DOT drops proposal to force airlines to disclose bag fees
The Transportation Department is dropping an Obama administration proposal that would have required airlines disclose checked and carry-on bag fees at the start of a ticket purchase rather than later.
Tents considered blessing for homeless in San Diego
Christine Wade found a haven in the tent she shared with six children, pitched in an asphalt parking lot.
Frontier pilots demonstrate in Denver amid pay fight
Frontier Airlines pilots picketed in downtown Denver Thursday in a bid for public support in their long running fight with the Denver-based discount carrier to replace their bankruptcy contract.
GE cuts 12K power jobs as demand, renewables, skew market
General Electric Co. will cut 12,000 jobs in its power division as alternative energy supplants demand for coal and other fossil fuels.
GE to cut 12,000 jobs worldwide
General Electric announced Thursday it will cut 12,000 jobs in its power business.
Spirit AeroSystems announces $1B expansion, 1,000 new jobs
Spirit AeroSystems announced a $1 billion expansion Wednesday that will bring 1,000 new jobs to its aircraft manufacturing plant in Wichita, a move officials say reflects significant growth for the company and the aviation industry in general.
Idaho fighting order to destroy wilderness wolf, elk data
Idaho officials are challenging a federal court order to destroy information collected from tracking collars placed on elk and wolves obtained illegally by landing a helicopter in a central Idaho wilderness area.
Where protected lands stand after national monument review
President Donald Trump ordered U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke earlier this year to conduct an unprecedented review of 27 monuments established by former presidents over more than two decades on lands and waters revered for their natural beauty and historical significance.
Plane nearly lands on runway as another flight departs JFK
Authorities say a Mexico-based airline's passenger jet mistakenly lined up to land on a New York City airport runway as another plane was about to take off.
Monsanto moves to stop Arkansas from banning weed killer
Monsanto asked a judge Tuesday to prevent Arkansas lawmakers from banning the use of a weed killer that farmers in several states have said drifts onto their crops and causes widespread damage.
Critics sue over mine exploration near Alaska eagle preserve
Four groups including an Alaska Native tribe are suing the U.S. government over mining exploration permits granted near a major southeast Alaska salmon river and bald eagle preserve.
Interior head says Patagonia claim about public land 'a lie'
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is strongly disputing a claim by outdoor retailer Patagonia that President Donald Trump "stole" public land by shrinking two national monuments in Utah.
Mississippi's largest gas utility to raise rates for 260,000
Natural gas rates are going up for customers of Mississippi's largest gas utility.
Coal mine idled in West Virginia, 260 out of work
A union official says a coal mine in northern West Virginia has been idled, with 260 workers losing their jobs, apparently because of adverse geological conditions and market issues.
Canada scraps buying 18 Boeing fighter jets amid trade dispute: report
Canada is scrapping a plan to buy 18 Boeing Co (NYSE:BA) Super Hornet fighter jets amid a deepening dispute with the U.S. aerospace company, three sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
7 gas pipeline protesters plan to fight trespassing charges
Seven people arrested at a protest of a $3 billion pipeline being built to carry natural gas from northeastern Pennsylvania to Southern states intend to fight their charges at trial.
Correction: Oil Pipeline story
A federal judge has ordered the Army Corps of Engineers and a pipeline developer to complete an oil spill response plan for a section of the Dakota Access pipeline beneath the Missouri River in North Dakota.
NAACP lauds American Airlines but keeps travel advisory
Civil-rights activists are praising American Airlines' plan to train employees to counteract bias in treating passengers, but the NAACP is still warning African-Americans about flying on the airline.
Iran inaugurates new extension to its main Arabian Sea port
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has inaugurated a newly built extension to the country's main Arabian Sea outlet, the port of Chahbahar on the Gulf of Oman.
UK extradition hearing to start for tycoon sought by India
Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya is set to face an extradition hearing in London that should determine whether he is sent back to India to face money laundering allegations related to the collapse of several of his businesses.












