Category: AP

Mar 22

A flyer says a United Airlines pilot forcibly removed him from an airplane bathroom. Now he’s suing

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Michael R. Sisak Published Mar 22, 2025  •  Last updated 2 hours ago  •  2 minute read FILE – A United Airlines jetliner taxis at Denver International Airport Tuesday, April 16, 2024, in Denver. Photo by David Zalubowski /AP Article content NEW YORK […]
Mar 20

An Italian beach town in Tuscany is invaded by midges. Residents seek emergency declaration to cope

Article content ROME (AP) — Residents of the Tuscany beach enclave of Orbetello are seeking a state of emergency declaration to help combat an invasion of midges that are keeping people indoors and threatening businesses catering to tourists. Article content Millions of the tiny bugs have invaded Orbetello, a speck of land that juts out […]
Mar 19

Jury reaches verdict in trial of pipeline company’s lawsuit against Greenpeace, spokesperson says

Article content MANDAN, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota jury reached a verdict on Monday in the trial of a pipeline company’s lawsuit accusing the environmental advocacy group Greenpeace of defamation and disrupting the Dakota Access Pipeline project, according to a Greenpeace spokesperson. Article content Nine jurors deliberated the case brought by Dallas-based Energy Transfer […]
Mar 16

A Chinese shipyard completes a second submarine for ally Pakistan

Article content TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A Chinese shipyard has completed a second submarine for the Pakistan navy, further strengthening military ties between the two countries. Article content The diesel-electric Hangor class craft was launched on Thursday at China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation’s shipworks in the central city of Wuhan on the Yangtze River, Chinese state […]
Mar 16

NASA’s stuck astronauts welcome their newly arrived replacements to the space station

Article content CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Just over a day after blasting off, a SpaceX crew capsule arrived at the International Space Station on Sunday, delivering the replacements for NASA’s two stuck astronauts. Article content The four newcomers — representing the U.S., Japan and Russia _ will spend the next few days learning the […]
Mar 15

Cybersecurity officials warn against potentially costly Medusa ransomware attacks

Article content LOS ANGELES (AP) — The FBI and the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency are warning against a dangerous ransomware scheme. Article content In an advisory posted earlier this week, government officials warned that a ransomware-as-a-service software called Medusa, which has launched ransomware attacks since 2021, has recently affected hundreds of people. Medusa […]
Mar 15

Trump signs order to cut staff at Voice of America and other US-funded media organizations

Article content President Donald Trump’s administration on Saturday began making deep cuts to Voice of America and other government-run, pro-democracy programming as the president continued his campaign to restructure government without congressional approval. Article content On Friday night, shortly after Congress passed its latest funding bill, Trump directed his administration to reduce the functions of […]
Mar 12

EPA head says he’ll roll back dozens of environmental regulations, including rules on climate change

Article content WASHINGTON (AP) — In what he called the “most consequential day of deregulation in American history,” the head of the Environmental Protection Agency announced a series of actions Wednesday to roll back landmark environmental regulations, including rules on pollution from coal-fired power plants, climate change and electric vehicles. Article content “We are driving […]