Category: AP

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 […]
Feb 16

Argentine lawyers charge President Milei with fraud over cryptocurrency promotion

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Ramiro Barreiro Published Feb 16, 2025  •  2 minute read Article content MONTEVIDEO (AP) — Argentine lawyers filed fraud charges against President Javier Milei in criminal court on Sunday for promoting a cryptocurrency on his social media, one of the lawyers told […]
Feb 16

What changes to the CHIPS act could mean for AI growth and consumers

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Sarah Parvini Published Feb 16, 2025  •  4 minute read Article content LOS ANGELES (AP) — Even as he’s vowed to push the United States ahead in artificial intelligence research, President Donald Trump’s threats to alter federal government contracts with chipmakers and […]
Feb 15

NAACP lists companies that dump DEI in its tactical spending guide for Black Americans

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Matt Brown Published Feb 15, 2025  •  Last updated 3 hours ago  •  3 minute read Article content WASHINGTON (AP) — The NAACP wants Black Americans to steer their buying power toward companies that haven’t pulled back from diversity, equity and inclusion programs […]
Feb 15

Trump tours Boeing plane to highlight aircraft maker’s delay in delivering a new Air Force One

Article content WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump toured a Boeing airplane to check out new hardware and technology features and highlight the aircraft maker’s delay in delivering updated versions of the Air Force One presidential aircraft, the White House said Saturday. Article content Trump visited the 13-year-old private aircraft parked at […]
Feb 14

Trump creates council for ‘energy dominance,’ boosts natural gas exports and offshore drilling

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Matthew Daly Published Feb 14, 2025  •  Last updated 15 minutes ago  •  4 minute read Article content WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order formally creating a National Energy Dominance Council and directed it to move quickly […]