Southwest bans woman accused of assaulting flight attendant

Southwest Airlines has banned a woman accused of punching a flight attendant in the face last weekend in an incident that highlighted a recent increase in unruly passengers.

California giving $116M to residents who get vaccinated

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the prizes, which include $1.5 million each for 10 Californians, the largest single award offered in any state.

Hawaii’s Hapuna Beach ranked best US beach for 2021

Hapuna Beach State Park is on the west side of Hawaii’s Big Island. “It’s like an oasis,” said Stephen Leatherman, aka “Dr. Beach.”

More people in US getting jobless aid than in past but cutoffs loom

About 15.8 million people received unemployment aid through one of several benefit programs during the week of May 8. That’s nearly eight times as many people as received jobless payments in August 2014.