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A traveler walks past covered Spirit Airlines kiosks, May 2, 2026, at George Bush Intercontinental Airport, in Houston. (AP Photo/Lekan Oyekanmi)
May 3, 2026, 4:41 am
Airlines rush to help stranded Spirit passengers after budget carrier collapses
Competitors stand to gain from carrier’s shutdown even as they continue to feel the sting of rising fuel costs amid US-Israel conflict with Iran
By David Shepardson and Laila Kearney
A Spirit Airlines 319 Airbus approaches Manchester Boston Regional Airport for a landing, June 2, 2023, in Manchester, New Hampshire (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
May 2, 2026, 3:40 pm
US’s Spirit Airlines declares immediate bankruptcy amid Iran war price fuel surge
Telling passengers not to go to the airport, the major, low-cost US airline cites ‘oil prices and other pressures’ for abruptly shutting down after failing to secure Trump-proposed bailout
By Sabrina Valle, David Shepardson, Rajesh Kumar Singh and Doyinsola Oladipo
FILE: The Harvard University logo is displayed on a building at the school, Tuesday, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, April 15, 2025. (Charles Krupa/AP)
May 26, 2025, 10:55 pm
Trump mulls transferring $3 billion in federal Harvard grants to trade schools
In the escalating battle between US president and prestigious private university over antisemitism, Trump may send funds to trade schools that largely do not conduct research
By David Shepardson and Jonathan Allen
FILE: This handout picture provided by the UAE Presidential Court shows the Qatar Amiri Flight Boeing 747-8 aircraft carrying Qatar's Emir upon landing at Abu Dhabi's Presidential Airport on November 9, 2023. (Abdulla AL-BEDWAWI / UAE PRESIDENTIAL COURT / AFP)
May 21, 2025, 10:33 pm
US accepts $400 million Qatari luxury jet gift for use as Trump’s new Air Force One
Pentagon confirms handover, says ‘will work to ensure proper security measures’ with Air Force, amid opposition from Democrats, legal experts
By Phil Stewart and David Shepardson
People work inside the TikTok Inc. building in Culver City, California, on March 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
March 12, 2024, 6:01 pm
As Congress weighs ban, Trump says TikTok a threat, but kids will ‘go crazy’ without
Biden has said he would sign legislation that would give popular social media platform’s Chinese owner ByteDance about six months to divest from app amid security concerns
By David Shepardson
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