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  • arirlinesarirlinesNorth America

    ‘You can’t expect people to go in to work when they’re not getting a paycheck’: Travelers sympathize despite 800 downed Friday flights

    By Josh Funk, Rio Yamat, and others
  • shutdownshutdownNorth America

    Hundreds of flights are getting canceled every day. Here’s what to know about the 10% reduction caused by the government shutdown

    By Josh Funk, Rio Yamat, and others
  • BoeingBoeingLaw

    Boeing won’t face a criminal conspiracy charge over two 737 Max jetliner crashes that killed 346 people

    By Rio Yamat, Jamie Stengle, and others
  • flightsflightsNorth America

    FAA official says he’s never seen so many flight cancelations in 35 years working in aviation

    By Rio Yamat and The Associated Press
  • An FAA Air Traffic Control Tower stands above Terminal 5 as the airport terminal building sits closed awaiting demolition to be rebuilt ahead of the 2028 Olympics as seen across the tarmac during the 10th annual Aviation Career Day at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in Los Angeles, California on October 30, 2025. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)An FAA Air Traffic Control Tower stands above Terminal 5 as the airport terminal building sits closed awaiting demolition to be rebuilt ahead of the 2028 Olympics as seen across the tarmac during the 10th annual Aviation Career Day at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in Los Angeles, California on October 30, 2025. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)Politics

    FAA says nearly half of major air traffic control facilities are now experiencing staffing shortages as shutdown drags on

    By Rio Yamat and The Associated Press
  • Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, left, and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., walk through Statuary Hall at the Capitol to a news conference on day 23 of the government shutdown, in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, left, and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., walk through Statuary Hall at the Capitol to a news conference on day 23 of the government shutdown, in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Politics

    More flight disruptions are hitting airports across the country due to a shortage of air traffic controllers, who aren’t getting paid

    By Rio Yamat and The Associated Press
  • US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump watch a US Navy FA-18 take off during a visit to the USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier which is out at sea near Norfolk, Virginia, October 5, 2025, as they travel to see a Naval demonstration as part of the US Navy’s 250th anniversary celebration, “America’s Navy 250: Titans of the Sea – A Salute to the Fleet”. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump watch a US Navy FA-18 take off during a visit to the USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier which is out at sea near Norfolk, Virginia, October 5, 2025, as they travel to see a Naval demonstration as part of the US Navy’s 250th anniversary celebration, “America’s Navy 250: Titans of the Sea – A Salute to the Fleet”. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)North America

    Boeing workers who make military aircraft and weapons reject latest offer, extending months-long strike

    By Rio Yamat and The Associated Press
  • FILE – Traffic drives in view of a Boeing Co. production plant, where images of jets decorate the hangar doors on April 23, 2021, in Everett, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)FILE – Traffic drives in view of a Boeing Co. production plant, where images of jets decorate the hangar doors on April 23, 2021, in Everett, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)North America

    FAA allows Boeing to increase 737 Max production nearly two years after door plug flew off plane

    By Rio Yamat, Josh Funk, and others
  • Nadia Milleron, parent of Samya Rose Stumo, one of the victims of the Boeing 737 Max crash in Ethiopia, holds her photograph and is surrounded by posters that say 'Profits over passanger' and other signs as she speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill, June 18, 2024, in Washington.Nadia Milleron, parent of Samya Rose Stumo, one of the victims of the Boeing 737 Max crash in Ethiopia, holds her photograph and is surrounded by posters that say 'Profits over passanger' and other signs as she speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill, June 18, 2024, in Washington.Law

    Families of 737 Max crash victims push to appoint a special prosecutor, saying Boeing is ‘trying to buy everyone off’

    By Rio Yamat, Lisa Leff, and others
  • FILE – A Spirit Airlines 319 Airbus taxis at Manchester Boston Regional Airport, Friday, June 2, 2023, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)FILE – A Spirit Airlines 319 Airbus taxis at Manchester Boston Regional Airport, Friday, June 2, 2023, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)Finance

    Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy again, and flight attendants union warns to ‘prepare for all possible scenarios’

    By Rio Yamat and The Associated Press
  • Southwest AirlinesSouthwest AirlinesFinance

    Southwest Airlines is going to start charging heavy flyers for an extra seat if they can’t fit within armrests

    By Rio Yamat and The Associated Press
  • Las Vegas stripLas Vegas stripSuccess

    For the first time ever, all major casinos on the Las Vegas strip are unionized

    By Rio Yamat and The Associated Press
  • FILE – A traveler walks through the Southwest Airlines ticketing counter area at the Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, April 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)FILE – A traveler walks through the Southwest Airlines ticketing counter area at the Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, April 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)Travel & Leisure

    Southwest passengers fly out of seats as jet drops 300 feet in 36 seconds in response to an alert about a nearby plane

    By Rio Yamat and The Associated Press
  • Khaby Lame smiles at a movie premiereKhaby Lame smiles at a movie premiereLifestyle

    Khaby Lame, the 25-year-old with more TikTok followers than anyone else in the world, is leaving the U.S. after being detained by ICE

    By Rio Yamat and The Associated Press
  • Bitcoin cryptocurrency cryptomonnaie coin placed on a desk in Clermont-Ferrand France on May 16 2025. (Photo by Romain Costaseca / Hans Lucas / Hans Lucas via AFP) (Photo by ROMAIN COSTASECA/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images)Bitcoin cryptocurrency cryptomonnaie coin placed on a desk in Clermont-Ferrand France on May 16 2025. (Photo by Romain Costaseca / Hans Lucas / Hans Lucas via AFP) (Photo by ROMAIN COSTASECA/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images)The Coins

    A crypto investor is charged with kidnapping and torturing a man for weeks to get his Bitcoin password

    By Michael R. Sisak, Rio Yamat, and others