Southwest Airlines cancels thousands of flights as operational meltdown cascades NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with aviation reporter Kyle Arnold of The Dallas Morning News about the impact from thousands of flight cancellations by Southwest Airlines.
Roughly 50 customers became stranded at a Walmart in Ontario, Canada After a weekend snowstorm created dangerous road conditions, employees entertained their guests by pulling games off the shelves, pumping up air mattresses and setting up a buffet with the deli food.
Union wins made big news this year. Here are 5 reasons why it's not the full story Starbucks stores from coast to coast. An electric vehicle battery plant. The first Amazon warehouse in the U.S. All kinds of workplaces unionized in 2022, but winning elections is only the first step. Andrea Hsu
Thousands of workers were fired over vaccine mandates. For some, the fight goes on As COVID has become less virulent, the debate over vaccine mandates has faded. But some workers who were fired for refusing the shots are still fighting to be reinstated. Andrea Hsu
Southwest cancels 5,400 flights in less than 48 hours in a 'full-blown meltdown' The disruptions add to chaos that has left people stranded at airports across the country, many of them with little idea of when they can get home or where their bags are. Ashley Ahn
Turmoil on social media sites is driving users to smaller, more private alternatives 2022 has been a tumultuous year in social media and the coming year holds more uncertainties as U.S. outlets scramble to match the popularity of apps like TikTok. Shannon Bond
'Can I go back to my regular job?' Sports anchor goes viral for blizzard coverage A video of a sports journalist in Iowa has racked up more than 20 million views on Twitter after he was recruited to help his station cover the icy storm for a day. Halisia Hubbard
Poor and diverse areas of Seattle and Portland offered slower and more expensive internet Advocates doubt federal funding for broadband will ease disparities in urban places. Kaylee Tornay of InvestigateWest
FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr supports a total ban on TikTok More than a dozen states have banned Tiktok from government devices over security concerns. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr about the issues with the social media app.
NFL 'Sunday Ticket' is headed to YouTube beginning next season The deal with Google lets YouTube distribute out-of-market Sunday afternoon games, which had been on DirecTV since 1994. It's the league's second major commitment to streaming in recent years. The Associated Press