Delta apologizes — again — after another stowaway boards a flight without ticket The incident marks the second time in less than a month that an unticketed passenger was discovered on a Delta Air Lines flight, this time en route to Hawaii. Rebecca Rosman
Top global TikToks in 2024: Mr. Bean disciple, lip-synch for their life, baby hippo! Scenes from some of the most popular TikToks from the Global South in 2024: a dancing teen from the Philippines; an homage to Mr. Bean, that cute baby pygmy hippo. Ari Daniel
Some credit card companies may be devaluing rewards illegally, CFPB says The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said some credit card companies may be devaluing points and airline miles illegally. NPR's Sarah McCammon talks to Nick Ewen of The Points Guy. Sarah McCammon
Richard Parsons, who steadied Time Warner and Citigroup, dies at 76 Parsons, one of corporate America's most prominent Black executives who held top posts at Time Warner and Citigroup, was known as a skilled negotiator, a diplomat and a crisis manager. The Associated Press
The 'Beyoncé Bowl' halftime show was a massive hit for Netflix. The football was too Netflix says more than 200 countries tuned into the "Beyoncé Bowl" and its two NFL games. We may just be starting to learn what that ultimately means for the future of television and sports media. Eric Deggans
Israeli strike kills 5 Palestinian journalists in Gaza, officials say An Israeli strike killed five Palestinian journalists outside a hospital in the Gaza Strip overnight, according to the Health Ministry. The Israeli military said it had targeted a group of militants. The Associated Press
Rural communities are finding new models to keep small general stores open Some residents of Strafford, Vt., are trying to preserve their general store by buying it and hiring an operator with a promise to keep it local. Mikaela Lefrak
Hundreds of American Airlines flights were temporarily grounded on Christmas Eve American Airlines did not have a good start to its Christmas Eve. A "technical issue" led to the temporary grounding of hundreds of flights on one of the busiest travel days of the year. Joel Rose
Starbucks workers' strike before Christmas is part of a trend of short strikes Short duration strikes are starting to become the norm. They mean a lot less financial pain for the workers, but they don't have same kind of leverage as an indefinite work stoppage. Stephan Bisaha
Starbucks baristas' 'strike before Christmas' has reached hundreds of U.S. stores Starbucks' union says workers are walking off the job at some 300 — out of over 10,000 — stores across the U.S. as contract negotiations falter. The company urges it to return to the bargaining table. Rachel Treisman
