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The new policy puts an end to a security screening mandate put in place almost 20 years ago, several years after “shoe bomber” Richard Reid’s failed attempt to take down a flight from Paris to Miami in late 2001.
Travelers on the long Juneteenth weekend saw O’Hare set a record, with 114,000 passengers screened, the TSA said.
The Tommy Bartlett Show, a fixture in Wisconsin Dells since 1952, closed in 2020 due to a loss in business from the pandemic. The company said Tuesday it has sold the business to Ripley’s Believe It or Not! World Entertainment.
Alexander Pancoe, of Lake Forest, who “climbed for a cause,” suffered from cardiac arrest after attempting an “acclimation climb” on Mount Makalu in Nepal on Sunday.
No plans? No problem. Our family-friendly guide helps you make the most of a city break — or a day trip — with these quirky outings.
The union said the department and the Trump administration were violating the right of staffers to join a union. It also said that the reasons the Republican administration had given for the decision — specifically the criticisms of union activity — were “completely fabricated.”
Disposal experts managed to unscrew and then destroy its fuse, but the half-ton British-made bomb could have caused major damage had it exploded after workers inadvertently dug it up. Still, the police operation surrounding the bomb’s disposal triggered major disruption for hundreds of thousands of travelers.
Southwest Airlines said cuts would come mostly from “corporate overhead and leadership positions.” The company estimated that the job reductions, to be completed by the end of June, will save the company about $210 million this year and roughly $300 million in 2026.
A rare glimpse into Capone’s life will be on display for the public in a new exhibit, “The First Public Enemy,” opening Wednesday at the Mob Museum in downtown Las Vegas.
The wingtip of an American Airlines jet departing for Los Angeles bumped the tail of a United Airlines flight en route to Honolulu. The incident happened Wednesday morning while the aircraft were moving on different taxiways. No one was hurt. The FAA is investigating.
Here are some of the best trips you can take from Chicago’s Union Station — from a short ride across the state to a multi-day cross-country trek.
Choose Chicago is preparing to create a “Tourism Improvement District” that would raise millions, more than doubling the marketing agency’s budget. At downtown hotels opting in, the tax on hotel rooms would rise to 18.9%. The current rate of 17.4% already is highest among major U.S. convention cities.
Will fear of public embarrassment work to stop people who cut in line to board flights before their group is called?
Lael Wilcox ends her 18,125 mile trip in 108 days, breaking the previous record of 124 days set by cyclist Jenny Graham in 2018. Wilcox’s ride ended Wednesday at Buckingham Fountain.
Author says he’ll have surgery next month and hopes to be ‘cancer-free and back at it by the end of October.’