Southwest Airlines is raising checked baggage fees by $10, less than a year after ending its “bags fly free” perk that long set it apart, as jet fuel costs have jumped since the start of the Iran war. Customers checking one bag will pay $45 starting on Thursday, while a second will now cost $55, … Read more
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has requested that President Trump declare a major disaster for southwest Michigan after tornadoes in March killed four people, marking the deadliest tornado event in the state in nearly five decades. The request follows multiple tornado touchdowns on March 6, which struck communities in Branch, Cass and St. Joseph counties. The tornadoes … Read more
Heat wave slams the Southwest – CBS News Watch CBS News High temperatures are affecting the Southwest and breaking records. CBS News meteorologist Jessica Burch has the latest. Source link
Parts of California and Arizona were under extreme heat warnings again Saturday while sweltering summerlike weather even stretched as far north as Nebraska just a day into spring. Temperatures at or above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.7 C) were forecast in the Southwest, closing a remarkable week of record-breaking heat. Experts say April, May and June … Read more
More than 60 record highs were set on Tuesday from California to Idaho as a heat wave sweeps across the western U.S. Downtown L.A. reached 98 degrees on Tuesday, the earliest the city has hit that mark in nearly 150 years. Carter Evans reports. Source link
Tensions in the Middle East have prompted tighter security in the U.S., and on Friday night, a scare led to a Southwest Airlines flight diversion. Ali Bauman has more details. Source link
NEW YORK — Former housing secretary Julián Castro sees at least one constant throughout the next decade. That’s the need to build lasting philanthropic support for U.S. Latinos — who are among the country’s fastest-growing racial or ethnic groups and who he sees facing a “five-alarm fire” with rollbacks to education, business and immigration opportunities. … Read more
CNN — Hundreds of Southwest Airlines flights were delayed after technical issues that prompted the airline to temporarily halt its operations on Tuesday morning. Southwest said the flight delays were the result of “data connection issues resulting from a firewall failure,” a problem that led to a brief ground stop. The Federal Aviation Administration initiated … Read more