More than half of Americans think that the United States is in an economic recession, although gross domestic product has been increasing for the past several years. According to a new Guardian/Harris poll, 56% of respondents said they believe the U.S. is …
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The 1986 Air Carrier Access Act requires airlines to provide a wheelchair to passengers with disabilities at the airport. The problem: Many travelers are faking it, Frontier Airlines CEO Barry Biffle says. “There is massive, rampant abuse …
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Warner Bros. Discovery is considering matching an offer for the media rights to a package of National Basketball Association games as the league looks to finalize terms — but its focus could be on a potential Amazon package …
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Business
Collapse of fintech firm with 10M users leaves many Americans without access to their money
A dispute between a fintech startup and its banking partners has ensnared potentially millions of Americans, leaving them without access to their money for nearly two weeks, according to recent court documents. Since last year, Synapse — …
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World
‘The entire town is burning.’ Fires rage as Rohingya caught up on the front lines of Myanmar’s civil war
Families of Rohingya people trapped in Myanmar’s west are desperately trying to contact loved ones after a weekend of widespread arson attacks displaced up to 200,000 people and caused extensive destruction of homes. The country’s …
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Tensions are once again ratcheting up in the Taiwan Strait, with China launching military drills encircling Taiwan just days after the democracy swore in a new leader long loathed by Beijing. The exercises began early …
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World
They flew to New Caledonia for a romantic escape. Now they’re trapped as Macron tries to quell deadly riots
When Maxwell Winchester and his wife arrived in the South Pacific island of New Caledonia nearly two weeks ago, they were excited for what would be their first child-free holiday since becoming parents. But what …
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World
China starts ‘punishment’ military drills around Taiwan days after island swears in new leader
China has launched two days of large-scale military drills surrounding Taiwan in what it called “punishment” for so-called “separatist acts,” days after the self-ruling island swore in a new democratically elected leader who called on Beijing to …
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Stargazers are in for a treat this week: The full moon returns for its May engagement, peaking on Thursday morning. May’s full moon is known as the flower moon, a reference to its appearance in …
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World
‘Everything is burning’: Battles rage outside Kharkiv as Ukraine tries to hold back Russian advance
There are some towns that Ukraine can just never afford to lose, and Lyptsi is one of them. But the grip the nation keeps is tenuous: The streets are aflame from an airstrike moments earlier when we race in, under the cover of …