Air travel
FILE - In this Dec. 31, 2020 file photo, a Southwest Airlines jetliner taxis down a runway for takeoff from Denver International Airport in Denver. Southwest Airlines plans to raise minimum pay to $15 an hour for about 7,000 employees, citing the need to attract and keep workers as the airline industry continues to recover from the pandemic. Southwest said Friday, June 25, 2021, that it intends for the raises to take effect on Aug. 1. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Southwest Airlines plans to raise minimum pay to $15 an hour

Jun. 25, 2021 05:28 PM EDT

FILE - In this Friday, Aug. 21, 2021 file photo, a passenger inspects the departures timetable at the international airport in Split, Croatia. Airlines and holiday providers on Friday, June 25, 2021 expressed frustration with the U.K.’s plans to ease travel restrictions, saying uncertainty about how and when the new rules will be implemented make it difficult for people to book summer vacations. (AP Photo/Miroslav Lelas, File)
Airlines say new UK travel rules cause vacation uncertainty

By Danica Kirka Jun. 25, 2021 06:08 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: South Carolina

By The Associated Press Jun. 23, 2021 01:30 PM EDT
(Charleston) The Post and Courier. June 20, 2021. Editorial: SC is finally focused on preventing flooding. Now we need to go deeper ...

FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2021 file photo, a passenger wears a face mask to help prevent the spread of the new coronavirus as he waits for a Delta Airlines flight at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta. Airlines have reported about 3,000 cases of disruptive passengers since Jan. 1, according to a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration. It has gotten so bad that the airlines, flight attendants and pilots sent a letter to the U.S. Justice Department on Monday, June 21, urging “that more be done to deter egregious behavior.” (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
As passengers return to air travel, bad behavior skyrockets

By David Koenig Jun. 22, 2021 11:39 AM EDT

Fully vaccinated Canadians exempt from quarantine in July

By Rob Gillies Jun. 21, 2021 10:45 AM EDT
TORONTO (AP) — Fully vaccinated Canadian citizens who test negative for COVID-19 will be exempt from two weeks of quarantine when returning to the country in...

Houston Astros' Jose Altuve hits a home run against the Chicago White Sox during the sixth inning of a baseball game Thursday, June 17, 2021, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
LEADING OFF: MLB eases protocols, Altuve on power tear

By The Associated Press Jun. 18, 2021 03:28 AM EDT

Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo, front center, talks with from left to right, Carson Kelly, Nick Ahmed, Josh Rojas and Christian Walker during a pitching change in the third inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants, Thursday, June 17, 2021, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
LEADING OFF: MLB eases protocols, Altuve on power tear

By The Associated Press Jun. 17, 2021 10:21 PM EDT

FILE - In this June 17, 2019, file photo, an Airbus A 350 - 1000 performs a demonstration flight at Paris Air Show in Le Bourget, east of Paris, France. The United States and the European Union on Tuesday appeared close to clinching a deal to end a damaging dispute over subsidies to Airbus and Boeing and lift billions of dollars in punitive tariffs. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, FILE)
Airbus-Boeing deal eases US-EU tensions but conflicts remain

By Paul Wiseman, Lorne Cook And Aamer Madhani Jun. 15, 2021 03:32 PM EDT

Patrons are assisted while dining along a sidewalk on Franklin Street in Chapel Hill, N.C., Friday, April 16, 2021. As consumers increasingly venture away from home, demand has begun to shift away from manufactured goods and toward services, from airline fares to restaurant meals, triggering inflation in those areas. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
Another jump in prices tightens the squeeze on US consumers

By Martin Crutsinger Jun. 10, 2021 08:42 AM EDT

Canadian residents Philip Owira, right, and Katherine Nichol walk with their baby across a small ditch from Canada into Peace Arch Historical State Park to visit a friend there, Tuesday, June 8, 2021, in Blaine, Wash. The border has been closed to nonessential travel since March 2020, but Canadians have been allowed to walk over the ditch into the U.S. park. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Fully vaccinated Canadians can avoid border quarantine soon

By Rob Gillies Jun. 09, 2021 04:51 PM EDT

Cemetery and funeral workers place the coffin of a man who died of COVID-19 into a niche at the Nuestra Señora de Belen cemetery in Fusagasuga, Colombia, Wednesday, June 9, 2021. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)
The Latest: Pot-for-shots plan stumbles in Washington state

By The Associated Press Jun. 09, 2021 01:58 AM EDT

A woman and her trainer workout outside the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, June 7, 2021. Stocks are nudging mostly higher in early trading, putting the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average back near the record highs they reached a month ago. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
US trade deficit dips to $68.9 billion with exports up

By Martin Crutsinger Jun. 08, 2021 10:10 AM EDT

More passengers moving through Milwaukee airport

Jun. 08, 2021 08:25 AM EDT
MILWAUKEE (AP) — More passengers are moving through Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport as the COVID-19 pandemic subsides. The...

Southwest resumes flight service to Jackson after 7 years

Jun. 07, 2021 11:15 AM EDT
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Southwest Airlines has resumed flight service to Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport after a seven-year absence. ...

FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2020, file photo, White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx speaks during a news conference with the coronavirus task force at the White House in Washington. On Friday, June 4, 2021, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly asserting the U.S. military has arrested Birx for conspiring to push face masks on Americans during the COVID-19 pandemic. Birx, former coordinator of the White House coronavirus response, has not been arrested. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

By Ali Swenson And Arijeta Lajka Jun. 04, 2021 01:19 PM EDT

FILE - In this June 2, 2014 file photo, Willie Walsh, chief executive officer for International Airlines Group, speaks during a panel discussion of the 70th International Air Transport Association (IATA) in Doha, Qatar. The airline industry's main trade group, the International Air Transport Association, said Wednesday, June 2, 2021 that governments should use screening measures, such as testing passengers for the virus, rather than imposing quarantines and other restrictions. The group's leader, Willie Walsh, says some risk needs to be accepted in order to revive travel and tourism. (AP Photo/Osama Faisal, File)
Airlines urge the G7 nations to help international travel

By The Associated Press Jun. 02, 2021 07:28 PM EDT

Travelers queue at the Houari Boumediene airport for a flight bound to Paris, Tuesday, June 1, 2021 in Algiers. Algeria has partially reopened its air borders Tuesday for the first time in over 15 months of the COVID-19 crisis. (AP Photo/Fateh Guidoum)
Algeria partially reopens air travel after 14-month shutdown

Jun. 01, 2021 12:10 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 7, 2021 file photo an advertising figure for Covid-19 rapid test stands in front of a small test center in Frankfurt, Germany. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, file)
The Latest: Melbourne pandemic lockdown extended to 2nd week

By The Associated Press Jun. 01, 2021 01:17 AM EDT

In this March 16, 2021 photo, a gas pump displays gas and diesel prices in Richmond, Va. Gasoline prices are at a seven-year high, Thursday, May 27, ahead of one of America’s busiest holiday travel weekends. But experts don’t expect steep prices to keep eager motorists off the road. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
High gasoline prices unlikely to deter holiday travelers

By Cathy Bussewitz May. 27, 2021 02:08 PM EDT

JetBlue to resume flights from Worcester to JFK, Florida

May. 26, 2021 04:08 PM EDT
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — JetBlue is restarting service between Worcester Regional Airport and New York City and Florida later this year, officials announced...