With merger scuttled, Spirit Airlines faces an uncertain future. Is bankruptcy a possibility?
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer What’s next for Spirit Airlines, now that it won’t be merging with JetBlue? Some Wall Street analysts…
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Biden administration finalizes a $1.1 billion aid package for California’s last nuclear power plant
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Biden administration has finalized approval of $1.1 billion to help keep California’s last operating nuclear power plant…
Continue ReadingPlan for $400 million monkey-breeding facility in southwest Georgia draws protest
BAINBRIDGE, Ga. (AP) — Some local residents and an animal-rights group are protesting plans for a monkey-breeding facility in southwest Georgia.…
Continue ReadingUS attorney general met with Uvalde victims’ families before DOJ releases report on law enforcement response to massacre
By Shimon Prokupecz, Hannah Rabinowitz, Holmes Lybrand, Carolyn Sung and Holly Yan, CNN Uvalde, Texas (CNN) — US Attorney General Merrick…
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More Deschutes National Forest seasonal positions to open soon for applications
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Another phase of hiring for seasonal positions for the 2024 field and fire season on the Deschutes National Forest opens for…
Continue ReadingCourt documents underscore Meta’s ‘historical reluctance’ to protect children on Instagram
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Newly unredacted documents from New Mexico’s lawsuit against Meta underscore the…
Continue ReadingUS bars ex-Guatemala President Alejandro Giammattei from entry 3 days after he left office
By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The U.S. State Department has barred former Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei…
Continue ReadingCapitol rioter who assaulted at least 6 police officers is sentenced to 5 years in prison
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press A Florida man who assaulted at least six police officers during a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol has…
Continue ReadingNo problems found with engine of news helicopter that crashed in New Jersey, killing 2, report says
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — Federal investigators say a TV news helicopter that crashed in a southern New Jersey forest last month, killing…
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Power line falls on car during Oregon ice storm, killing 3 and injuring a baby, authorities say
By CLAIRE RUSH and HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A power line fell on a parked car in northeast Portland, Oregon, on…
Continue ReadingProposed Louisiana congressional map advances to the House with a second majority-Black district
By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A proposed Louisiana congressional map that would create a second majority-Black district…
Continue ReadingTake these steps to protect yourself from winter weather dangers
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Winter weather brings various hazards that people have to contend with to keep warm and safe.…
Continue ReadingMassachusetts man sentenced to life with possibility of parole in racist road rage killing
A Massachusetts man convicted of murder in the 2021 death of a Black man after a racist road rage encounter has been sentenced to life in prison with…
Continue ReadingApple to disable blood-oxygen feature on premium watches sold in US as part of patent dispute
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer Apple says it will disable a blood-oxygen monitoring feature on its two most popular watches in the U.S.…
Continue ReadingDemocratic drama and Biden write-ins promise a New Hampshire primary to remember
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — There’s something different this year about this year’s first-in-the-nation New Hampshire…
Continue ReadingThe police response to the Uvalde shooting was riddled with failures, a new DOJ report says
By ERIC TUCKER, ACACIA CORONADO, LINDSAY WHITEHURST and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press UVALDE, Texas (AP) — Police officials who responded to the…
Continue ReadingTexas man kills self after fatally shooting four, including his 8-year-old niece
RICHMOND, Texas (AP) — Authorities say a man fatally shot his estranged wife and three other relatives, including his 8-year-old niece, at a home…
Continue ReadingIowa is the latest state to sue TikTok, claims the social media company misrepresents its content
By HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa has become the latest state to sue TikTok over claims that the social media…
Continue ReadingFlorida GOP lawmakers seek to ban rainbow flags in schools, saying they’re bad for students
By BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Republicans advanced a bill Wednesday that would ban teachers from wearing…
Continue ReadingA prosecutor investigating a TV studio attack in Ecuador has been shot dead in Guayaquil
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A prosecutor in Ecuador who was investigating an attack on the set of a public television channel by a group of armed men…
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