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Southwest Airlines to End Nonstop Tulsa–St. Louis Service
Southwest confirmed ending Tulsa–St. Louis nonstop flights with final service on March 6, 2025. Until then two nonstops…
Category 5 Hurricane Erin Forces Winair To Cancel All Saturday Flights
On August 16–17, 2025, Hurricane Erin reached Category Five strength, causing Winair and other carriers to cancel or…
Bombay HC: Aadhaar, PAN, Voter ID Not Proof of Citizenship, Court Says
The Bombay High Court (August 12, 2025) ruled Aadhaar, PAN, and Voter ID cannot establish citizenship. The Citizenship…
DHS Brags of Massive Deportations as Democrats Condemn ICE Tactics
DHS and ICE seek funding to reach 1 million deportations per year, expanding detention from 41,500 to 54,500…
Iowa City Latino Festival Returns August 16 Amid Enforcement Fears
Iowa City will hold its Latino Festival August 16, 2025, noon–9:30 p.m., at the Ped Mall despite enforcement…
Archbishop Wenski Leads Rosary Protest, Mass at Alligator Alcatraz
On August 2, 2025 Archbishop Wenski and Bishop Dewane celebrated the first Mass inside Alligator Alcatraz, a mid-2025…
No Evidence Newsom Shared Trump Joke Before Los Angeles ICE Raids
Federal agents arrested someone near Gavin Newsom’s August 14, 2025 rally amid a summer of 4,163 Los Angeles…
Salt Lake City International Airport Named Best in U.S. by Travel + Leisure
On August 15, 2025, Travel + Leisure ranked Salt Lake City International Airport best in the U.S., citing…
Supreme Court Allows Third-Country Deportations; Legal Challenges Mount
Following the June 23, 2025 Supreme Court order, DHS broadened expedited removal and resumed third‑country transfers. CHNV parole…
Berlin Criticized Over Handling of Afghan Refugee Deportations from Pakistan
Pro Asyl filed criminal complaints on August 15, 2025, accusing German ministers of abandoning Afghans approved for relocation…
No Peoria Case Found; 2025 Trump Policies Expand Family Deportations
Following January 20, 2025 executive orders and the July 4 OBBBA, Peoria families confront faster deportation timelines, expanded…
JetBlue Returns to Daytona Beach Airport After Nearly Seven Years
Starting December 4, 2025, JetBlue returns to Daytona Beach with year-round 1x daily nonstop flights to JFK and…
Atlas Air renews UAA partnership to bolster Alaska aviation pipeline
From August 12–14, 2025 Atlas Air expanded its UAA needs-based scholarship program to a $100,000 cumulative contribution, adding…
Southwest to Resume Nonstop OKC–Dallas Love Field Service March 5, 2026
Announced August 14, 2025, Southwest will resume nonstop OKC–DAL service March 5, 2026, with two daily flights; booking…
OKC Will Rogers Airport Breaks Summer Travel Record — Data and Outlook
OKC Will Rogers logged 4,602,573 passengers in 2024 (+4.6%). With a January 2025 FIS and a July 2025…