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Ethiopian Airlines announced Monday that it will resume Boeing 737 Max flights in February, nearly three years after a crash left 157 people dead.

U.S. airlines canceled hundreds of flights yet again on Monday, this time led by SkyWest, a regional carrier for Delta, United and American Airlines

Airbnb notified its users about its latest New Year's Eve protocol in November 2021. Since then, the new COVID-19 omicron variant has emerged and has overtaken the COVID-19 delta variant in the U.S., according to data published by the CDC.

The vaccine mandate New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced for private employers earlier this month is not in effect in the city, with $1,000 fines looming for employers with unvaccinated workers.

More than 2 million Americans were screened by TSA agents Sunday, an 83% increase over the same day in 2020.

Dozens of cities and states are enacting new laws to protect tenants facing eviction, aiming to stem a tide of new cases and offer renters more ways to settle conflicts with property owners.

Holiday travel problems are continuing for Americans as major airlines such as Delta, United, and American Airlines have canceled over 1,000 flights on Sunday, with some saying that the coronavirus omicron variant is causing staffing issues.

Christmas Eve travel is back in the United States, although fewer passengers passed through TSA checkpoints Friday than on Christmas Eve 2019.

A South African Cabinet minister on Friday urged the cancellation of an upcoming U.S. auction of a key to the Robben Island prison cell where Nelson Mandela, the country's first Black president, was long jailed for his opposition to apartheid.

United Airlines has been forced to cancel 170 flights on Christmas Eve, in part, due to the omicron variant.

U.S. air travel surpassed its 2019 level for the same date on Thursday, indicating the omicron variant is not stopping Americans from seeing their families for Christmas.

The developer of 432 Park Avenue, one of the world’s tallest and most luxurious condominium towers, on Wednesday filed its answer to a $125 million lawsuit from the building’s condo board over alleged construction defects, calling the board’s suit “ill-advised” and “an effort to wrest unwarranted payments” from the developer.

The ship, which departed from Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Dec. 18 for an eight-night, round-trip voyage, was forced to briefly return to port due to a positive COVID-19 case earlier this week.

Delta Air Lines sent a letter to CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky this week requesting that the quarantine period for fully vaccinated individuals be cut in half, calling the current guidelines outdated.

A “major industrial accident” at Exxon's Baytown, Texas, plant near Houston may have resulted in four injuries, the Harris County sheriff said on Twitter early Friday.

Travel experts are saying Wednesday and Thursday are going to be the busiest days for holiday travelers. Shake Shack seems to be aware of this fact and has plans to offer free fries to airline passengers who have had their flights delayed or canceled.

Chicago businesses are suffering and asking for help as theft crimes increase in the city.

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Chicago became the latest big city on Tuesday to announce a vaccine mandate for any public place that serves food and drinks, including bars, restaurants, sports stadiums, entertainment venues, and more.

Airplane passengers who act up during flights could face a new consequence: losing PreCheck, the Federal Aviation Administration and the Transportation Security Administration said Tuesday.