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Nebraska has reached another settlement with a major hotel chain to end a deceptive practice referred to as “drip pricing.” “Drip pricing,” is a practice many hotel chains and online travel agencies engage in, where they gradually disclose fees to consumers as they proceed through the booking process. Customers often don’t learn the total price of their booking—room rate plus mandatory fees—

BALTIMORE -- A 4-year-old girl was hospitalized with serious injuries after she was struck in a hit-and-run crash in Brooklyn on Monday afternoon, and a teenager was identified as the possible driver, Anne Arundel County Police said. The crash happened shortly before 4 p.m. at the 300 block of West Arden Road, police said. Investigators believe the child ran out into the roadway when she was

A settlement has been reached with Hilton Hotels regarding the disclosure of hidden mandatory fees. According to Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers, the settlement is the latest in a series of Nebraska settlements with major hotel chains, including Marriott, Omni and Choice, which have all agreed to change their business practices. For years, travelers have encountered the frustrating

U.S. officials are quietly preparing for what they think could be the biggest surge in traffic at the southern border in decades if a Covid restriction that has blocked most migrants for almost two years is lifted Thursday.

On a call this week with senior Department of Homeland Security officials, Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas asked whether the department was prepared for a worst-case