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Pope Benedict XVI greets the crowd at a Mass in Yankee Stadium in New York on April 20, 2008. (Laurence Kesterson/Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS)

Catholics around the world mourn retired Pope Benedict after his passing at age 95

Former Pope Benedict XVI was remembered around the world and across the city’s Catholic faithful Saturday as a low-key luminary, steadfast servant and beacon of interfaith … more

Julie Coleman, Tim Balk, Mark Stamey and Larry McShane, New York Daily News (TNS) | 12/31/22

Former president Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference on July 11, 2021, in Dallas. (Elias Valverde II/Dallas Morning News/TNS)

Big write-offs, tax-cut perks: Key takeaways from Trump’s tax returns

Massive losses and large tax deductions in Donald Trump’s returns reveal how the former president was able to use the tax code to minimize his income tax … more

Laura Davison and Ben Steverman, Bloomberg News (TNS) | 12/31/22

Pope emeritus Benedict XVI attends a papal mass for elderly people at St. Peter's square on Sept. 28, 2014, at the Vatican. (Tiziana Fabi/AFP via Getty Images/TNS)

Pope Benedict XVI dies at 95, conservative pontiff was first in 600 years to resign

Benedict XVI, the former pope who spent years in the Vatican upholding conservative Catholic teaching but who upended centuries of tradition by resigning as pontiff, died Saturday, the Vatican … more

Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times (TNS) | 12/31/22

A picture of an arrival and departure board at Love Field at 8:57 AM shows only two canceled flights and 13 flights with new departure times on Friday morning. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News/TNS)

Southwest resumes ‘normal’ Friday schedule after meltdown

Southwest Airlines resumed a normal flight schedule Friday morning after more than a week of canceled flights and disappointed travelers. The boards at the airport showed 41 cancellations, all but … more

Kyle Arnold, Maggie Prosser, The Dallas Morning News (TNS) | 12/30/22

The departure board at Dallas Love Field Airport shows continued delays and cancelations from Southwest Airlines on Wednesday. (Liesbeth Powers/Dallas Morning News/TNS)

Far from a shock, Southwest meltdown was ‘perfect storm’ of well-known vulnerabilities

As chaos at Southwest Airlines brought misery to thousands of frustrated travelers and growing scrutiny from U.S. regulators and lawmakers, many in the aviation industry said the massive cancellation … more

Grace Toohey, Margot Roosevelt, Alexandra E. Petri, Los Angeles Times (TNS) | 12/28/22

A woman walks past a flight status board at Dallas Love Field airport in Dallas on Dec. 22, 2022. (Elías Valverde II/The Dallas Morning News/TNS)

Transportation Department to scrutinize Southwest after high rate of cancellations

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced it will investigate Southwest Airlines’ onslaught of cancellations that stranded thousands of travelers and their luggage at … more

Valerie Yurk, CQ-Roll Call (TNS) | 12/27/22

LifeLock is the largest and probably most well-known identity theft protection company out there, though it's not the only one.

Is identity theft protection worth it? Here's what you should know

If you'd asked me in 2018 whether I was likely to be a victim of identity theft, I would have said no.I used free credit monitoring. I had unique passwords and two-factor authentication on all my … more

By Jessica Roy, Los Angeles Times (TNS) | 12/24/22

A view of a gate to Harvard Yard on the campus of Harvard University on July 8, 2020, in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Elite colleges are trying to navigate a world where the SATs are optional

Even at Harvard, the SAT — that standard for U.S. college admissions and stuff of high-schooler nightmares — is now said to be “optional.” Which choice best describes what today’s anxious … more

By Francesca Maglione, Bloomberg News (TNS) | 12/15/22

Pfizer's Paxlovid is expected to hit the private market in mid-2023 and millions of people may have to pay the full price for potentially lifesaving treatments.

Paxlovid has been free so far. Next year, sticker shock awaits

Nearly 6 million Americans have taken Paxlovid for free, courtesy of the federal government. The Pfizer pill has helped prevent many people infected with COVID-19 from being hospitalized or dying, … more

By Hannah Recht, Kaiser Health News (TNS) | 12/14/22

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) questions executives of the nation's largest banks during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on Capitol Hill Sept. 22, 2022, in Washington, DC. The committee held the hearing for annual oversight of the nation's largest banks.

US lawmakers want more oversight of the Federal Reserve

An organizational loophole used by the Federal Reserve’s 12 regional banks to avoid complying with transparency requests is under fire from two U.S. senators seeking to toughen congressional … more

By Craig Torres, Bloomberg News (TNS) | 12/14/22

Juul agrees to pay $1.2 billion in youth-vaping settlement

Juul Labs Inc. has agreed to pay $1.2 billion to resolve about 10,000 lawsuits targeting the e-cigarette maker as a major cause of a U.S. youth-vaping epidemic, according to people familiar with the … more

By Jef Feeley and Malathi Nayak, Bloomberg News (TNS) | 12/13/22

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks at a press conference following the conclusion of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting and a 0.75 percent increase in the federal funds rate in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022.

US core CPI posts smallest monthly increase in more than a year

A key gauge of U.S. consumer prices in November posted the smallest monthly advance in more than a year, indicating the worst of inflation has likely passed and validating an anticipated slowing in … more

By Reade Pickert, Bloomberg News (TNS) | 12/13/22

In this photo from April 1, 2021, activists display banners referring to the shutting down of existing oil pipelines in the northern United States at Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, DC one block from the White House as US President Joe Biden was holding his first cabinet meeting. Environmental and indigenous activists are calling on the Biden administration to shut down the DAPL (Dakota Access pipeline), Line 3, and Keystone XL (KXL), which they say threaten the climate and water supplies on lands sacred to Native American communities.

Keystone has leaked more oil than any other pipeline in US since 2010

Last week’s oil spill in Kansas means that TC Energy Corp.’s Keystone pipeline has now leaked more crude oil than any other conduit on U.S. land in the past 12 years. The major line running … more

By Robert Tuttle, Bloomberg News (TNS) | 12/13/22

The number of Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA applicants will likely increase for the first time in recent years as families continue to deal with financial and health hardships caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

It's FAFSA time: Why and how to apply for college financial aid

Holiday shopping dominates the headlines and airwaves this time of year, but it's also when teenagers and young adults are deep into thinking about one of the most important financial decisions of … more

By Evan Ramstad, Star Tribune (TNS) | 12/10/22

Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows wears a protective mask as he departs the Senate Republican policy luncheon in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Oct. 21, 2020, in Washington, D.C. The Jan. 6 committee will vote Monday on whether to recommend that Meadows be held in contempt of Congress. (Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images/TNS)

Ex-Trump aide Meadows faces contempt citation next week

The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol will vote Monday night to recommend holding former President Donald Trump’s last chief of staff, Mark … more

Billy House, Bloomberg News (TNS) | 12/13/01

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