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☆ Evacuations ordered after dozens of train cars derailed near New Mexico state line, some carrying propane
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-27 | by ( Rebekah Riess | Paradise Afshar | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Thirty-five rail cars of a train derailed in New Mexico Friday afternoon, prompting evacuations and forcing a 50-mile stretch of Interstate 40 to close. McKinley County Fire & Rescue was dispatched around 12:40 p.m. Friday after the train derailed and caught fire off Interstate 40 near the state line. Six of the derailed train cars were carrying propane, according to BNSF Railway. There is currently “no projected end to this closure,” said New Mexico State Police on Facebook. “I am deeply concerned about the train derailment along the Arizona-New Mexico border and am monitoring the situation closely,” Hobbs wrote.

Persons: ”, Transportation Pete Buttigieg, Katie Hobbs, ” Hobbs, “, Buttigieg Organizations: CNN, Fire, Rescue, BNSF Railway, New Mexico State Police, Facebook, National Transportation Safety, NTSB, Unified Command, Transportation, Tribal, ”, New Locations: New Mexico, McKinley, Arizona, ” Arizona, New Mexican, State of Arizona

☆ Biden administration partners with states to protect airline customers
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

And while state attorneys general receive consumer complaints, airlines are not legally required to respond to their inquiries. The Biden administration has been aggressively pushing measures to expand consumer rights for airline passengers. The latest move comes as passenger traffic in the United States is projected to reach an all-time high this year. It includes 18 states such as California, New York, Nevada and Colorado that have some of the busiest U.S. airports. The DOT said seven more states - Delaware, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oregon, Tennessee, Vermont, and Washington – are interested in joining the initiative.

Persons: Transportation Pete Buttigieg, Francis Scott Key, Pete Buttigieg, Biden, Buttigieg, Washington – Organizations: Transportation, White, . Transportation, U.S . Department of Transportation, Transportation Department, Southwest Airlines, Republican, Democratic Locations: Baltimore, Washington , U.S, United States, California , New York , Nevada, Colorado, Delaware , Massachusetts, Minnesota , Oregon , Tennessee , Vermont, Washington

☆ Opinion: Why ‘black swans’ are behind the Key Bridge and other shipping disasters
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Opinion Salvatore R. Mercogliano | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

CNN —The allision between the container ship MV Dali and the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on Tuesday has prompted numerous questions — not only about how this tragedy occurred, but also about our global shipping processes. This marked the start of a campaign by the Houthis, in support of Hamas in their attack on Israel, against global shipping transiting the Red Sea, Bab-el-Mandeb and the Gulf of Aden. Now, two years later, Baltimore is closed with remains of the Key Bridge athwart the main shipping channel. No one agency has oversight of or coordinates global shipping or ports in the US. There is also no overall maritime strategy for the nation, although the US Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration has been tasked to develop one.

Persons: Salvatore R, Mercogliano, Francis Scott Key, —, Sal Mercogliano Bennett Scarborough, Dali, ”, Jennifer Homendy, Transportation Pete Buttigieg, John Garamendi of, Dusty Johnson of Organizations: Campbell University, Shipping, YouTube, CNN, MV Galaxy Leader, Baltimore, Federal Highway Administration, Transportation, Bethlehem Steel, Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration, US Coast Guard, Army Corps of Engineers, Maryland Department of Transportation, US Department of Transportation, Federal Maritime Commission, Democratic, Republican, Dusty Johnson of South Dakota, Ocean Shipping Reform Locations: Baltimore, Asia, Suez, Los Angeles, Long, Yemen, Israel, Bab, Aden, China, Argentina, Largo, Dali, Sparrows, United States, John Garamendi of California, Dusty Johnson of South

☆ Pete Buttigieg warns people not to wear the Apple Vision Pro while driving after a viral video showed someone wearing one behind the wheel of a Cybertruck
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg is weighing in on the use of Apple Vision Pro headsets on the road. He was remarking on a viral video appearing to show someone wearing a Vision Pro while driving a Tesla Cybertruck. That's the warning from US Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg in response to a viral video seemingly showing a person wearing an Apple Vision Pro headset while driving a Tesla Cybertruck. Apple's user guide for the device says, "Apple Vision Pro has built-in safety features to help prevent collisions and falls, but it's also important to use the device in a safe manner. For example, don't run while wearing Apple Vision Pro, use it while operating a moving vehicle, or use it while intoxicated or otherwise impaired."

