Passengers are encouraged not to fly if they are sick, but it could cost you if you follow that advice. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that people do not travel if they are sick, and that they stay home ...

The U.S. airline industry is shrinking to a size not seen since the months after the 2001 terror attacks. The airlines have been trimming flights for the past two years, matching the falling demand for air travel. Additional capacity cuts are under way at American ...

The taxpayer price tag for fixing the economy keeps climbing, yet the stock market keeps falling. People are increasingly skeptical the government knows how to pull the nation out of its slump, and many have stopped listening to financial advisers reciting the conventional wisdom to "stay the course." "The rapid decline ...

When 150 pounds of highly unstable commercial-grade dynamite went missing, officials knew just what to do: Blow something up to demonstrate how dangerous high explosives can be. Federal and local authorities, hoping to trigger a tip after four months of fruitless leads, detonated one-third of a pound ...