Honeybee health blooms at federal facilities across the country
Jun 05, 2023
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — While judges, lawyers and support staff at the federal courthouse in Concord, New Hampshire, keep the American justice system buzzing, thousands of humble honeybees on the building’s roof are playing their…
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Just days to spare, Senate gives final approval to debt ceiling deal, sending it to Biden
Jun 02, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fending off a U.S. default, the Senate gave final approval late Thursday to a debt ceiling and budget cuts package, grinding into the night to wrap up work on the bipartisan deal and…
Twitter may be worth one-third what Musk paid for it last fall as Fidelity marks down investment
Jun 01, 2023
SAN FRANCISCO -- Twitter may now be worth one-third of what Elon Musk paid for the social media platform just seven months ago. Financial services company Fidelity has reduced the market value of its equity…
Delta Air Lines hit with lawsuit over claims of carbon neutrality
May 31, 2023
GLENDALE (AP) -- A consumer class action lawsuit filed Tuesday claims Delta Air Lines inaccurately billed itself as the world's “first carbon-neutral airline” and should pay damages. The complaint in federal court in California alleges…
Expect big crowds for the summer travel season -- and big prices, too
May 25, 2023
DALLAS (AP) -- The unofficial start of the summer travel season is here, with airlines hoping to avoid the chaos of last year and travelers scrounging for ways to save a few bucks on pricey…
Recent shark attacks are worrying beach-goers, yet experts say they're very rare
May 24, 2023
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Recent shark bites in Florida and Hawaii and a suspected case in New Jersey have piqued interest in an age-old summer question for beachgoers — is it safe to go in the water? Scientists and…
Debt ceiling explained: Why it's a struggle in Washington and how the impasse could end
May 23, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy met Monday after a weekend of on again, off again negotiations over raising the nation's debt ceiling and mere days before the government could reach a…
Warner CEO booed at Boston University as supporters of writers' strike picket outside
May 22, 2023
BOSTON (AP) — Scores of Boston University students turned their backs on the head of one of Hollywood's biggest studios, and some shouted “pay your writers,” as he gave the school's commencement address Sunday in…
More than 30 million US drivers don't know if they're at risk from a rare but dangerous airbag blast
May 19, 2023
DETROIT (AP) — More than 33 million people in the United States are driving vehicles that contain a potentially deadly threat: Airbag inflators that in rare cases can explode in a collision and spew shrapnel.…
Man indicted in theft of 'Wizard of Oz' ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland
May 18, 2023
BROOKLYN CENTER (AP) -- A man has been indicted by a grand jury on charges of stealing a pair of ruby red slippers worn by Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz,” federal prosecutors in North Dakota…