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In this week's air travel news, United Airlines is developing new premium-heavy "Coastliner" Airbus jets to deploy on high-revenue transcontinental routes out of California; a federal appeals court knocks down a Transportation Department rule that would have required airlines to be more transparent in displaying their ancillary fees to passengers before booking; a Minnesota resident who was stopped by immigration enforcement officers said her Global Entry and TSA PreCheck trusted traveler memberships were revoked a few days later;

Parental neglect contributed to the previously unreported deaths of three Santa Clara County children in 2022, even after repeated referrals urged the county's child welfare agency to intervene and ensure their safety. In each case, social workers closed repeated referrals as unfounded or inconclusive, referred parents to voluntary services they never completed

It's rare for interpreters' cultural background to reflect the music itself, says AV Vilavong, a Deaf concert interpreter who performs at major music festivals across the country. "The fact that Celimar is Puerto Rican, there are cultural nuances that are already embedded in how she, as a Deaf interpreter, will match the tone, the cultural aspects, the songs, the significance behind the slang for particular vocabulary," Vilavong says through an interpeter. "It's embedded in who she is as an individual."

"Affordability was part of it, but we were also looking forward to having a slower pace of life. I lived in South Florida my entire life - and it's not anything like what it used to be."

Lee was arrested and taken into custody in Hamilton County, Tennessee, after deputies were called to a medical emergency where first responders were giving a woman CPR. The medics were unable to save her. The name of the woman, who was Lee's girlfriend, has not been released and local police said her death was being treated as a homicide. Lee was also charged with tampering with evidence.

There's a reason the term "side hustle" resonated in popular culture during the COVID-19 years. Motivated by the rise of remote work in 2020 and a historic inflation spike in 2022, many Americans chose to take on a second - or third, or fourth - source of income. Today, the pandemic has eased, inflation has cooled, and many workers have been called back to the office. But a new survey suggests American workers still have a taste for extra income.

David Hutchinson set out for South Carolina late last year in hopes of striking it rich, his family said. But the Massachusetts man vanished soon after, only to be found dead inside a trash can behind an abandoned house. Now, Hutchinson's family is left searching for answers as police in South Carolina investigate his death as a homicide. The 32-year-old former Oakham, Massachusetts, resident

I'm going to talk just about being a church who's made up of missionary disciples who want to go out and make disciples, and also to pass our faith on to the next generations," he said. "I'm going to talk about a church that builds bridges, goes out to the peripheries, engages the world and lives her mission a missionary church.

NPR journalists are at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Over the past year, waves of federal layoffs have left thousands of government employees and contractor clients suddenly out of work. For foreign intelligence services, that disruption has opened new opportunities. With more former U.S. officials seeking employment or freelance work - often in specialized national security fields - adversaries, namely China, have stepped in, posing as consulting firms, research groups and recruiters.

A New York man is facing conspiracy charges after he allegedly stole goods - including frozen snow crab, blueberries, and more than $400,000 worth of designer cologne - from several warehouses, according to prosecutors. Romoy Forbes, 31, a Jamaican citizen living in Deer Park, N.Y., was charged Thursday with interstate transportation of stolen goods and conspiracy to transport stolen goods, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts said in a statement.

Jason Vasquez, 51, of New Bedford, was found dead in the harbor Jan. 31, the Bristol County District Attorney's Office said in a press release. He was last seen Jan. 28 after he visited a "local adult establishment," the DA's office said. Prior to his death, Vasquez worked on a ship at the New Bedford Shipyard and Shoreline, the DA's office said. His boss reported him missing Jan. 30 after his vehicle was found in the shipyard's parking lot.

A jury found former Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig guilty of obstruction of justice and making false statements to investigators Friday in Los Angeles federal court. The two-week trial concluded with the jury deliberating for nearly two days. Puig, 35, could face up to 20 years in prison. Sentencing is scheduled for May 26. Puig faces a statutory maximum sentence of 10 years in federal prison on the obstruction of justice charge and up to five years in prison for the two false statement charges.

As Super Bowl LX brings a national spotlight and a surge of fans and celebrities to the region this weekend, officials in San Jose, San Francisco and Santa Clara say they have no plans to alter their approach to homeless encampments. The reason is simple: In many Bay Area cities, sweeps have already become standard policy - not a temporary response to a marquee event.

The dreaded jury notice arrived Monday with its stern reminder: this is a summons, not an invitation. Dr. Omar Ibrahimi of Darien assumed it was for him. "I actually breathed a sigh of relief when I saw it wasn't my name on it," he said. "And then it took me a second, I'm like wait a minute, why is my daughter's name on this jury summons?"