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Month: April 2025

Homeland Security waiver allows feds to bypass environmental rules to build border wall

WASHINGTON (AP) — A waiver issued Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security allows the federal government to bypass environmental regulations and begin construction immediately on stretches of the border wall in Southern California. Homeland Security said in a statement that the waiver signed by Secretary Kristi Noem will “cut through bureaucratic delays” and

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Great Plains News Digest

The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— KANSAS – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–MEASLES OUTBREAK-TEXAS Texas measles outbreak tops 500 cases, including multiple at a day care in Lubbock SUMMARY: Public

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Great Plains News Digest

The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— KANSAS – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–MEASLES OUTBREAK-TEXAS Texas measles outbreak tops 500 cases, including multiple at a day care in Lubbock SUMMARY: Public

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Great Plains News Digest

The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— KANSAS – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–MEASLES OUTBREAK-TEXAS Texas measles outbreak tops 500 cases, including multiple at a day care in Lubbock SUMMARY: Public

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Great Plains News Digest

The following AP stories are planned for today or have moved. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 24 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— KANSAS – NEW AND DEVELOPING – NEWS —————————— US–MEASLES OUTBREAK-TEXAS Texas measles outbreak tops 500 cases, including multiple at a day care in Lubbock SUMMARY: Public

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The New York City tolls that Trump hates are likely to remain through at least the summer

NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s $9 congestion toll on drivers entering the most traffic-snarled parts of Manhattan appears likely to remain through the summer and possibly into the fall as a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s authority to end the program moves forward. U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, who called the toll a “slap

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US defense secretary says China is a threat to Panama Canal, spurring a fiery response from Beijing

By JUAN ZAMORANO Associated Press PANAMA CITY (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the Panama Canal faces ongoing threats from China but that together the United States and Panama will keep it secure. Hegseth’s remarks triggered a fiery response from the Chinese government, which said: “Who represents the real threat to the

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Waiver allows Trump administration to bypass environmental rules to build more border walls

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A waiver issued Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security allows the federal government to bypass environmental regulations and begin construction to add more barriers along the U.S-Mexico border in Southern California even as illegal crossings have plummeted. Homeland Security said in a statement that the waiver signed by Secretary

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Waiver allows Trump administration to bypass environmental rules to build more border walls

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A waiver issued Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security allows the federal government to bypass environmental regulations and begin construction to add more barriers along the U.S-Mexico border in Southern California even as illegal crossings have plummeted. Homeland Security said in a statement that the waiver signed by Secretary

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Congo repatriates 3 Americans who had faced death sentences over a failed coup plot

By CHINEDU ASADU and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — The three Americans convicted of participating in a botched coup attempt in Congo last year have been repatriated to the United States, days after their death sentences were commuted to life imprisonment, Congo’s presidency said Tuesday. The three will serve out their sentences

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BC-KX-STOX- noon

New York(AP)-noon stocks LastChg. AT&TInc 27.03 +.20 Altria 56.60 +.94 AmerenCp 96.94 +2.60 AmExpress 238.98 +4.70 ArchDanM 43.01 +.03 AutoZone 3559.36+80.98 BPPLC 27.01 — .16 Boeing 146.04 +7.18 BristMySq 54.13 —1.06 Brunswick 44.39 — .88 Chevron 141.58 +1.43 Citigroup 60.88 +2.03 CocaCola 69.91 +1.54 ConAgraBr 25.83 — .16 ConocoPhil 85.26 — .41 Corning 40.40 +.79

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Joe Rogan, Dave Portnoy and Ben Shapiro are among Trump backers now questioning tariffs

By MEG KINNARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As President Donald Trump’s tariffs roil global markets, some of the thought leaders and influential podcasters who backed the Republican’s campaign are voicing doubts. Barstool Sports owner Dave Portnoy, hedge fund manager Bill Ackman and even Elon Musk are adding their voices to a number of congressional

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El Servicio Meteorológico de EE.UU. deja de traducir contenidos para las personas que no hablan inglés

Por Associated Press El Servicio Meteorológico (NWS, por sus siglas en inglés) de Estados Unidos ya no ofrece traducciones de sus productos a otros idiomas, un cambio que, según los expertos, podría poner en peligro la vida de las personas que no hablan inglés. El servicio meteorológico “pausó” las traducciones porque su contrato con el

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