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Spirit Airlines appears closer to a shutdown as time dwindles for a government bailout

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Cash-strapped Spirit Airlines appeared closer to a shutdown after Friday came and went without a needed government bailout. President Donald Trump said Friday that his administration had given the budget carrier a "final proposal" for a taxpayer-funded takeover to ...
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In court fights over policy, Trump officials rack up an extraordinary record of defiance

When a federal judge shot down a Trump administration policy of holding immigrants without bond last December, it seemed like a serious blow to the president's mass deportation effort. Instead, a top Justice Department official insisted the ruling wasn't binding, and the administration continued denying ...
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18-year-old in custody after allegedly gunning down 2 people in Kentucky bank robbery: Officials

(BEREA, Ky.) -- An 18-year-old is in custody after he allegedly gunned down two people during a bank robbery, according to Kentucky authorities.Braelin Weaver, wearing a black mask and black gloves, allegedly went into the U.S. Bank in Berea just before 2 p.m. Thursday, ...
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Semi-truck driver accused of causing 8 crashes then trying to strangle other driver in road rage incident

(CHICAGO) -- A semi-truck driver has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly causing multiple crashes on a Chicago highway and then trying to strangle another driver, according to police.The alleged road rage incident occurred Tuesday morning on Interstate 57, Illinois State Police said.The ...
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Fuel crisis uncertainty looms as Croatia gears up for the summer tourism season

DUBROVNIK, Croatia (AP) - Summer is still a few months away, but the streets of Croatia's old town of Dubrovnik are already teeming with tourists from all over the world. It's usually a sign of a strong season ahead, but this year uncertainty hangs ...
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Africa’s cellphone towers turn to solar as diesel costs surge

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Rising diesel prices linked to the Iran war are adding urgency to a shift already underway across Africa to move cellphone towers off fossil fuels and onto solar power. Diesel, which powers the majority of Africa's roughly 500,000 telecommunications towers, has ...
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US Justice Department can use military lawyers to prosecute civilians, judge rules

By Nate Raymond May 1 (Reuters) - The Trump administration's assignment of military lawyers to help the Department of Justice prosecute civilians for offenses unrelated to the military does not violate federal law, a Minnesota judge ruled on Friday. U.S. Magistrate Judge Shannon Elkins in Minneapolis ...
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Building trades unions emerge as a key ally of tech giants in push for AI data centers

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Building trades unions - long fashioned as the voice of the American worker - are now intertwined with the richest companies in the world as they create America's artificial intelligence economy. Unionized workers are employed on a huge number of massive ...
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Takeaways from AP report on Trump administration’s defiance of lower court orders

Federal judges around the country have raised alarms in recent months about the Trump administration's failure to follow their orders in individual immigration cases. An Associated Press review of court records shows Trump officials have also racked up an extraordinary record of defiance in ...
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US FDA authorizes early access to Revolution’s pancreatic cancer pill

May 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized the granting of early access before regulatory approval to Revolution Medicines' pill for patients with previously treated pancreatic cancer, the company said on Friday. The regulator's early access program allows patients with serious ...
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WHO delays pandemic treaty amid pathogen-sharing dispute

May 1 (Reuters) - World Health Organization member states said on Friday they had extended talks on pathogen-sharing rules, casting doubt on when a pandemic treaty adopted last year can come into effect. The talks are focused on a system intended to ensure countries quickly ...
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Purdue Pharma dissolves in bankruptcy, names board of nonprofit successor

By Dietrich Knauth NEW YORK, May 1 (Reuters) - Purdue Pharma said on Friday that it has ceased operations and concluded its bankruptcy, re-emerging as a nonprofit focused on treating opioid addiction, overseen by a new board with government and health industry experience. Purdue, which ...
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