Companies adding fees, surcharges amid rising fuel costs
United Airlines announced Friday it is charging an additional $10 on checked bags, joining JetBlue which announced a…
NASA to launch Artemis II crew in flyby mission to the moon
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — On Wednesday evening, the four members of NASA’s Artemis II mission will prepare for…
Israel threatens surge in attacks on Iran
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Israel’s defense minister threatened a surge in attacks against Iran on Saturday and…
International Space Station may get two more years of life
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation announced that it passed the…
3 dead, multiple injured in Austin, Texas bar shooting
AUSTIN — A shooting in the popular downtown entertainment district of 6th Street in Austin, Texas has left…
U.S. economy grows at 1.4% rate in fourth quarter
WASHINGTON — America’s gross domestic product — the nation’s output of goods and services — increased at an…
Alysa Liu wins women’s figure skating Olympic gold
MILAN — Alysa Liu delivered the U.S. its first women’s figure skating Olympic gold medal in 24 years,…
Inflation measure falls to nearly five-year low
WASHINGTON — A key measure of inflation fell to nearly a five-year low last month as apartment rental…
Former deputy sentenced to 20 years for killing Sonya Massey
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — A former Illinois sheriff’s deputy was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison for fatally…
Hiring was subdued last month, unemployment drops to 4.4%
WASHINGTON — Sluggish hiring last month closed out a year of weak employment gains that have frustrated job…
Warner Bros rejects takeover offer from Paramount
NEW YORK — Warner Bros. again rejected a takeover bid from Paramount and told shareholders Wednesday to stick…
Venezuela’s Maduro never escaped his predecessor’s shadow
CARACAS, Venezuela — Nicolás Maduro, who rose from unionized bus driver to Venezuelan president and oversaw his country’s…