MEMORIAL DAY

U.S. airlines scrubbed thousands of flights last week.

U.S. airlines scrubbed thousands of flights last week.

It's turning into another difficult day for airline travelers in the United States.

The Florida Keys can be paradise. Buffett and Hemingway vibe. Sunset celebrations. Bars everywhere.

Amid a sea of tourists and police, Christina Lara and Tiana Brunson walked down Ocean Drive last weekend with two water bottles filled with cognac and coke — a mix they called “Happy Juice.”

Demand for flights this summer is exceeding airline capacity, causing ticket prices to soar.

Demand for flights this summer is exceeding airline capacity, causing ticket prices to soar.

Vice President Kamala Harris says the U.S. is safer if people in other countries have sufficient water to drink, grow food and safely dispose of sewage.

President Biden repeated a false Second Amendment claim Monday that has been repeatedly debunked throughout his presidency.

Airlines scuttled more than 2,500 flights across the U.S. during the holiday weekend. Here's what happened.

The Memorial Day weekend gunfire at Vagos biker gang members near Las Vegas left at least seven people wounded or injured. Three Hells Angels members were arrested.

The Memorial Day weekend gunfire at Vagos biker gang members near Las Vegas left at least seven people wounded or injured. Three Hells Angels members were arrested.

U.S. airlines canceled more than 2,800 flights from Thursday through Monday, or about 2% of their schedules, according to tracking service FlightAware.

According to Gun Violence Archive, a total of 179 were killed and 463 injured in gun violence incidents over the holiday weekend.

A Memorial Day weekend shooting on a Las Vegas-area freeway was an apparent ambush by Hells Angels members on rival Vagos biker gang members returning from a veterans cemetery ride, according to a police report made public Tuesday. Richard John Devries, who police identified as the Las Vegas Hells Angels chapter president, and club recruits Russell Smith and Stephen Alo were arrested late Sunday, several hours after the shooting on U.S. 95, according to Henderson police reports.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, more than 14,000 pilot openings are projected for each year over the next decade.

Even as the United States reeled over the massacre of 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in Texas, multiple mass shootings happened elsewhere over the Memorial Day weekend.

At least 10 people were wounded in a mass shooting in South Carolina on Monday night — one of numerous shootings that unfolded across the U.S. over Memorial Day weekend.

U.S. airlines canceled more than 2,800 flights from Thursday through Monday, or about 2% of their schedules, according to tracking service FlightAware.

Authorities say a central Florida man was killed from an apparent bonfire explosion over the Memorial Day weekend.

Authorities say a central Florida man was killed from an apparent bonfire explosion over the Memorial Day weekend. Volusia County Sheriff’s officials say investigators haven’t yet determined what caused the explosion during the outdoor party at a home near DeLand, Florida.

The unofficial start of summer is offering a troubling look at what lies ahead for travelers during the peak vacation season.

A Florida man was killed in an accidental explosion over the Memorial Day weekend, according to Volusia County Sheriff’s deputies.

Memorial Day is coming, and it got us thinking: How familiar are you with the holiday?

Florida gas prices pretty much stayed the same through Memorial Day weekend as about 2 million Floridians were expected to take road trips, AAA reported Tuesday.

Here is the celebration, trophy ceremony and interviews after Reynolds wins its first D-10 softball title in school history.

President Biden mentioned the bill in his Memorial Day remarks, saying we have a duty to do right by service members who died of toxic exposure.

President Biden mentioned the bill in his Memorial Day remarks, saying we have a duty to do right by service members who died of toxic exposure.

People visit Chicago beaches at the start of the season during Memorial Day weekend.

In a Texas town scarred by gun massacre, anger and grief gives way to a relentless cycle of mourning as two weeks of funerals begin.

Musicians across the U.S. came together to honor the fallen on Memorial Day.

Memorial Day drew hundreds to Rosehill Cemetery to remember and pay respect to the fallen.

Holiday weekend travelers have found a Memorial Day mess at Miami International Airport.

Police say two people are dead and 20 others injured in a crash that sent two cars careening into a crowd of bystanders at an annual Memorial Day weekend “cruise” night in Nebraska’s capital.

