Federal officials are extending pandemic relief to help major airlines keep their coveted takeoff and landing rights at big airports in New York and Washington this summer ByThe Associated Press March 26, 2022, 12:27 AM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article WASHINGTON — Federal officials […]
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First Lady Jill Biden to meet Ukrainian children at St. Jude
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — First lady Jill Biden traveled to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Tennessee on Friday to meet with Ukrainian children with cancer and their families fleeing the war and seeking treatment in the U.S. Biden was greeted when she arrived at the Memphis hospital by president and […]
Trump DC hotel gets OK to sell to Miami investment fund
Donald Trump’s luxury hotel near the White House has received government approval to hand the keys to a Miami investment fund in a sale many industry experts doubted would ever go through By BERNARD CONDON Associated Press March 25, 2022, 11:25 PM • 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to […]
How would those accused of Ukraine war crimes be prosecuted?
LVIV, Ukraine — Each day searing stories pour out of Ukraine: A maternity hospital bombed in Mariupol. A mother and her children killed as they fled Irpin in a humanitarian corridor. Burning apartment blocks. Mass graves. A child dead of dehydration in a city under siege, denied humanitarian aid. Such […]
14-year-old boy dies after falling from amusement park ride
The ride opened late last year at an Orlando amusement park. March 25, 2022, 8:45 PM • 6 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article A 14-year-old boy from Missouri fell to his death while on a new ride at an Orlando amusement park, authorities said. The incident […]
Minneapolis teachers reach agreement with public schools to end strike
The teachers had been on strike since March 8. March 25, 2022, 8:00 PM • 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article The Minneapolis Federation of Teachers and educational support professionals on Friday reached a tentative agreement with Minneapolis Public Schools to end their weekslong strike, according […]
Saudi state TV confirms attack in Jiddah ahead of F1 race
JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia — Yemen’s Houthi rebels attacked an oil depot on Friday in the Saudi city of Jiddah ahead of a Formula One race in the kingdom. It was the rebels’ highest-profile assault yet, though Saudi authorities pledged the upcoming grand prix would go on as scheduled. The attack […]
Former Rudy Giuliani associate pleads guilty to wire fraud
The charges stem from his work at a startup insurance company he co-founded. March 25, 2022, 6:49 PM • 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article Lev Parnas, a former associate of Rudy Giuliani who was previously convicted on campaign finance charges, pleaded guilty Friday to a […]
Ice shelf collapses in previously stable East Antarctica
Scientists are concerned because an ice shelf the size of New York City collapsed in East Antarctica, an area that had long been thought to be stable By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer March 25, 2022, 6:18 PM • 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article An […]
Experts worry about how US will see next COVID surge coming
NEW YORK — As coronavirus infections rise in some parts of the world, experts are watching for a potential new COVID-19 surge in the U.S. — and wondering how long it will take to detect. Despite disease monitoring improvements over the last two years, they say, some recent developments don’t […]