Southwest makes frequent flyer miles offer while lots of luggage remains in limbo

(cnn) -- Southwest Airlines is offering a new appeasement to some customers after last week's glut of cancellations

Jeremy Renner shares first photo since snow plowing accident

(cnn) — "Hawkeye" star Jeremy Renner thanked well-wishers for their "kind words" in his first post to social media

Storm barrels across Central US with tornadoes, flooding, snow; another threatens West Coast

Two major storm systems are threatening the U.S. this week.

US Capitol Police ready for future attacks as Jan. 6 anniversary looms

U.S. Capitol Police are prepared for any possible future attacks on Congress, its chief said on Monday ahead of the second anniversary of the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, attack and the dissolution of the congressional panel investigating it.

Southwest makes frequent flyer miles offer while lots of luggage remains in limbo

Southwest Airlines is offering a new appeasement to some customers after last week's glut of cancellations while the misplaced baggage fiasco could grind on for days longer.

Idaho slayings suspect waives right to fight extradition

(cnn) — The suspect in the November slaying of four University of Idaho students waived extradition from his home state

Passenger gets probation and $9,123 restitution charge for interfering with flight crew

A woman was sentenced to 24 months of probation in US District Court for Arizona on Tuesday for interfering with flight crew members, a Class C felony offense, aboard an American Airlines plane in 2021.

Jeremy Renner shares first photo since snow plowing accident

"Hawkeye" star Jeremy Renner thanked well-wishers for their "kind words" in his first post to social media since his New Year's Day snow plowing accident.

United said it had this woman's missing bag. She tracked it to a residential address

(cnn) -- Most of us know the travel fear of a bag not appearing on the belt after a flight. Some of us -- ever more,

Apollo 7 astronaut Walter Cunningham dead at 90

Walter Cunningham, the last surviving astronaut from the first successful crewed space mission in NASA's Apollo program, has died. He was 90.

Teenage pilot makes emergency landing near busy highway in California

A teenage pilot flying a single-engine plane with several family members on board made an emergency landing near a two-lane highway in the San Bernardino National Forest in California on Monday.

Fake teen doctor, now 25, sentenced to prison for new scam

A serial grifter who gained national infamy as a teenager when he impersonated a doctor to defraud a patient is heading back to prison after pleading guilty to stealing more than $10,000 from his employer.

Mitch McConnell becomes Senate's longest-serving party leader

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell became the longest-serving party leader Tuesday, the opening day of the 118th Congress.

Idaho slayings suspect agrees to extradition to face charges

Bryan Kohberger showed little emotion during Tuesday's brief hearing in a Pennsylvania courtroom in which he acknowledged facing four counts of first-degree murder and a burglary charge. He waived his right to fight extradition. His attorney says Kohberger is eager to be exonerated and should be presumed innocent.

Banks should be more cautious on crypto contagion risks, US regulators warn

Banks should be aware of key risks associated with cryptocurrency, including legal uncertainties and inaccurate or misleading disclosures by digital asset firms, U.S. bank regulators said on Tuesday.

Man accused of intentionally driving off California cliff; 'absolute miracle' 4 survived, rescuers say

Authorities say the driver of a car that plunged off a cliff in Northern California with two children and another adult inside has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and child abuse.

Transgender Missouri inmate executed for fatal stabbing

A Missouri inmate has been put to death for a 2003 killing, becoming what is believed to be the first transgender woman executed in the U.S. Amber McLaughlin was put to death Tuesday night, hours after Republican Gov. Mike Parson declined a clemency request. She was convicted of killing a former girlfriend in suburban St. Louis.

A record number of women will serve in the next Congress

A record number of women won election to the 118th Congress — but barely.

Omicron offshoot XBB.1.5 could drive new COVID-19 surge in US

On Friday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's COVID-19 variant dashboard revealed a new dark horse that could soon sweep the field: XBB.1.5.

What got really expensive in 2022, and what got cheaper

It was a tough year for U.S. consumers, who battled decades-high inflation for the majority of the year and even saw gas prices hit $5 in June.

Kevin McCarthy's fight with GOP's right flank stalls speaker bid

Republican leader Kevin McCarthy has fallen far short in voting to become House speaker. Republicans fell into disarray on the opening day of the new Congress, refusing by more than a dozen votes to elect McCarthy in multiple rounds before finally adjourning for the night.