Persons: Transportation Pete Buttigieg, —, Buttigieg, it's Organizations: Transportation, Apple Vision, Service, Apple, Pro, Vision

☆ US transport chief aims to ensure Cruise, other self-driving vehicles safe
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( David Shepardson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt resigned on Sunday, a day after apologizing to staff as the company undergoes a safety review of its U.S. fleet. Cruise pulled all of its vehicles from U.S. testing after an Oct. 2 accident in San Francisco that involved another vehicle and ended with one of Cruise's self-driving taxis dragging a pedestrian. "We're going to do everything we can with the authorities we do have, which are not trivial," Buttigieg told reporters. The unit had in recent months touted ambitious plans to expand to more cities, offering fully autonomous taxi rides. Cruise competes with Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Waymo in deploying autonomous vehicles and had been testing hundreds in several cities across the United States, notably its home of San Francisco.

Persons: Transportation Pete Buttigieg, Joe Biden, Leah Millis, Pete Buttigieg, Kyle Vogt, Cruise, Buttigieg, David Shepardson, Will Dunham, Chizu Organizations: Transportation, South, REUTERS, Rights, . Transportation, Motors, Traffic Safety Administration, California Department of Motor Vehicles, Transport Workers Union of America, Brotherhood of Teamsters, United Auto Workers, NHTSA, Thomson Locations: Washington , U.S, San Francisco, Buttigieg's, United States

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles motorists should expect traffic snarls during the Monday commute as crews assess how much damage was caused by a raging fire over the weekend that closed a major elevated interstate near downtown, officials said. Commuters were urged to work from home or take public transportation into downtown Los Angeles. Newsom declared a state of emergency Saturday afternoon and directed the state Department of Transportation to request assistance from the federal government. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said she had also talked with U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg about any additional resources that may be needed. California Secretary of Transportation Toks Omishakin said storage yards under highways are common statewide and across the country.

Persons: Gavin Newsom, ” Newsom, Kristin Crowley, Newsom, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, Transportation Pete Buttigieg, ”, Transportation Toks, Bass Organizations: ANGELES, Gov, Patrol, Flames, Department of Transportation, Los Angeles Mayor, U.S, Transportation, Sunday Locations: Los Angeles, Alameda Street, Santa Fe, California

☆ Marjorie Taylor Greene and other Republicans are taking advantage of a 19th-century House rule to try to lower Biden officials' salaries to $1
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Madison Hall | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

In 1876, the House passed the Holman Rule for the very first time. The rule's been utilized 36 times this year by House Republicans. AdvertisementAdvertisementRep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and House Republicans are trying to bring an obscure House rule from the 19th century back in vogue. The Holman Rule hasn't always been included in rules packages since it its introduction in 1876 — the rule has been removed and re-added to the House rule book on numerous occasions. The 115th Congress also briefly instituted the Holman Rule, though the congressional body never passed a single amendment using it.

Persons: Holman, —, Marjorie Taylor Greene, William S Holman, Greene's, Defense Lloyd Austin, Transportation Pete Buttigieg, Alejandro Mayorkas, Amanda Bennett, Pete, Greene, Antony Blinken, Cyrus Salazar, hasn't, Kevin McCarthy Organizations: House Republicans, Service, Biden, Rep, Defense, Transportation, Homeland, US Agency for Global Media, White, Lawmakers, Department of Defense's, Diversity, Equity, Senate, GOP, Representatives, Congress Locations: Canadian

☆ Biden is pouring $16 billion into making Amtrak trains faster, easier to get to, and more accessible
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-06 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Biden is pouring $16.4 billion into passenger rail in the Northeast Regional corridor. AdvertisementAdvertisementPresident Joe Biden — a known proponent of Amtrak — wants trains to run faster and better. His administration is pouring $16.4 billion from the 2021 bipartisan infrastructure law into the Northeast Regional corridor to do just that. Meanwhile, 80% of Amtrak trains were on time in 2020 — and that fell to 74% by 2022. "We're all on our way to creating world-class passenger rail that benefits communities nationwide by making our rail systems safer, more efficient, and more convenient," Landrieu said.

