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A “security incident” at John F. Kennedy (JFK) International Airport in New York City on Sunday led to suspended service at one of its terminals, and left airport officials warning travelers to expect delays. “Due to a security incident, arrivals and departure levels at Terminal 4 remain closed to inbound traffic. Please expect traffic delays …

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Travelers are returning to airports in record pre-pandemic numbers this July Fourth holiday weekend but continue to face thousands of flight delays and cancellations, data shows. The Transportation Security Administration screened 2,490,490 passengers at airport security checkpoints Friday — the most since Feb. 11, 2020, when it screened more than 2.5 million passengers, agency spokesperson Lisa …

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Nearly 48 million Americans are expected to travel 50 miles or more from home this Fourth of July holiday, making it the second largest travel volume on record. But with rising fuel prices, and commuting traffic below pre-pandemic rates, it’s likely that many travelers could be setting out in a vehicle that hasn’t been used …

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A computer snafu has potentially left thousands of American Airlines flights without pilots ahead of the Fourth of July travel weekend. The issue was first reported on Saturday by ABC reporter Gio Benitez, noting that an overnight glitch in the American Airlines system had allowed pilots to drop flights for the month of July. As …

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The death toll from a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 95 in Georgia, near the Florida border, has climbed to four, according to law enforcement officials. At around 2:30 p.m. on Friday, police were called to respond to investigate a crash involving a “white International” tractor-trailer and a Nissan Armada, according to a description of the …

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The July Fourth holiday weekend is off to a booming start with airport crowds crushing the numbers seen in 2019, before the pandemic. Travelers across the United States experienced hundreds of canceled flights and a few thousand delays on Friday, much as they did earlier this week. Patricia Carreno arrived with friends at Los Angeles International …

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With Roe v. Wade overturned, Illinois abortion providers are trying to shore up enough medical staff to handle the anticipated influx of patients traveling for the procedure from other states — without disrupting or delaying care for Illinois residents. Some solutions that reproductive rights advocates have raised include allowing advanced practice clinicians to perform abortions, …

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A computer snafu has potentially left thousands of American Airlines flights without pilots ahead of the Fourth of July travel weekend. The issue was first reported on Saturday by ABC reporter Gio Benitez, noting that an overnight glitch in the American Airlines system had allowed pilots to drop flights for the month of July. As …

American Airlines Has 12,000 Flights for July That Have No Pilots Scheduled Read More »

The death toll from a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 95 in Georgia, near the Florida border, has climbed to four, according to law enforcement officials. At around 2:30 p.m. on Friday, police were called to respond to investigate a crash involving a “white International” tractor-trailer and a Nissan Armada, according to a description of the …

Death Toll Rises in Suspected DUI Pile-Up as Holiday Travel Begins: Police Read More »

The July Fourth holiday weekend is off to a booming start with airport crowds crushing the numbers seen in 2019, before the pandemic. Travelers across the United States experienced hundreds of canceled flights and a few thousand delays on Friday, much as they did earlier this week. Patricia Carreno arrived with friends at Los Angeles International …

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