Former UCSF fertility doctor accused of impregnating patient

Former UCSF fertility doctor accused of impregnating patient

A Seattle fertility doctor has surrendered his medical license after facing accusations that he used his own sperm to impregnate a California woman while he was treating her as a fellow at UCSF 15 years ago. IVAN COURONNE/AFP via Getty Images A Seattle fertility doctor has surrendered his medical license after facing an accusation that … Read more

New Bay Area routes coming from United, Hawaiian

New Bay Area routes coming from United, Hawaiian

FILE: SFO’s AirTrain approaches the San Francisco airport. San Francisco International Dec. 8 is the launch date for United Airlines’ newest transpacific route: nonstop service from San Francisco to Christchurch, New Zealand. United plans to fly the route three days a week with a 787-8. It will be the only nonstop service from the U.S. … Read more

CFPB Proposes New Examination Authority over “Larger Participants” in the Digital Wallet and Consumer Payment App Markets

CFPB Proposes New Examination Authority over “Larger Participants” in the Digital Wallet and Consumer Payment App Markets

In a shot across the bow to the digital payments industry, the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the Bureau) has issued a proposed rule to expand its oversight authority to nonbank providers of consumer payment apps. These apps include digital wallets, funds transfer services, and P2P apps—for both U.S. dollar payments and, surprisingly, also bitcoin … Read more

How WSDOT is preparing the roads for winter travel

How WSDOT is preparing the roads for winter travel

Snowfall coming to the Cascades The shift from fall to winter has begun in the Cascades. Tuesday afternoon, snow started falling at Stevens Pass. SEATTLE – The shift from fall to winter has begun in the Cascades. Tuesday afternoon, snow started falling at Stevens Pass. The Washington State Department of Transportation wants drivers to prepare … Read more

Delta rethinks SkyMiles changes after negative feedback from customers

Delta rethinks SkyMiles changes after negative feedback from customers

Ed Bastian, CEO of Delta Airlines, delivers remarks during an opening ceremony of Delta’s new terminal at LaGuardia airport on Oct. 29, 2019, in New York City. Stephanie Keith/Getty Images A couple of weeks ago, Delta stirred up a hornet’s nest with its frequent flyers when it announced big changes to its SkyMiles loyalty program and airport … Read more

Major airline overhauls frequent-flier program

Major airline overhauls frequent-flier program

A Delta Airlines flight attendant sells food on board an SFO-bound fight in April 2014. Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images Delta frequent flyers are facing some major changes to the airline’s SkyMiles loyalty program and its Sky Club airport lounge program in the months ahead, and not all of them are positive. Starting Jan. 1 of next … Read more

SFO welcomes more flights to China following agreement with US

SFO welcomes more flights to China following agreement with US

A plane about to land in SFO in July 2023. Wu Xiaoling/Xinhua via Getty Images Advertisement Article continues below this ad A Boeing 777-300ER from American Airlines arriving at London Heathrow Airport flying above the houses on Myrtle Avenue. Nik Oiko/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images It’s never too soon to start planning your summer 2024 … Read more

Virgin slashes prices on 500k flights

Virgin slashes prices on 500k flights

The five-day sale will allow Australian travellers to buy domestic flights for as little as $49, with international flights to Tokyo, Fiji and Samoa also on offer. Virgin Australia will officially unveil its new fleet in Brisbane on Saturday. The airline welcomed its first Boeing 7-3-7 Max from Seattle last week, as part of a … Read more