Southwest Airlines Co. will begin offering assigned seats, ditching the free-for-all policy that has been a defining feature of the carrier for more than half a century. The airline announced the seismic change to its business model Thursday alongside a new premium-class option and plans for redeye flights. While Southwest indicated earlier this year that it was reconsidering the seating policy, it’s now facing heightened pressure to revamp underperforming operations from activist investor...

The Left gets in high dudgeon every time someone calls Vice President Kamala Harris a diversity, equity, and inclusion hire. Joe Scarborough, whose morning show on MSNBC sets the agenda for the wokeati, railed that it was racist — right before his guest, Katty Kay, called former President Donald Trump “old, white, and male.”  But none of these truths should offend supporters of either candidate. Trump is 78, white, and famously male. As for Harris, if...

Republicans are warning their colleagues to back off using diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) politics to attack Vice President Harris as she launches her presidential bid. The GOP has had to quickly revamp its attacks in the days since President Biden withdrew from the 2024 race and Democrats coalesced around Harris as his replacement — and some members have taken swipes over her race and gender in arguing she is unqualified. Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) called Harris...

Jesse Crum was at work when a stranger walked in the door needing help. What he did next led to both a friendship and a powerful example of humanity. Source: Deaf man gets lift from a stranger when he needs it most Very cool.

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