Major airlines and millions of U.S. travelers are facing a rare set of challenges this spring are making it more costly and less convenient to fly.

U.S. crude oil passed $100 per barrel Sunday, continuing its surge despite efforts by the Trump administration and allied countries to slow rising prices.

Travelers across the U.S. faced long airport lines after TSA agents missed their first full paycheck during the Department of Homeland Security funding standoff

Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei declared this week that the Strait of Hormuz, a gateway to some 20% of the world’s oil, would remain closed. Now, with gas prices spiking dramatically in the U.S. since the beginning of the war, the Trump administration is scrambling to defend against Iran’s most powerful weapon. NBC’s Brian Cheung reports in this week’s Sunday Focus. 

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr on Saturday renewed his criticism and threats against broadcasters over their content, this time with President Donald Trump’s criticism of Iran war reporting as the backdrop

More than 150 people on board a Princess cruise ship touring the Caribbean became ill with norovirus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said this week

Americans are poised to receive bigger refunds when they file their taxes this year than they did in 2025, due to changes in the tax code

An overheated circuit board at a Washington, D.C., area radar facility grounded four airports Friday while the source of the chemical odor was investigated, officials said

The ongoing war in Iran is disrupting fertilizer shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, raising farmers’ costs and pushing food prices higher.

Powell said the threatened indictment was related to his testimony before the Senate in June about the renovation of Federal Reserve office buildings.