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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said the airline “provided unsafe and undignified physical assistance to passengers” that at times resulted in injuries.

Although more students are eligible for federal aid this year, rising college costs and ballooning student debt balances are still major concerns.

The McDonald’s E. Coli outbreak has been linked to food served in 10 states, including several in the West and Midwest.

A multistate McDonald’s E. Coli outbreak has the Chicago-based burger chain pulling certain ingredients from some menus after 49 people across 10 states were sickened, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday.

The ball Shohei Ohtani launched for his 50th home run of the season, having also stolen 50 bases, was bought at auction early Wednesday for more than $4.3 million.

Hashem Safieddine was expected to succeed his cousin Hassan Nasrallah, one of the founding members of the Iran-backed Lebanese group, who was killed last month.

In a sit-down interview with NBC News’ Hallie Jackson, the vice president said she doesn’t feel the need to highlight her history-making potential: “Well, I’m clearly a woman.”

An 8-year-old Colorado girl fought back against an intruder wearing a clown mask who tried to kidnap her during a violent late-night break-in at her family’s home, court documents show.

Tara Alexis Sykes was taken into custody on Friday and charged with attempted murder while engaged in aggravated child abuse.

National Transportation Safety Board officials are reviewing the records of the pilot involved in a helicopter crash that killed all four people on board on Sunday.

Four cases in Washington farmworkers are the latest in a drumbeat of human infections across the U.S. as the virus continues to spread among farm animals.

State and local election officials around the country are taking major steps to keep poll workers and voters safe amid a hostile political environment.

The store operator also paid out $25 million in penalties in 2010 after San Diego prosecutors took them to court over negligent practices.