Category: AP

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 […]
Mar 11

China’s shipbuilding dominance poses economic and national security risks for the US, a report says

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Didi Tang Published Mar 11, 2025  •  Last updated 26 minutes ago  •  3 minute read FILE – Workers construct the hull of a vessel at the STX shipbuilding plant on Changxing Island, on the outskirt of Dalian, in northeast China’s Liaoning province, […]
Mar 1

Guyana’s president denounces Venezuelan incursion in offshore oil field operated by ExxonMobil

Article content GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Guyana’s president Saturday denounced an incursion by an armed Venezuelan naval vessel in disputed waters that are home to a mammoth offshore oil deposit being developed by ExxonMobil. Article content President Irfaan Ali, in a televised address, said Guyana was hurriedly notifying all of its international allies, including the […]
Feb 28

Trump’s transportation department cancels new review step that could’ve slowed state projects

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Jeff Mcmurray Published Feb 28, 2025  •  3 minute read Article content CHICAGO (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is backing off its demand for an extra layer of federal scrutiny whenever states seek even minor changes to their transportation plans, after […]
Feb 26

The Trump administration sets the stage for large-scale federal worker layoffs in a new memo

Article content WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal agencies must develop plans to eliminate employee positions, according to a memo distributed by President Donald Trump ‘s administration that sets in motion what could become a sweeping realignment of American government. Article content The memo expands the Republican president’s effort to downsize the federal workforce, which he has […]
Feb 24

Pennsylvania hostage-taking and shootout highlight rising violence against US hospital workers

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Mead Gruver Published Feb 24, 2025  •  3 minute read Article content A man who took hostages in a Pennsylvania hospital during a shooting that killed a police officer and wounded five other people highlights the rising violence against U.S. healthcare workers […]