — up nearly 10% compared with last year. That equates to more than 200,000 people per day […]Read More
The Biden administration is seeking to impose a new limit on the typical credit card late fee, but the consumer credit and banking industry warns the change could ultimately affect other consumers in the form of higher interest rates. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said in a release Tuesday that a proposed $8 cap for […]Read More
Fox News’s Harris Faulkner hosted a panel on Monday afternoon to discuss a “Saturday Night Live” sketch mocking President Biden. In short order, though, things went in a different direction. Faulkner turned to Jonathan Kott, a former aide to Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.). Kott came to the president’s defense. “I will say this,” Kott […]Read More
The price of bitcoin soared past $65,000 Monday, putting it within striking distance of its all-time high reached in November 2021. The cryptocurrency has gained 48% in 2024 and is approaching the intra-day all-time high of more than $68,000. The latest rally is being fueled by hopes that the launch of bitcoin exchange-traded funds, or […]Read More
The price of bitcoin soared past $65,000 Monday, putting it within striking distance of its all-time high reached in November 2021. The cryptocurrency has gained 48% in 2024 and is approaching the intra-day all-time high of more than $68,000. The latest rally is being fueled by hopes that the launch of bitcoin exchange-traded funds, or […]Read More
Three passengers are suing Boeing and Alaska Airlines for $1 billion in damages in the wake of a door panel blowing out midair on their flight. The suit, announced Feb. 23, accuses Boeing and Alaska Airlines of negligence for allegedly having ignored warning signs that could have prevented the Jan. 5 incident, which forced the […]Read More
When voters in California head to the polls on Tuesday they will find two U.S. Senate races on their primary ballots. The races are for the same Senate seat held for three decades by Dianne Feinstein (D), who died in September. After her death, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) appointed Laphonza Butler to fill the seat […]Read More
Vice President Harris has begun taking a more public role in the Biden administration’s effort to handle the Gaza war, bluntly criticizing Israel on Sunday for limiting humanitarian aid and meeting Monday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s chief political rival. Monday’s White House meeting with Benny Gantz — a centrist member of Israel’s war cabinet […]Read More
The Biden administration and immigrant advocates rushed to the Supreme Court on Monday to prevent Texas from enforcing one of the harshest immigration laws in the United States, saying the new statute would disrupt more than a century of federal control over international borders. The sprint to the nation’s highest court is the latest chapter […]Read More
When 2024 dawned, the presidential race appeared destined to play out as much in the courts as on the campaign trail. Former president Donald Trump faced a pair of federal indictments. Two state cases brought the total criminal charges against him to 91. Challenges to his ballot eligibility proliferated, with the Supreme Court being asked […]Read More