Southwest Airlines CEO says airline may reevaluate open seating after financial loss
Angus Mordant/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Southwest Airlines famously allows passengers to select their own seats upon boarding, but the low fare carrier could be changing course. Earlier this week, after the Dallas-based carrier reported
Walmart US CEO talks inflation, self-checkout, and paying six-figures to non-college degree workers
In this Nov. 24, 2023, file photo, a Walmart store is shown on Black Friday, in Secaucus, New Jersey. (Bloomberg via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — In an exclusive and far-reaching interview with ABC News, John Furner,
No cuts: Proposed bill could change skipping the security line at the airport
Travelers use Clear Plus kiosks at San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in San Francisco, May 25, 2023. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — California lawmakers have pushed forward a new piece of legislation aimed
Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with President Xi of China
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) meets with China’s President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 26, 2024. (MARK SCHIEFELBEIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) (LONDON) — U.S. Secretary of State
US military starts building pier off of Gaza to deliver aid
pawel.gaul/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. military has begun to build the long-awaited port and causeway off the coast of Gaza that will establish a maritime corridor to bring humanitarian aid into Gaza, the Pentagon said Thursday.
Scoreboard roundup — 4/25/24
iStock (NEW YORK) — Here are the scores from Thursday’s sports events: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL INTERLEAGUEChi Cubs, 3 Houston 1 AMERICAN LEAGUEMinnesota 6, Chi White Sox 3Kansas City 2, Toronto 1Cleveland 6, Boston 4Seattle 4, Texas 3Oakland
Power of cork key to climate change fight, scientists say
ABC (PORTUGAL) — One of the planet’s most natural defenses against climate change and a key element in sustainable products is found in wine bottles around the world. Scientists and engineers say cork has been used to
Dozens dead as floods wreak havoc across Kenya
Getty Images – STOCK (LONDON) — Days of torrential rain have triggered widespread flooding across parts of Kenya, turning roads into raging rivers and claiming dozens of lives. Half of Kenya’s 47 counties have been affected by
Venice implements new access fees for day-trippers: What to know about the new system
Tourists visit San Marco Square on April 24, 2024 in Venice, Italy. (Marco Bertorello/AFP via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Peak summer travel season is fast approaching, and some cities abroad have already implemented fees in an
Searching for the dead as mass graves exhumed in Gaza: 'We are all mothers here searching for our children'
Medics walk in front of the emergency ward at Nasser Hospital where bodies were discovered, in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on April 23, 2024. (AFP via Getty Images) (LONDON and GAZA) — In a