Instead a regular two-for-one sale, Alaska Airlines is giving two people the middle seat for free. Travel must be booked by midnight Wednesday.
Author: Chris Woodyard, USA TODAY
After Senate bill fails, airline workers look to Congress to save them from October layoffs
Without a new stimulus deal, airlines say they will have to furlough thousands of workers by Oct. 1. A GOP bill failed to clear the Senate Thursday.
Grainy video shows Dijon Kizzee running from Los Angeles deputies. He was killed ‘in cold blood,’ attorney Ben Crump says.
Dijon Kizzee was fatally shot after sheriff’s deputies tried to stop him as he rode a bicycle. Deputies say he tried to reach for a gun.
‘Makes no sense’: California faces backlash over its new tiered system for reopening businesses amid COVID-19
Critics of the state’s new tiered reopening plan say it has inequities, such as manicurists who can’t work indoors while hair stylists can.
‘Everyone is buying boats’ during the pandemic, and it’s causing a short supply
Sales are surging for boats of all kinds as families turn to them as another form of recreation that’s safe from the coronavirus.
Boeing may be tackling 737 Max’s PR problem with a new name
The plane that’s been grounded since figuring in two crashes may be getting a new name, a step toward solving an image problem.
Outdoor dining may save restaurants during COVID-19. But are diners at risk from cars plowing into them?
Cities around the country are allowing — or helping — restaurants create outdoor dining areas, sometimes in the street. Recipe for disaster?
Could it happen here? US ports are safer than Beirut, but dangerous cargoes present constant risk – no matter the location
Whether its potentially explosive cargo on ships, docks or nearby facilities, ports are inherently risky when it comes to fire and blasts.
Massive explosion in Beirut kills at least 100, injures 4,000
Stunning video shows a mushroom cloud decimating Beirut’s port. Dozens have died, with the toll expected to climb.
Motorists hold their bladders as some restaurants, gas stations close public restrooms
Concerns about the coronavirus have prompted the closing of some service stations – and that’s making it harder for motorists on summer trips.