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Fact check: Debt ceiling myths and misconceptions

If you're confused about the debt ceiling battle being waged in Washington right now, you're not alone. There are a lot of misconceptions about what's behind the drama and what's at stake. We'll separate fact from fiction.
- Scott Horsley
A record number of Americans may fly this summer. Here's everything you need to know

Memorial Day weekend kicks off the busy summer air travel season and this may be the busiest ever. But some worry it could be another summer of delays and cancellations after a "pretty rocky" 2022.
- David Schaper
Ford reverses course and decides to keep AM radio on its vehicles

Federal lawmakers cite safety concerns for keeping AM radio, citing its historic role in transmitting vital information during emergencies, such as natural disasters, especially to rural areas.
- The Associated Press
Amazon employees prepare to walk out... if they can get enough people

On Monday, a group of Amazon workers at the company’s Seattle headquarters announced they would be walking off the job. In messages and emails sent to fellow employees, the group said they would be walking out on May 31, one week after the company’s annual shareholder meeting.
- Libby Denkmann
Seattle introduces legislation to protect gig workers from abrupt termination

Network companies such as Uber and GrubHub use the term “deactivation” to describe workers being effectively fired and no longer able to accept new work orders. This week the Seattle City Council will introduce a bill aimed at protecting gig workers from sudden deactivation, which will provide transparency guidelines for companies that engage in the practice.
- Ruby de Luna
Treasury Department prepares for the worst — if the debt ceiling isn't raised

The Treasury Department is not set up to pay some of its bills and not others. But it may be forced into that situation, if Congress doesn't raise the debt ceiling soon.
- Scott Horsley
The latest workers calling for a better quality of life: airline pilots

In ongoing contract negotiations, pilots at major airlines are pushing for changes in scheduling, to allow for more time at home and fewer missed birthdays and other celebrations.
- Andrea Hsu
Target is recalling nearly 5 million candles that can cause burns and lacerations

The recall affects the store's Threshold Glass Jar Candles in multiple sizes. Target received 137 reports of the candle jar cracking and breaking during use, including six injuries.
- Joe Hernandez
American Airlines and JetBlue must end partnership in the northeast U.S., judge rules

The ruling is a major victory for the Biden administration, which has used aggressive enforcement of antitrust laws to fight against mergers and other arrangements between large corporations.
- The Associated Press
How not lifting the debt ceiling could affect people, from veterans to homebuyers

Unless Congress and the White House reach a deal to raise the debt ceiling, real people could suffer, from service members to Social Security recipients to would-be homebuyers.
- Scott Horsley

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