Why do airlines make passengers check their carry-on at the gate?
Catching a flight with just a carry-on can make travel feel easy. No need to check a bag and all your belongings stay with you. But quite often, that suddenly changes before boarding.
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Catching a flight with just a carry-on can make travel feel easy. No need to check a bag and all your belongings stay with you. But quite often, that suddenly changes before boarding.
A new report finds that on-time flight arrivals are at their worst level since 2014, with fuel costs and weather adding to summer travel risks.
U.S. motorists are likely to face even hotter gas prices as the summer driving season kicks off, according to a new analysis.
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Air New Zealand will soon offer four-hour stints in triple-decker bunk beds for long-haul flights. The carrier says they'll be the first lie-flat beds for budget air travelers.
Nearly 12% of all TSA officers who were scheduled to work on Sunday called out — the most since the start of the partial government shutdown.
Jet fuel costs have shot up more than 50% since the U.S.-Israel attack on Iran sparked a jump in global prices.
More than 2,400 flights were canceled Sunday across airports in the Middle East, according to flight tracker FlightAware.
Some travelers are finding they don't have storage above their seats when they get on the plane because early boarders are taking up the overhead bins.
A Canadian airline suspends flights to Cuba as U.S sanctions and Trump's tariff threats force Havana to warn carriers there's no way to refuel on the island.
Sunday is seeing the most cancellations for a single day since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Members of the carrier's AAdvantage loyalty program no longer earn miles or status points when purchasing a basic ticket.
Two storm systems are forecast to bring rain, snow and powerful winds to various parts of the U.S. this week, in the days leading up to Thanksgiving.
The agency's "Golden Age of Travel" campaign aims to restore civility to air travel. Experts say they have doubts.
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Travelers may still have to deal with flight issues for days after the end of the government shutdown, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the agency may need to close "certain parts" of the nation's airspace if the shutdown drags on.
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J.D. Power released its annual rankings of the best airports in North America, based on facilities, food and other key metrics.
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"A little birdie told me this, about the fact that we'll give them the right to make Patriots," President Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Crews rescued a teenager from an abandoned missile silo near the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds early Wednesday morning.
Images and videos of Edickson Manrique's hometown of La Guaida, Venezuela, are now a daily reminder of all the lives he's lost in the devastating recent earthquake.
As firefighters continue making progress against the Aspen Acres Fire, some Colorado City residents were allowed back into their neighborhoods Monday after days of uncertainty.
Oil prices jumped 6% while U.S. stocks fell as renewed Middle East conflict threatens crude shipments through the Strait of Hormuz.
"A little birdie told me this, about the fact that we'll give them the right to make Patriots," President Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Crews rescued a teenager from an abandoned missile silo near the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds early Wednesday morning.
Images and videos of Edickson Manrique's hometown of La Guaida, Venezuela, are now a daily reminder of all the lives he's lost in the devastating recent earthquake.
As firefighters continue making progress against the Aspen Acres Fire, some Colorado City residents were allowed back into their neighborhoods Monday after days of uncertainty.
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Brooke Shields is helping Casa Bonita performers campaign for higher wages and safer working conditions at the iconic Colorado restaurant.
The Broomfield City Council has passed a data center moratorium for the next 18 months for new or expanded facilities.
As firefighters continue making progress against the Aspen Acres Fire, some Colorado City residents were allowed back into their neighborhoods Monday after days of uncertainty.
Crews rescued a teenager from an abandoned missile silo near the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds early Wednesday morning.
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"A little birdie told me this, about the fact that we'll give them the right to make Patriots," President Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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Polls closed in the state primary election on June 30. Many days later, there was still no projected winner in one race.
"A little birdie told me this, about the fact that we'll give them the right to make Patriots," President Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
President Trump has made it clear the U.S. and Turkey are friends — better friends than some other NATO allies.
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The head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division sent letters to election officials in all 50 states threatening criminal action if they knowingly allow non-U.S. citizens to vote.
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A Chinese industry regulator warned users of a "security backdoor" embedded in versions of U.S. artificial intelligence company Anthropic's coding tool, Claude Code.
Catching a flight with just a carry-on can make travel feel easy. No need to check a bag and all your belongings stay with you. But quite often, that suddenly changes before boarding.
A slew of Ford recalls affects some new and used Mustang, Lincoln Nautilus Hybrid and Explorer Hybrid vehicles, according to a federal safety watchdog.
The cost of a first-class Forever stamp has climbed 41% since 2021, and postal officials have signaled they want prices to rise even more.
Concerns are emerging about a company formerly known as COE Bikes, which continues advertising free e-bikes and is now drawing scrutiny from state agencies.
The City of Denver is giving itself stronger enforcement tools to hold owners of neglected and derelict properties accountable, including significantly larger fines for those who fail to comply with city orders.
A Colorado administrative law judge has upheld the demotion of a former Colorado Department of Corrections manager who admitted participating in years of inappropriate text message exchanges with other prison leaders.
A man who stayed at a downtown Denver hotel last summer says he woke up to bats flying around his room — and that one of them bit him. He has now filed a lawsuit against the hotel.
A Keenesburg police officer pleaded no contest to reckless driving and reckless endangerment stemming from a 2025 crash on Interstate 25 that the Colorado State Patrol said he caused -- and then fled from.