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Spirit cancels more than half of its flights on 3rd consecutive day
Boarding1Now/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- Thousands of Spirit Airlines passengers are still facing canceled flights on Wednesday as the airline's operational meltdown stretches into a third day. As of Wednes...
Aug 04, 2021
Frontier flight attendants placed on leave after taping unruly passenger to seat
Laser1987/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Frontier flight attendants, with the help of passengers, had to tape an unruly passenger to his seat Saturday after he allegedly groped two of the attendants and punched ...
Aug 04, 2021
Boeing Starliner's 2nd launch attempt delayed due to 'unexpected' spacecraft incident
NASA via Getty Images(New York) — Boeing's chance at redemption for its Starliner spacecraft will have to wait for now. The launch attempt scheduled for Tuesday was scrubbed at the last minute d...
Aug 03, 2021
Spirit Airlines, American Airlines cancel more than 800 flights
Boarding1Now/iStock(NEW YORK) -- Thousands of Spirit Airlines and American Airlines passengers faced cancellations and delays on Monday in the latest summer travel snag. The airlines canceled more tha...
Aug 03, 2021
Black women lose nearly $1M over a lifetime due to gender wage gap, data shows
(NEW YORK) -- Black women are typically paid only 63 cents for every dollar paid to white, non-Hispanic men, which means they have to work seven months into 2021, Aug. 3, to earn what white, non-Hispa...
Aug 03, 2021
Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is back: How to watch Tuesday's launch
GREGG NEWTON/AFP via Getty Images(CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.) -- After a very public flop in 2019, Boeing's chance at redemption for its Starliner spacecraft is finally here. The second test flight for Boei...
Aug 03, 2021
Missy Park makes $1M contribution to support USWNT and its fight for equal pay
Brad Smith/ISI Photos/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Missy Park, CEO and founder of athletic brand Title Nine, is supporting the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team in a big way. This week, Park announced th...
Jul 30, 2021
Trevor Milton, founder of electric truck startup Nikola, hit with securities fraud charges
Bloomberg/ Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Trevor Milton, the billionaire founder of electric truck manufacturer Nikola, was hit with securities fraud charges from federal prosecutors in New York City on Th...
Jul 29, 2021
Retail trading app Robinhood makes its Wall Street debut on the Nasdaq
guvendemir/iStock(NEW YORK) — Investing platform Robinhood officially became a publicly-listed company Thursday, making its Wall Street debut on the Nasdaq under the trading ticker $HOOD. Robinh...
Jul 29, 2021
Biden's federal workforce vaccine mandate could inspire companies to follow suit
Prostock-Studio/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- The Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for federal workers could set the groundwork for more private sector organizations to follow along. But it also i...
Jul 29, 2021