Persons: Biden, —, Joe Biden —, Mitch Landrieu, Transportation Pete Buttigieg, Bill Flynn, Marc Molinaro, Landrieu Organizations: Service, Amtrak —, White, Penn, Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, Amtrak, European Union, Northeast Corridor Commission, NEC, Infrastructure Investment, Jobs Act, Republicans, New, New York Republican, Republican Locations: Boston, Washington, Baltimore, New York's, Connecticut, Metro, New York, Bronx, Manhattan, —, Northeast, West, Hudson

☆ What a Long, Strange and Unsatisfying EV Trip It’s Been
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-20 | by ( James Freeman | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +1 min

Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm and Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg charge an electric vehicle in Takoma Park, Maryland in 2021. Photo: michael reynolds/ShutterstockIt’s a hard life on the road, especially when the journey involves politically correct transportation. Regular readers are familiar with the travails of Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm and Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg as they have bravely attempted to promote impractical travel. The Times identifies David Gelles as “a correspondent on the Climate desk,” suggesting he’s at least open to the idea of inefficient transport. Sure enough, Mr. Gelles reports in the Times’s Climate Forward newsletter that he’s had good experiences with Tesla and its charging network.

Persons: Energy Jennifer Granholm, Transportation Pete Buttigieg, michael reynolds, Shutterstock, David Gelles, Gelles, he’s, Tesla Organizations: Energy, Transportation, New York Times Locations: Takoma Park , Maryland, Minneapolis

☆ Climate protesters disrupt start of Federal Reserve Chair Powell's economic speech
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Protesters disrupt an Economic Club of New York event on Oct. 19th, 2023. The start of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's speech on Thursday was delayed by climate activists protesting at the Economic Club of New York. The protesters appeared to be from a group called Climate Defiance. The group's mission statement calls for the end of fossil fuel extraction on federal lands and waters, among other items. The Federal Reserve leader appeared to leave his seat near the podium at some point during the protest.

Persons: Jerome Powell's, Powell, Transportation Pete Buttigieg Organizations: of New, Federal, Economic, Federal Reserve, Defiance, Transportation Locations: of New York, New York

☆ A government shutdown could make air travel even worse
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-27 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg warns that might make air travel worse. The impacts on air travel will be immediate, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg told Insider. AdvertisementAdvertisementImportantly, a shutdown could also jeopardize a crucial piece of ensuring flight safety and timeliness — enough air traffic controllers . The DOT has been making strides in curbing travel nightmares: Throughout 2023, air travel cancellations have stayed below 2%, according to the Air Travel Consumer Report — a far cry from the 2.7% cancellation rate in 2022. AdvertisementAdvertisementEven without a shutdown, Republicans' proposals to keep the government funded while enacting widespread cuts could jeopardize travel, according to Buttigieg.

Persons: Transportation Pete Buttigieg, —, they're, Buttigieg Organizations: Transportation, Service, TSA, Air, Department of Transportation, Republican, Democratic, Independent, Republicans, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, American

☆ Airline collision close calls are on the rise partly because there's not enough people working the high-paid, high-stress job that prevents them
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-22 | by ( Juliana Kaplan | Hannah Towey | Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Part of that can be chalked up to the air traffic controller labor shortages. A government audit released in June found that 77% of critical air traffic control facilities in the US are staffed below the recommended threshold. Staffing shortages "have placed a tremendous amount of strain on air traffic controllers," Rich Santa, president of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, said in a statement to Insider. "Air traffic controllers are doing an exemplary job in a very difficult situation, but this is not sustainable." In May, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg told CNN that air traffic control needed 3,000 more workers to be fully staffed.

Persons: Rich Santa, Transportation Pete Buttigieg Organizations: New York Times, Service, Southwest Airlines, FAA, Cessna, Times, NASA, Air, National Air Traffic Controllers Association, Transportation, CNN, California TRACON, htowey Locations: Wall, Silicon, San Diego, what's, California, Jacksonville

☆ Will the I-95 collapse in Philadelphia hurt the economy? Look at other cities for answers
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

New York CNN —A section of northbound I-95 in Philadelphia collapsed Sunday after a tanker truck caught fire underneath the highway. I-95 is an important artery for not only the East Coast, but for regional transportation and commuters in Philadelphia. Another analysis by the state’s Department of Employment and Economic Development and the transportation department found the economic loss was about $17 million in 2007 and $43 million in 2008. Morning commutesThe Philadelphia bridge collapse also brings up another question: How will commuters get to work? Advocates for public transport in Philadelphia look to Atlanta, when the Interstate-85 bridge collapsed in 2018 after a massive fire.

