American Airlines is making it easier to get home earlier, backtracking on one of its most irksome changes it made last year. Effective Tuesday, July 1, the Fort Worth-based carrier will is now allowing anyone to be added to the standby list for an earlier flight — no questions asked. Last year, the airline restricted…

The Fourth of July travel rush is here, and it’s shaping up to be the busiest ever. Despite flight schedule cuts and lingering concerns about travel demand this summer, recent weeks have brought several of the busiest days ever at U.S. airports. They’ve also brought plenty of headaches. The more you know: The best time…