Southwest Airlines, which angered customers with thousands of flight cancellations over the holidays, is offering 25,000 frequent-flier points to travelers who were affected by the epic meltdown.  Southwest CEO Bob Jordan wrote in a letter to impacted travelers that the 25,000 points have a value of more than $300, will …

Houston — Mississippi coach Lane Kiffin said a Texas Tech player spit on one of his players and possibly used a racial slur Wednesday night in the Texas Bowl. A scrum broke out after Ole Miss’ Dayton Wade fumbled early in the fourth quarter and Texas Tech recovered. There was …

A police officer in Tampa, Florida, who was videotaped dragging a handcuffed woman into jail has been fired, authorities said. An internal investigation determined that former officer Gregory Damon violated department policies during the Nov. 17 incident, the Tampa Police Department announced Tuesday in a news release. The woman was …

A measure of inflation closely watched by the Federal Reserve slowed last month, another sign that a long surge in consumer prices seems to be easing. Friday’s report from the Commerce Department showed that prices rose 5.5% in November from a year earlier, down from a revised 6.1% increase in …

Twitter on Wednesday suspended an account that used publicly available flight data to track Elon Musk’s private jet, despite a pledge by the social media platform’s new owner to keep it up because of his free speech principles. Then, hours later, Musk brought back the jet-tracking account after imposing new …

Former reality stars Todd and Julie Chrisley, who were convicted of tax fraud and sentenced last month to significant federal prison time, have received their prison orders. Both will be required to report to prison on Jan. 17, according to documents filed by the U.S. Marshals Service this week. Todd …

The following is a transcript of an interview with Bahareh, Hannah and Ariana Shargi, Emad Shargi’s wife and daughters, that aired Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022, on “Face the Nation.” MARGARET BRENNAN: Welcome back to Face The Nation. The release of Brittney Griner from Russia is putting focus on other Americans …

New York — Hundreds of journalists and other employees at The New York Times began a 24-hour walkout Thursday in the first strike of its kind at the newspaper in more than 40 years. Newsroom employees and other members of The NewsGuild of New York say they’re fed up with …

A 20-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an attack on a food service worker in the San Francisco Bay Area that cost the worker an eye. More than three weeks after the incident, police confirmed they have a suspect in custody. The victim, identified as 19-year-old Bianca Palomera, …

About 40% of cannabis products sold at unlicensed storefronts in New York City contained bacteria, heavy metals and pesticides, finds a recently released report. Marijuana, edibles and vaporizers purchased from 20 illicit shops in August were tested and found to contain varying levels of eight contaminants, including E. coli, salmonella, …