Southwest Airlines is Back in Court Over Firing of Flight Attendant With Anti-Abortion Views

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Southwest Airlines has gone back to federal court in hopes of reversing an $800,000 award to a flight attendant who says she was fired for her anti-abortion views. Arguments were heard Monday by a federal appeals court in New Orleans. Southwest says the flight attendant was fired because she violated company…MORE

Toyota Apologizes for Cheating on Vehicle Testing and Halts Production of Three Models

TOKYO (AP) — Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda has apologized for massive cheating on certification tests for seven vehicle models. The fraudulent testing at Japan’s top automaker involved the use of inadequate or outdated data in collision tests and incorrect testing of airbag inflation and rear-seat damage in crashes. Engine tests were also found to be…MORE

Fauci Pushes Back Partisan Attacks in Fiery House Hearing Over COVID Origins and Controversies

WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci was back before Congress, calling Republican allegations that he’d tried to cover up COVID-19’s origins “simply preposterous.” The top U.S. infectious disease expert until 2022, Fauci was grilled by the House panel behind closed doors in January. On Monday, they questioned him again, in public and on camera. The…MORE