Biden spoke on his hopes for bipartisan support to certain gun laws before honoring the nation's fallen in Memorial Day remarks.

Biden spoke on his hopes for bipartisan support to certain gun laws before honoring the nation's fallen in Memorial Day remarks.

Eric Hill sat on a bench at the Lauderdale Memorial Park Cemetery.

A special ceremony was held Monday at Woodlawn Cemetery in Coral Gables in observance of Memorial Day.

President Joe Biden is delivering remarks Monday in observance of Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery.

Witnesses say an argument preceded the gunfire just after midnight.

Witnesses say an argument preceded the gunfire just after midnight.

President Joe Biden says there may some bipartisan support to tighten restrictions on the kind of high-powered weapons used by the gunman in the Texas school shooting.

Even though every day is one to recognize those who have served our country, each day this month highlights the sacrifices military personnel have made for centuries, given it is Military Appreciation Month.

Thousands of flights have been canceled during the holiday weekend.

San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler says he might return to the field for the national anthem in recognition of Memorial Day when his team opens a three-game series at Philadelphia.

People attend a Memorial Day program held at Fountain Square in Evanston on May 30, 2022.

Thousands of flights have been canceled during the holiday weekend.

There were over 1,500 people in attendance, officials say.

A free Virtual Telescope Project webcast will stream live views of the potential meteor storm from the tau Herculids meteor shower overnight on May 30-31.

Tom Cruise got his first $100 million opening weekend with “Top Gun: Maverick.”.

Hundreds of flights worldwide were canceled by mid-afternoon Sunday, adding to the mounting number of scrubbed flights during the busy Memorial Day holiday weekend.

Hundreds of flights worldwide were cancelled by midday Sunday, adding to the mounting number of scrubbed flights during the busy Memorial Day holiday weekend in the U.S. More than 1,030 flights had been canceled as of 11:30 a.m. EDT Sunday, according to flight tracking website FlightAware. More than 250 of Sunday's cancellations involved aircraft scheduled to fly to or from U.S. cities.

Passengers faced hundreds of flight cancellations and delays at the start of Memorial Day weekend.

On Sunday morning, boaters and those on personal watercrafts could be found lining up at loading docks across town.

USAF Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Brown on honoring the sacrifices of U.S. service men and women who died protecting the freedoms we all enjoy.

A group of Pittsburgh-area bikers are shocked and looking for answers after a scary encounter in Pittsburgh’s Bloomfield neighborhood on Friday.

Large crowds are expected at Miami Beach for Memorial Day weekend.

‘Our schools are a place where kids should be safe:’ faith leaders, community decry gun violence, call for peace in streets during downtown Chicago prayer walk

Memorial Day weekend kicks off in Chicago’s Daley Plaza with wreath-laying, parade to ‘remember and honor over 1.2 million American heroes.'

Could Tropical Storm Agatha, which is forecast to become a hurricane on Sunday as it approaches the southern coast of Mexico, emerge after its bout with Mexico and threaten Miami?

Airline travelers are not only facing sticker shock this Memorial Day weekend.

Chicago's Memorial Day wreath-laying ceremony and parade on May 28, 2022.

The newest members of America’s armed forces were sworn in at the U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Miami in Opa-locka Friday as part of a preview event ahead of this weekend’s Hyundai Air & Sea Show.

As COVID-19 cases, testing positivity rates and hospitalizations climb across Florida, 10 counties — including Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade — now officially have high community levels, according to the CDC. South Florida's three counties all have positivity rates at or above 20% and COVID-related hospitalizations are at a nearly three-month high.

Officials at both the Miami and Fort Lauderdale airports have said they expect this Memorial Day weekend to be one of the busiest they’ve ever seen, if not the busiest.

Thirty-nine million people are projected to travel Memorial Day weekend, according to AAA.

Memorial Day marks the start of the summer driving, and already drivers are limiting trips due to record gasoline prices that are expected to go even higher.

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Six weeks ago, a roundtrip fare between Los Angeles and San Francisco — a flight that lasts about 38 minutes — was $93. Last week, that same flight cost $350.

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The Jamaica Social Stock Exchange in collaboration with Florida Jerk Festival will raise funds to support the youth in Trench Town, Jamaica

An inflation gauge closely tracked by the Federal Reserve rose 6.3% in April from a year earlier, just below a four-decade high set in March and the first slowdown since November 2020.

