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A traveler gathers his luggage at San Francisco International Airport.

Airlines must refund bag fee if your luggage is delayed, Obama administration says

June 2, 2019 at 4:58 p.m.

If an airline delays returning your luggage after a flight, you will get a refund for your bag fee, under a new set of consumer-protection rules the Obama administration plans...

A scary clown awaits visitors to Big Top Terror, a new haunted house at Fright Fest at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee.

Theme parks aren’t afraid to raise the bar on Halloween

August 23, 2019 at 2:27 p.m.

Halloween is growing so big, it's scary. To crank up the fright levels, Universal Studios Hollywood employed directors and producers of creepy movies and television series to help create new...

Leonard Hanson laughs as he visits with Calibur, a 9-year-old Leonberger therapy dog, at Coeur d'Alene Health Care and Rehabilitation Center in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Airlines want to limit the type of "emotional support animals" allowed on planes.

Airlines seek to limit types of therapy animals allowed on planes

August 23, 2019 at 2:25 p.m.

Turkeys, pigs and even roosters have flown the friendly skies, carried onto commercial planes by passengers who identified the critters as emotional support animals. But a committee of airline representatives...

Passengers at Chicago O'Hare International Airport wait in line to be screened at a Transportation Security Administration checkpoint in May. The TSA hired new screeners, promoted others and redeployed some agents to keep lines moving this summer.

TSA says it kept summer lines short by hiring and promoting more screeners

June 12, 2018 at 6:41 a.m.

Next time you come across an airport screener, take the time to say "Thanks." That is the request by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, who credited major staffing...

You can still see the Main Street Electrical Parade when it moves to Disneyland

May 12, 2019 at 8:39 a.m.

Disneyland's Main Street Electrical Parade is coming back to Anaheim. The Electrical Parade, a nighttime cavalcade of floats adorned with thousands of lights, was a fan favorite at Disneyland from...

Passengers in Pyongyang board an Air Koryo flight headed for Beijing in June. The carrier was ranked as the worst in the world by Skytrax for the fourth straight year.

North Korean airline named worst in the world — again

August 21, 2019 at 7:41 p.m.

For the fourth year in a row, North Korea's Air Koryo has claimed the dubious honor of being ranked the worst carrier in the world. But Air Koryo may not...

Tower of Terror to get superhero makeover at Disney California Adventure Park

May 12, 2019 at 8:35 a.m.

One of the most popular attractions at Disney California Adventure Park is about to undergo a major makeover to incorporate Disney's stockpile of superhero characters. Twilight Zone Tower of Terror,...

A TSA agent keeps an eye on travelers going through security at Los Angeles International Airport.

Can Israeli-type security measures work at LAX and other U.S. airports?

August 23, 2019 at 2:15 p.m.

In the wake of two grisly attacks on European airports, one name has been on the lips of U.S. lawmakers and airport executives: Ben Gurion International Airport. The airport near...

A Los Angeles conference for Airbnb participants drew protests from labor groups that contend short-term rental services contribute to a decline in affordable housing.

Airbnb hosts more likely to be victims of ID theft (because of nosy guests)

May 23, 2019 at 2:03 p.m.

If you rent out your home or apartment through an online rental site like Airbnb, you could be a greater risk of being a victim of identity theft. That is...

Walt Disney Company chairman and CEO Bob Iger speaks about the new Shanghai Disney Resort during a press event in Shanghai on July 15, 2015. US entertainment giant Disney gave the first detailed preview to the media for its planned theme park in Shanghai, promising Chinese features and new attractions unlike its five other resorts, executives said.

‘Era of blindly following’ Mickey Mouse is over, says Chinese billionaire battling Disney

May 12, 2019 at 8:17 a.m.

If Walt Disney Co. executives thought they were going to open a theme park in mainland China without major opposition, they were wrong. Only weeks before the launch of the...

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