Persons: Tumar Alexander, ”, ” Alexander, Kristen Scudder, ” Scudder, Scudder, Scrudder, Transportation Pete Buttigieg, Buttigieg, “ I’ve, Shapiro Organizations: New, New York CNN, Delaware, Regional Planning Commission, City, Philadelphia Office, Emergency Management, New Jersey Turnpike, of Transportation Statistics, University of Minnesota, Minnesota Department of Transportation, state’s Department of Employment, Economic, Bureau, Transportation, Invest, Atlanta Regional Commission, Southeastern, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, “, Twitter, Federal Highway Administration, FHWA, Gov Locations: New York, Philadelphia, East Coast, City of Philadelphia, New Jersey, Memphis, Minneapolis, Minnesota, West Memphis , Arkansas, Atlanta, Southeastern Pennsylvania, Roosevelt, Northeast Philadelphia

☆ Section of major I-95 highway in Philadelphia that collapsed after tanker truck caught fire underneath could take months to repair, officials say
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Celina Tebor Zoe Sottile | Celina Tebor | Zoe Sottile | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —A section of northbound I-95 in Philadelphia that collapsed after a tanker truck caught fire underneath the highway Sunday morning could take months to repair, snarling regional commutes and cutting off a major East Coast artery, Pennsylvania officials said. The commercial tanker truck, which was carrying a petroleum-based product, is still trapped under the collapsed highway, Pennsylvania Gov. The destroyed portion of the highway is “likely the busiest interstate in the commonwealth,” seeing around 160,000 vehicles daily, according to Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Secretary Mike Carroll. A side view shows the partial collapse of Interstate 95 after a fire underneath a Philadelphia overpass. City of Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management/ReutersWhile the collapse has not affected the city’s drinking water quality, according to a tweet from Philadelphia Water Department, the US Coast Guard is looking out for possible water pollution.

Persons: Josh Shapiro, ” Shapiro, Mike Carroll, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, “, ”, Derek Bowmer, Transportation Pete Buttigieg “, Leslie Richards, “ It’s, ” Buttigieg, Joe Biden, Karine Jean, Pierre, Shailen Bhatt Organizations: CNN, Authorities, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Philadelphia Mayor, SEPTA, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, Philadelphia Fire Department, Transportation, Philadelphia Office, Emergency Management, Reuters, Philadelphia Water Department, US Coast Guard, Philadelphia, Twitter, White, Federal Highway Administration, National Transportation Locations: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, detours, Maine, Miami , Florida, City

☆ A Trump spokeswoman mocked Pete Buttigieg's military service in a Memorial Day weekend spat with Ron DeSantis
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-28 | by ( Sarah Al-Arshani | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

On Saturday, a Trump spokeswoman took jabs at DeSantis for his political ambitions. She also dragged Pete Buttigieg into the crosshairs while using a photo of his military service. On Saturday, Trump spokeswoman Liz Harrington tweeted a clip of her criticizing DeSantis' political ambitions. The apparent attacks came during Memorial Day weekend, and Twitter users took notice, slamming Harrington for disparaging the DeSantis and Buttigieg service. Emailed the Trump campaign, DeSantis campaign, and Dot for comment

Kids in Hammond, Indiana, are forced to climb over and through stopped trains block their way to school. Jamie Kelter Davis for ProPublicaState lawmakers have tried to curb blocked crossings by restricting the lengths of trains. Spielmaker, the Norfolk Southern spokesperson, said: "We work with first responders on a daily basis to assist however we can. A favorable court opinion could allow other states to finally enforce their laws on blocked crossings. Among those who hope to voice their concerns about the blocked crossings are rail workers themselves who worry about the kids.

☆ Opinion | American Road Deaths Show an Alarming Racial Gap
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Adam Paul Susaneck | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +15 min

The year before, pedestrian deaths reached a 40-year high. Pedestrian and cyclist injuries tend to be concentrated in poorer neighborhoods that have a larger share of Black and Hispanic residents. Roosevelt Boulevard North Philly High Injury Network West Philly 3 miles Percent Black and Hispanic 20 40 60 80% Washington D.C. Oslo and Helsinki, which adopted Vision Zero in the 1990s, recorded zero traffic deaths in 2019, and Helsinki had just two pedestrian deaths in 2021. In Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Washington, pedestrian deaths have actually risen since the adoption of Vision Zero.

☆ Florida is ground zero for moving scams where companies demand extra fees — or steal your stuff
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( Eliza Relman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Moving company scams are on the rise, and almost half originate in Florida. But the Sunshine State is also increasingly home to scammers operating fraudulent moving companies targeting Florida residents and people across the country. No one's regulating," Susan Chana Lask, a New York-based consumer rights attorney who settled a lawsuit last year with a Florida-based moving company, told Insider. Her office announced last November that it had shut down 19 fraudulent moving companies and recovered $27 million in fines and restitution from the scammers. The sharp increase in moving scams across the country has also prompted the Biden administration to announce it's taking action.

