• Analysis-US airlines favor higher fares over fuller planes as fuel costs squeeze profits
    By Rajesh Kumar Singh CHICAGO, Oct 23 (Reuters) – US airlines are increasingly willing to fly with empty seats rather than slash fares simply to fill them, betting that disciplined pricing and flight schedules will help protect profits at a time of soaring fuel costs. The strategy has delivered substantial revenue gains as demand has […]
  • New York City bans horse-drawn carriages from June 2028
    By Maria Tsvetkova NEW YORK, Oct 22 (Reuters) – The New York City Council voted on Thursday to ban horse-drawn carriages from city streets and Central Park beginning in June 2028, ending a historic tourist attraction and long-standing industry. Out of the city’s 51 lawmakers, 40 supported the bill, which was backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani, […]
  • Trump administration oversaw 980,000 deportations during first 18 months
    By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) – The US Department of Homeland Security oversaw 980,000 deportations during the first 18 months of President Donald Trump’s second term, according to a report published on Thursday in the Migration Policy Institute think tank. • Only 20% of all deportations in this period involved individuals with a […]
  • Trump invokes Cold War-era Defense Production Act for oil production, refining
    WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump determined on Thursday that petroleum production, refining, and related activities are essential to national defense, a move that could open up US funding for fossil fuel projects. In a presidential memo, Trump also invoked part of the Cold War-era Defense Production Act, allowing him to provide […]
  • US to tighten Ebola screening with new air passenger declarations
    By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) – The US government will increase measures aimed at preventing entry by people exposed to Ebola with a new requirement for US-bound air travelers to attest they have not been in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the prior 21 days, according to a memo on Thursday seen […]