DECEMBER 29, 2022
Travelers wade through fields of unclaimed luggage by the baggage casrousels for Southwest Airlines in Denver International Airport, Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022, in Denver. - David Zalubowski
When Marc Kruskol left his Los Angeles-area home last weekend for a cross-country flight he had no idea he'd be back home the next day.
Kruskol had planned to fly with Southwest Airlines to Charlotte,...
DECEMBER 29, 2022
Brazilian striker Pele before playing a friendly soccer match with his club against the French club of "Racing", June 13, 1961 in Colombes, France. - AFP via Getty Images, FILE
Brazilian soccer legend Pelé, a three-time World Cup champion who's largely considered to be one of the best players ever, has died. He was 82 years old.
His daughter,...
DECEMBER 27, 2022
President Biden us set to sign the $1.7 trillion government funding bill into law this week. (REUTERS/Leah Millis)
Tucked inside the $1.7 trillion government spending bill set to be signed by President Biden this week are a host of significant retirement reforms, including a series of provisions that experts say is nothing short of a redefinition of the...
DECEMBER 26, 2022
The former CEO of Alameda Research pleaded guilty to seven counts on December 19. Tyler Le, Rebecca Zisser/Insider
Caroline Ellison told a judge she's "truly sorry" for her role in FTX's collapse, per New York Times.
The former CEO of Sam Bankman-Fried's Alameda Research pleaded guilty to seven counts on December 19.
The charges included wire fraud...
DECEMBER 26, 2022
Katrin Park is a freelance writer and a former director of communications with the International Food Policy Research Institute. - submitted photo
Forget the Great Resignation. The shakeup of Generation Z workers, seeking fulfillment and treating their jobs like a game of musical chairs, will sort itself out over time. They have their whole lives ahead of them to find...
DECEMBER 26, 2022
There`s a story in Sunil Gavaskar’s autobiography, Sunny Days that provides an insight into his mother’s love for cricket, her son, her courage.
Kid Gavaskar was playing with his mother, who regularly lobbed tennis balls to him at their then residence in central Mumbai. One shot from young Gavaskar hit his mother’s nose. There was blood and soon...
DECEMBER 26, 2022
An electric vehicle charges at an EVgo fast charging station in Detroit. A new tax credit, starting Jan. 1, is designed to spur EV sales and reduce greenhouse emissions. (Paul Sancya / Associated Press)
Starting Jan. 1, many Americans will qualify for a tax credit of up to $7,500 for buying an electric vehicle. The credit, part of...
DECEMBER 26, 2022
ChatGPT, the new artificial intelligence, is a real sensation. But some answers from the chatbot alarm users.
It's the attraction of the end of the year.
In less than a month, the chatbot ChatGPT has been a dazzling success. From academics to techies to the general public, the artificial intelligence (AI) of the ChatGPT tool blows minds.
Social networks and...
DECEMBER 25, 2022
USA TODAY reporter Trevor Hughes on a United Express flight to Dulles International Airport on April 18, 2022.
DENVER, COLORADO – On seat 10D, my eyes flicker between my fellow passengers crammed in the aisle and the carbon dioxide detector balanced on my knee.
I can't help but shudder a little every time someone coughs or sneezes as they board,...
DECEMBER 25, 2022
FILE - Masked commuters walk through a walkway in between two subway stations as they head to work during the morning rush hour in Beijing, Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022. China continues to adapt to an easing of strict virus containment regulations. About three years ago, the original version of the coronavirus spread from China to the rest...