South Florida observes Memorial Day with tributes to the U.S. military personnel who has died during their service.

These luggage pieces from Samsonite​, Monos​, Paravel, Delsey Paris​ and more are on sale now, ahead of Memorial Day.

Chicago is expected to move into a “high” community level of COVID-19 as early as Thursday night, officials said, as the city braces for an estimated 1.4 million people to visit the city over Memorial Day weekend, the unofficial start of the summer season.

Pandemic-weary U.S. residents are confronting high gas prices as they decide whether to travel this Memorial Day weekend.

Florida gas prices have dipped a little lower, a week after setting a new record high, AAA reported Monday.

A suspect arrested in connection with the El Mula banquet hall mass shooting will not be formally charged, the Miami-Dade state attorney’s office confirmed Wednesday.

A retired U.S. Army officer is getting a chance to deliver his speech about freed Black slaves who honored fallen Civil War soldiers.

After its triumphant first weekend, “A Quiet Place Part II” fell 59% at the North American box office leaving room for the third movie in the “Conjuring” franchise to take first place.

James Beard Award winning chef, Michelle Bernstein, has curated her top Memorial Day cookout recipes, including: Sweet Tea Fried Chicken Sandwiches, Mini Corn Dog and Cookout Brownies.

The Miami International Boat Show is returning to Miami Beach in 2022, which will stimulate the locate the local economy, but also draw tens of thousands of people to a city still recovering from rowdy tourists who caused chaos during spring break and Memorial Day weekend.

The head of an American Legion post in Ohio has stepped down after organizers of a Memorial Day ceremony silenced a speech about freed Black slaves honoring soldiers after the Civil War.

Organizers of a Memorial Day ceremony in Ohio turned off the featured speaker’s microphone when a former Army officer began recalling how freed Black slaves honored fallen soldiers after the Civil War.

By 10 a.m. on Memorial Day, Willis Island at the mouth of the Miami Marine Stadium basin is already trashed. Trash cans are overflowing and forming piles of garbage destined to wind up in the bay.

A nation slowly emerging from restrictions imposed by the coronavirus pandemic honored generations of fallen U.S. veterans on a Memorial Day observed without the severe pandemic restrictions that affected the day of tribute just a year ago.

Authorities say a huge American flag and several smaller flags were stolen from a Southern California veterans cemetery over the Memorial Day weekend.

The Town of Davie and the Scoutmasters Camporee Committee are holding a parade and ceremony Monday in honor of Memorial Day.

The difference between Memorial Day and Veterans Day still seems to trip people up, although it shouldn't. So, what do you say on Memorial Day compared to Veterans Day?

With almost three dozen people shot starting with a barrage of bullets flying near Casino Miami, community advocates say something needs to change.

President Joe Biden has marked his first Memorial Day weekend as commander in chief by honoring the nation’s sacrifices in a deeply personal manner.

Tens of thousands of people are in South Florida this Memorial Day weekend, relaxing, partying and enjoying the Air & Sea Show on South Beach.

AAA is estimating that more than 2.5 million people will take to the skies nationwide for Memorial Day weekend.

More cities and states are shrugging off lingering COVID-19 restrictions as vaccination rates rise and the number of infections falls.

Pressure is mounting on Democrats to end the practice of requiring 60 votes to move legislation through the Senate if they hope to advance President Joe Biden’s agenda.

After years of fighting and litigation over who can include “Orlando” in the name of their central Florida airport, Orlando International Airport officials and Orlando Melbourne International Airport officials have tentatively agreed that Orlando Melbourne International Airport will change its name to Melbourne Orlando International Airport.

Travelers are returning in droves to airports and the best advice is to get there early.

Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start to summer across the U.S., and it turns out not one, or two, but three Florida cities are among the 10 most popular destinations Americans will be visiting between Friday, May 28 and Monday, May 31.

President Joe Biden started the Memorial Day weekend by visiting a rock climbing gym in northern Virginia as the state lifted all COVID-19 distancing and capacity restrictions at private businesses and much of the nation pushes toward a greater sense of normalcy.