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Southwest Airlines says it is ending cabin service earlier to reduce chance of injury

Southwest Airlines says it is ending its cabin service earlier on its flights starting next month. Beginning on Dec. 4, a company spokesperson...

Iceland votes for a new parliament after political disagreements force an early election

REYKJAVIK, Iceland -- Icelanders voted to elect a new parliament Saturday after disagreements over immigration, energy policy and the economy forced Prime Minister...

Trump and Republicans in Congress eye an ambitious 100-day agenda

WASHINGTON -- A tax break for millionaires, and almost everyone else.An end to the COVID-19-era government subsidies that some Americans have used to...

Why your favorite catalogs are smaller this holiday season

PORTLAND, Maine -- Honey, they shrunk the catalogs.While retailers hope to go big this holiday season, customers may notice that the printed gift...

Vietnam approves $67 billion high-speed railway project between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh city

HANOI, Vietnam -- Vietnam on Saturday approved the construction of a high-speed railway connecting the capital Hanoi in the north to Ho Chi...

Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau flies to Florida to meet with Trump on tariffs threat

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has flown to Florida to meet with President-elect Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago...