David Schaper

COVID-related sickouts, coupled with bad weather, are creating a nightmare scenario for some airlines and passengers.

A new report finds congestion is up since 2020, though still below pre-pandemic levels. Some of the worst congestion is in Chicago, where drivers lost on average 104 hours sitting in their cars.

As the clean up from devastating tornadoes continues in Kentucky, the hard-hit Latino community in the city of Mayfield is facing significant challenges in their recovery.

President Biden toured areas of western Kentucky damaged by a series of powerful tornadoes on Dec. 10 and 11. The president promised the federal government would be there to help people.

Thousands of people lost their homes and businesses in the tornadoes that tore through Kentucky last week. Now, residents are sorting out how to move forward and whether or not to rebuild.

Thousands of families across Kentucky and other states hit by tornadoes are facing a difficult road ahead to rebuild. Supplies are limited and workers are in demand as they try to get things in order.

In western Kentucky, the city of Mayfield got walloped by Friday night's tornado. Huge swathes of the area were destroyed and an unknown number of people were killed.

Severe weather across several states in the Midwest and the South have left dozens injured and destroyed hundreds of buildings. In Kentucky, the governor says at least 70 people may be dead.

The rapid emergence of the omicron variant of the coronavirus has many questioning whether they should rethink their holiday travel plans.

The travel industry is bracing for another slowdown, or worse, as a new coronavirus variant spreads — leading many would-be travelers to think about pausing their plans.

We take a closer look at the outcome of the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse. The teenager killed two people and injured a third in during last year's racial justice protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

The acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse is reverberating through Kenosha, Wis., a city of about 100,000. Residents Rittenhouse, who killed two people during protests over a police shooting in 2020.

Millions of Americans are returning to the skies this holiday season. Crowded airports, staffing shortages, bad weather and disruptive passengers all could make the experience miserable.

Millions of Americans will be flying to Thanksgiving destinations, but staffing issues could cause more flight delays and cancellations — and that could lead to more unruly passengers.

American Airlines is canceling hundreds of flights Monday after canceling over 2,000 flights over the weekend, blaming bad weather and staffing shortages leaving too few flight crews available.

Democrats say they're close to a deal on the broad reconciliation bill, but transportation planners are anxious because a short-term extension on federal highway and transit programs runs out Sunday.

Mark Forkner, a former Boeing technical pilot, will appear in court on charges that he deceived safety regulators about a key system in the 737 Max.

Mark Forkner is charged with deceiving safety regulators who were evaluating the plane, which was later involved in two deadly crashes.

Most airlines now require employees to get a COVID-19 vaccine, but some pilots at American and Southwest are fighting the mandate, claiming potential career-ending vaccine side effects.

Operations at Southwest Airlines are slowly returning to normal after several days of delays and cancellations.