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Brandon Bell/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — An outage caused by a software update distributed by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike triggered a wave of flight cancellations at several major U.S. airlines – but the disruption was most severe and prolonged at Delta Airlines. In all, the carrier canceled more than 2,500 flights over a period that stretched […]

Justin Sullivan/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — They’ve got sleek styling, impressive fuel economy and added power. Hybrids are the hottest vehicles right now and some Americans are struggling to find one. Jeff Buchanan, vice president of vehicle marketing and communications at Toyota, said there’s still a wait list for the newest Prius model, which launched […]

Javier Ghersi/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The U.S. economy grew much faster than expected over three months ending in June, accelerating from the previous quarter and defying concerns about a possible slowdown. U.S. GDP grew at a 2.8% annualized rate over three months ending in September. That figure doubled the annualized rate of growth undertaken […]

The Boeing company logo (Photo by Patrick Pleul/picture alliance via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — The Department of Justice and Boeing have finalized their plea agreement — the manufacturer will plead guilty to conspiracy to defraud the United States and pay a fine of $243.6 million, according to a court filing. Boeing will also serve […]

Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Shares of Tesla fell 12% in early trading on Wednesday after an earnings release showed slumping profits in the face of strengthened competition and sluggish sales. The earnings report fell short of Wall Street expectations for profit. “There have been quite a few competing electric vehicles that have entered […]

Travelers wait to board their delayed flight at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on July 23, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Delta Air Lines passengers are voicing outrage over the growing chaos with the carrier that has yet to rebound its operations since the global tech outage. The Atlanta-based airline […]

ermingut/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — McDonald’s is extending its popular $5 meal deal as the value meal battle between fast food chains wages on. In a company memo obtained by ABC News, McDonald’s executives said most U.S. locations will extend the deal through August. The deal that first launched on June 25 was only supposed […]

A Delta Airlines plane sits on the tarmac at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport on July 23, 2024 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Delta Airlines has canceled and delayed hundreds of additional flights as problems from the outage caused by the Crowdstrike software update continue into a fifth day. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Delta […]

EllenMoran/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Department of Transportation has opened an investigation into Delta Airlines over recent flight disruptions, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said on Tuesday in a post on X. “All airline passengers have the right to be treated fairly, and I will make sure that right is upheld,” Buttigieg said. Story developing… […]

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and second gentleman Douglas Emhoff descend from Air Force Two at Delaware National Air Guard base in New Castle, Delaware, on July 22, 2024. (ERIN SCHAFF/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — When Kamala Harris ran for president in 2020, she released 15 years of her personal tax returns, the most […]