DALLAS — Airlines under scrutiny for widespread flight disruptions are renewing their criticism of the government agency that manages the nation’s airspace, saying that understaffing at the Federal Aviation Administration is “crippling” traffic along the East Coast. Airlines for America, which represents the largest U.S. carriers, said Friday it wants […]
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Jury to deliberate in Theranos executive Sunny Balwani’s fraud trial
The federal case against Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, a former Theranos executive accused of defrauding investors and patients, is now in the hands of a jury. Prosecutors and lawyers for Balwani — the ex-boyfriend of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes — wrapped up their closing arguments on Friday following several weeks of […]
Police arrest suspect in fatal San Francisco train shooting
SAN FRANCISCO — Police announced Friday that they have arrested a suspect in this week’s fatal shooting of a man on a San Francisco subway commuter train. Javon Green, 26, was arrested Thursday in Pittsburg, a city about 40 miles (64 kilometers) east of San Francisco after police released a […]
Monkeypox outbreak growing across Britain
LONDON — British officials said the monkeypox outbreak in the U.K. is growing across the country, mainly among men who are gay or bisexual, or other men who have sex with men. They urged those with new or multiple sex partners to be vigilant for the symptoms of monkeypox. In […]
With Roe overturned, experts fear for incarcerated people and reproductive care
For people in jails and prisons across the country, where reproductive health care is already abysmal, the end of Roe v. Wade is a haunting prospect. “[People are] going to be forced to carry a pregnancy and be forced to give birth — that literally will be part of their […]
Juul seeks to halt FDA order banning e-cigarette sales in US
FILE — A woman exhales while vaping from a Juul pen e-cigarette in Vancouver, Wash., April 16, 2019. Federal health officials on Thursday,June 23, 2022 ordered Juul to pull its electronic cigarettes from the U.S. market, the latest blow to the embattled company widely blamed for sparking a national surge […]
Airport chaos: European travel runs into pandemic cutbacks
LONDON — The airport lines are long, and lost luggage is piling up. It’s going to be a chaotic summer for travelers in Europe. Liz Morgan arrived at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport 4 1/2 hours before her flight to Athens, finding the line for security snaking out of the terminal and […]
Violence against abortion clinics rose in 2021, report says
Violence against abortion providers significantly rose in 2021, according to a report from the National Abortion Federation published Friday. The report, which measures a variety of acts of violence and disruption, found the most significant increases were in stalking, blockades, hoax devices/suspicious packages, invasions and assault and battery, compared to […]
Afghan national freed from Guantanamo Bay after 15 years
ISLAMABAD — An Afghan prisoner held in U.S. custody for nearly 15 years has finally been released from the Guantanamo Bay detention center, the Taliban in Afghanistan and an international human rights group said Friday. Asadullah Haroon Gul’s release was announced by Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban-appointed deputy culture and information […]
Death toll from Afghanistan’s quake rises to 1,150 people
GAYAN, Afghanistan — An aftershock took more lives Friday and threatened to pile even more misery on an area of eastern Afghanistan reeling from a powerful earthquake that state media said killed 1,150 people this week. Wednesday’s magnitude 6 quake struck a remote, mountainous region already grappling with staggering poverty […]