There is no need to charter a sleigh pulled by reindeer for your air travel to holiday destinations after all. American Airlines and its pilots have worked out a deal to staff cockpits in late December after a scheduling snafu threatened to cancel thousands of flights. Because of what the airline is calling “a processing
Jose Ines Garcia Zarate is led into a San Francisco courtroom by his lawyer in 2015. Garcia Zarate faces a new federal warrant and deportation. Michael Macor/AP hide caption toggle caption Michael Macor/AP Jose Ines Garcia Zarate is led into a San Francisco courtroom by his lawyer in 2015. Garcia Zarate faces a new federal
Senate leadership scrambled to shore up votes for the Republican tax plan on Friday. On a special edition of the Politics Podcast, NPR congressional correspondent Kelsey Snell explains how some senators who previously had reservations about the bill were brought on board. Also in the podcast: The guilty plea by former Trump national security adviser
KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: A jury in San Francisco has found an undocumented immigrant not guilty of murder or manslaughter in the shooting death of a young woman on the city’s waterfront. The case resulted in national headlines last year when Donald Trump used it in his presidential campaign to argue the country needs tougher immigration
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady, left, pauses while speaking during a press event with Republican leaders to discuss their tax plans on Sept. 27 in Washington, D.C. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady, left, pauses while speaking during a press
Rats have been a persistent problem for cities around the world. AFP/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption AFP/AFP/Getty Images Rats have been a persistent problem for cities around the world. AFP/AFP/Getty Images The Empire State building, pizza and Broadway are just a few things synonymous with New York City — and then there’s the rats.
The pipeline on rural farmland near the small community of Amherst, S.D., was likely damaged when it was installed in 2008, federal investigators say. DroneBase via AP hide caption toggle caption DroneBase via AP The pipeline on rural farmland near the small community of Amherst, S.D., was likely damaged when it was installed in 2008,
A woman checks her cellphone as she waits in line to enter the Supreme Court on Wednesday to hear arguments in Carpenter v. United States about the government’s access to cellphone data. Alex Wong/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images A woman checks her cellphone as she waits in line to enter the
President Trump greets supporters Wednesday in St. Charles, Mo., before his speech on taxes. Whitney Curtis/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Whitney Curtis/Getty Images President Trump greets supporters Wednesday in St. Charles, Mo., before his speech on taxes. Whitney Curtis/Getty Images President Trump traveled to St. Charles, Mo., on Wednesday to promote the GOP tax
A demonstration of strength of the artificial muscle. Shuguang Li/Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences hide caption toggle caption Shuguang Li/Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences A demonstration of strength of the artificial muscle. Shuguang Li/Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences The delicate art of paper folding is playing a crucial role
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said Tuesday that the Brooklyn Hospital Center had improperly billed patients for nearly every rape exam the hospital administered in a two-year span. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Drew Angerer/Getty Images New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said Tuesday that the Brooklyn Hospital Center had improperly billed
An undated file photo provided by the St. Charles County Department of Corrections in St. Charles, Mo., shows Sayfullo Saipov. AP hide caption toggle caption AP The man accused of driving a truck into onto a crowded pedestrian and bicycle path in New York City, killing eight and injuring a dozen others, has pleaded not