Article content PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Fishing regulators are delaying a plan for stricter fishing rules amid concerns about a decline in baby lobsters in the warming waters off New England. The regulators are looking to institute a new rule that fishermen need to abide by a larger minimum size for the lobsters they trap. […]
Article content HAVANA (AP) — Many Cubans were waiting in anguish on Sunday as electricity on much of the island has yet to be totally restored after days of blackout. Some neighborhoods had electricity restored in Cuba’s capital, where 2 million people live, but most of Havana remained dark. The impact of the blackout goes […]
Article content TOKYO (AP) — The defense ministers of Japan, the U.K. and Italy agreed to accelerate the joint development of a next-generation fighter jet, and announced that a trilateral government organization would be established by the end of this year to work with the parties producing the aircraft, Japanese officials said Sunday. The three […]
Article content Some 200,000 mail carriers have reached a tentative contract deal with the U.S. Postal Service that includes backdated pay raises and a promise to provide workers with air-conditioned trucks. The new agreement, which still needs to be ratified by union members, runs through Nov. 2026. Letter deliverers have been working without a contract […]
Article content HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s government on Saturday said that some electricity was restored on the island after one of the country’s major power plants failed and left millions without electricity in an outage that started two days earlier. Energy minister Vicente de la O Levy said the country had 500 megawatts of energy […]
Article content WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday it will open a three-month review of Boeing’s compliance with safety regulations, continuing the agency’s closer oversight of the company since a panel blew off a jetliner during an Alaska Airlines flight in January. The FAA said its review will examine key areas of […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Published Oct 18, 2024 • 3 minute read Article content MEXICO CITY (AP) — Assailants fired a dozen gunshots at a building housing the newspaper El Debate in the embattled northern Mexico state of Sinaloa, the media outlet said Friday. The newspaper […]
Article content The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. rose for the third week in a row, reaching its highest level in eight weeks. The rate rose to 6.44% from 6.32% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year ago, the rate averaged 7.63%. The last time the average rate […]
Article content ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Meta’s oversight board expressed serious concern Tuesday over the company’s failure to take down a viral graphic video showing two men bleeding after they were apparently beaten up for being allegedly gay. The video was posted in Nigeria, one of more than 30 of Africa’s 54 countries where homosexuality […]
Article content DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Congo canceled an auction for 27 sites earmarked for oil exploration, its government said, citing late submissions and a lack of competition. The auction for the sites, known as oil blocks, was initially launched two years ago but was called off after it failed to achieve the expected success […]