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Americans are finally seeing relief at the pump. The average price of gas has fallen for more than 50 straight days, and the national average is on the verge of falling below $4 per gallon. Errol Barnett takes a look.
According to FlightAware.com, more than 15,000 flights in the U.S. were delayed over the weekend and more than 1,000 flights were canceled. Taylor Rains, an aviation reporter for Insider, joins CBS News to discuss the travel chaos.
Hundreds of hotel guests trapped by flash flooding at Death Valley National Park were able to drive out after crews cleared a path for them.
An Amtrak train heading from Washington, D.C., to Chicago hit a truck Wednesday. Amtrak says there were more than 140 passengers and crew on board, and no one was hurt. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
An erupting volcano is putting on a spectacular show for tourists visiting Iceland. The volcano is near the country's main airport, but flights have so far not been disrupted.
In Kentucky, the death toll continues to rise after devastating flooding. In Northern California, at least four people have died in the McKinney Fire. Much of the country is facing extreme heat. The Weather Channel meteorologist Mike Bettes has more.
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will be sworn in as a Supreme Court associate justice at noon -- just when Justice Stephen Breyer's retirement becomes official. Emmett Till’s family is demanding an arrest - after an unserved warrant was found 66 years later, charging Carolyn Bryant Donham in his 1955 kidnapping. And pack patience for any July 4 travel. Besides flights being canceled all week -- AAA says road travel is expected to hit an all-time high.
An eighth Jan. 6 hearing has been set for primetime next Thursday. Tuesday's session had an ex-Trump backer saying Trump tweets got everybody riled up ahead of Jan. 6. Heathrow Airport is telling airlines to curb ticket sales, after some travel chaos in London. And “Succession” leads this year’s Emmys contenders with 25 nominations.
Today’s January 6 hearing intends to show evidence that former President Trump may have been warned that his election lies could result in violence. AAA predicts some 48 million people will travel 50 miles or more from home over the July 4th holiday. And the Nobel Peace Prize that a Russian journalist auctioned off to raise money for young Ukrainian refugees sold for a record-shattering $103.5 million.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is now skipping the National Rifle Association convention in Houston. He’ll instead address the group via video and hold a news conference in Uvalde, days after the school shooting there. Closing arguments are on tap in the Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard trial. And it’s the unofficial start of summer. Thirty-nine million people are expected to travel this Memorial Day weekend despite sky high gas prices.
Due to staff shortages and an increase in travelers, airlines are struggling to navigate a summer surge in travel. CBS News correspondent Ramy Inocencio is in London, where Heathrow Airport has limited its passengers to 100,000 per day.
Memorial Day weekend was a messy one for thousands of travelers across the country. Over 7,000 flights were canceled worldwide this weekend, with more than 2,500 of those flights being canceled in the U.S. alone. CBS News Travel Editor Peter Greenberg has more on the cancellations.
As gas prices rise nationwide, Nevada drivers are paying well over $5 a gallon, with the current state average at $5.56. Mick Akers, a transportation reporter for the Las Vegas Review Journal, joins Lana Zak on CBS News to discuss the impact.
Democratic Representative Brian Higgins of New York is calling on both U.S. and Canadian officials to come to an agreement on reopening the northern border. Non-essential travel between the two neighboring countries has been restricted since March 2020. Higgins joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" host Elaine Quijano to discuss his proposal.
One man with a personal stake in Monday's Supreme Court decision is Hawaii Attorney General Doug Chin. He halted President Trump's travel ban earlier this year. He joins "Red & Blue" from Honolulu to discuss the decision.
White House chief medical adviser Dr. Anthony Fauci says the U.S. could see 200,000 new COVID infections a day in the fall. His prediction comes as the Delta variant continues to drive new cases, and as officials race to get more Americans vaccinated. CBS' Skyler Henry reports from the White House. Then, CBS News reporter Alex Tin joins CBSN's Red and Blue host Elaine Quijano to discuss that and more.
New Zealand's borders fully reopened to visitors from around the world on Monday, for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic closed them in March 2020.
The Pope has concluded a six-day visit to Canada and returned to Rome on Saturday. He spent much of his visit apologizing for the Catholic Church’s role in abuses committed against Indigenous children over the course of more than a century. Chris Livesay reports.
Chinese officials have threatened military action if U.S. house speaker Nancy Pelosi visits Taiwan during a congressional trip to Asia. China claims the self-ruling island of Taiwan is a part of its territory. Christina Ruffini has more.
JetBlue's deal to buy Spirit for $3.8 billion still needs the greenlight from the U.S. Justice Department. The merger announced yesterday would create the nation's fifth largest airline, but it could face push back from regulators. Mahmood Khan, professor and director in the department of Hospitality and Tourism Management at Virginia Tech, joined CBS News' Christina Ruffini and Vladimir Duthiers with more.
Airline complaints are 300% higher than they were before the pandemic, and the top complaint for travelers is refunds for canceled flights. CBS News senior travel adviser Peter Greenberg discusses refunds and how a proposed Spirit-JetBlue merger would affect ticket prices.
More consumers complained to the Department of Transportation about refunds than about lost luggage, delays or overbooking.
Shareholders at Spirit Airlines are voting on a potential merger with Frontier Airlines, but a rival offer from JetBlue is complicating negotiations. CBS News Transportation Correspondent Errol Barnett breaks down what this means for fliers looking for low-cost options.
Police say a 37-year-old woman fired several gunshots inside the Dallas Love Field Airport, sending passengers fleeing and stopping all flights. The woman was shot and wounded by a Dallas police officer. KTVT's Brooke Rogers has more.
Oak Fire grows in California, forcing thousand to evacuate near Yosemite; Pope Francis will meet with Indigenous groups in Canada and apologize for abuse at schools
President Trump said on Saturday he will send troops to Portland, Oregon, as his deployments expand to more cities across the U.S.
Abrego Garcia's lawyers argued that travel to Moshannon is far more difficult for members of the defense team based in Nashville, and not easier for those in New York.
One source told CBS News that the termination letter to the agents cited their alleged "lack of judgement" in their actions.
Dominion sued Giuliani in 2021 for $1.3 billion in damages after he led President Trump's efforts to cast doubt on the 2020 election results.
In the rural community of Globe, one of Arizona's oldest mining towns, sheriff deputies are looking into reports of people who may be missing.
Israeli strikes and gunfire have killed at least 59 people across Gaza overnight, according to health officials.
A federal grand jury indicted former FBI Director James Comey on two criminal counts. Comey has said he is innocent.
Prince William opened up to Eugene Levy in a preview for "The Reluctant Traveler." The full conversation will be released next week.
The State Department announced it was revoking a visa for Colombia President Gustavo Petro after he participated in a New York protest where he called on American soldiers to disobey President Trump's orders.