Tag: AP

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 […]
Feb 10

‘Back to plastic’: Trump pushes for plastic straws as he declares paper ones ‘don’t work’

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Matthew Daly Published Feb 10, 2025  •  3 minute read Article content WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is moving to reverse a federal push away from plastic straws, declaring that paper straws “don’t work.” Article content Article content Trump signed an […]
Feb 7

Jim Becker, AP reporter who covered Jackie Robinson and an underdog Hawaii football team, dies at 98

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Audrey Mcavoy Published Feb 07, 2025  •  5 minute read Article content HONOLULU (AP) — Jim Becker, a world-traveling journalist who covered Jackie Robinson’s big-league baseball debut and the U.S. Army’s retaking of Seoul during the Korean War, died Friday. He was […]
Feb 5

Colombia’s president orders national oil company to cancel US venture over environmental concerns

Article content BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Tuesday ordered the state-run oil company Ecopetrol to cancel a joint venture with a U.S.-owned company that was expected to produce around 90,000 barrels of oil per day, citing environmental concerns. Article content In a nationally televised speech, Petro said he opposed the recent […]
Feb 4

Elon Musk creates confusion about IRS’ Direct File – but the free tax program is still available

Article content WASHINGTON (AP) — Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk posted Monday on his social media site that he had “deleted” 18F, a government agency that worked on technology projects such as the IRS’ Direct File program. This led to some confusion about whether Direct File is still available to taxpayers, but the free filing […]
Feb 4

Ecuador’s conservative president announces tariffs on Mexican exports in an echo of Trump policy

Article content QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador’s conservative president said Monday that he is raising tariffs on Mexican imports in a move that echoes the trade barriers that U.S. President Donald Trump announced _ but then paused — against Mexico. Article content Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa said Monday that the 27% tariff to be applied […]
Feb 4

NHL Players’ Association and Professional Hockey Players’ Association join the AFL-CIO

Article content WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Hockey League Players’ Association and Professional Hockey Players’ Association are affiliating with the AFL-CIO and joining the labor organization’s sports council, they announced Monday. Article content Their membership brings the number of unions involved in the AFL-CIO, the biggest labor federation in the U.S., to 63, representing more […]