☆ Anti-vaxx conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy Jr is challenging Biden for the Democratic nomination despite having negligible support
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( Joshua Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is challenging President Joe Biden for the 2024 Democratic nomination. Kennedy, the nephew of JFK, is a prominent figure in the anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist movement. download the app Email address By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy PolicyDemocrat Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist and nephew of President John F. Kennedy, is running for the 2024 Democratic presidential nomination. Kennedy, the son of Robert F. Kennedy, filed a statement of candidacy with the Federal Election Committee on Wednesday, becoming the second Democratic candidate to challenge incumbent President Joe Biden. A year earlier, several family members published an article in Politico that accused Kennedy of being "tragically wrong" about vaccines.

☆ EVgo shares are surging after fourth-quarter results trounce Wall Street estimates
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-30 | by ( John Rosevear | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg looks at an EVgo charging station during an electric vehicles event outside of the Department of Transportation October 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. While EVgo's revenue guidance for 2023 fell slightly short of Wall Street's expectations, investors didn't seem to mind: Shares were up over 8% in premarket trading following the news. Here are the key numbers from EVgo's fourth-quarter earnings report, compared with Wall Street consensus estimates as reported by Refinitiv. Here's the guidance EVgo provided for the current year:Revenue: Between $105 million and $150 million. That revenue guidance is slightly short of Wall Street's expectations.

☆ U.S. investigating Elon Musk's Neuralink over hazardous pathogens
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( Rachael Levy | Thomson Reuters | Award-Winning Journalist Covering Corporate Governance. Her Reporting Has Prompted Federal Investigations | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Feb 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Transportation said on Thursday it is investigating Elon Musk's brain-implant company Neuralink over the potentially illegal movement of hazardous pathogens. The Department of Transportation spokesperson said the agency took PCRM's allegations "very seriously." Reuters reviewed the UC Davis records cited by PCRM in its letter. Neuralink messages and records not shared with UC Davis are not subject to such information requests. A UC Davis spokesperson would only say that the university abides by all biohazard and lab safety regulations.

☆ Elon Musk's brain-chip startup is being investigated over potentially moving hazardous pathogens after monkey tests
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The US Department of Transportation is investigating whether Neuralink transported hazardous pathogens. Activists alleged Neuralink had not properly transported brain chips from monkey test subjects. The animal rights group has criticized Neuralink in the past over its use of monkeys. A spokesperson for Neuralink did not respond to a request for comment from Insider ahead of publication. A spokesperson for UC Davis told Insider that the institution complies with lab safety and biohazard regulations.

☆ Southwest Airlines reimbursed a couple for a $500 used car they bought to drive home after their flight was canceled
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( Bianca Giacobone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A couple bought a used car to drive home after being stranded by Southwest flight cancellations. The airline reimbursed the couple $500 for the car. Southwest canceled more than 16,000 flights in late December, and is still processing refunds. "We had an instance where a couple bought a $500 used car to drive home. We covered it and bought them a car, so to speak."

☆ The Biden administration gave Southwest a deadline to issue refunds for the flight chaos over Christmas. A month later, some passengers were still waiting to be paid.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Pete Buttigieg gave the airline a deadline for refunds, but it came and went. John Erickson, a Southwest passenger who was stuck in Denver for three days after Southwest canceled his flight, told WFLA the airline told him it would take months to receive his refund. In a statement provided to Insider, Southwest rebuked the possibility it engaged in unrealistic flight schedules. Southwest previously told Insider last week it was still working daily to process refund and reimbursement requests from passengers. The spokesperson said DOT "will hold Southwest accountable if it fails" to issue timely refunds or reimbursements.

☆ A high school basketball coach is still out $10,000 after Southwest canceled a flight and left his whole team stranded in Las Vegas for 5 days over Christmas. They ended up chartering a bus to drive 1
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-29 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

A Seattle high school basketball team spent Christmas in Vegas after a canceled Southwest flight. "He was like, 'I just want to get those kids home safely,'" Virginia Bethea said. Michael and Virginia Bethea even went out and bought each of the kids a Christmas gift. "This is probably the best Christmas, in all honesty," Virginia Bethea said, adding "just to be able to serve people through this time. "They put more Black boys in college than all high school basketball programs combined in the state of Washington," Virginia Bethea said.

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