Washington (AFP) – Airlines cancelled several hundred US flights Saturday at the start of a long and almost certainly messy holiday travel weekend as carriers struggled to staff their planes. As of mid-day, with Americans gearing up for July 4 Independ…
New York moves to enshrine abortion rights in state constitution
New York (AFP) – The US state of New York moved to enshrine abortion rights and access to contraception in its constitution Friday, becoming a vanguard in the pushback against a seismic ruling by the country’s Supreme Court that upended reproductive ri…
Kerry vows US to meet climate goal despite court setback
Washington (AFP) – US climate envoy John Kerry vowed Friday the United States will meet goals it submitted to the United Nations on slashing greenhouse gas emissions, despite a Supreme Court ruling that curtailed the government’s powers. “We are determ…
Automakers reports lower Q2 US sales as supply chain woes persist
New York (AFP) – General Motors, Toyota and other automakers suffered a hit to US sales in the latest quarter as supply chain woes continued to crimp inventories, according to results released Friday. GM sold 582,401 autos in the three months ending Ju…
Stocks choppy, dollar frothy
London (AFP) – Stock markets wobbled on Friday while the dollar shot higher against the euro and pound as investors fretted about interest rate hikes and a possible recession. Both Paris and Frankfurt stocks ended the day with small gains despite news …
Biles, Denzel Washington, Rapinoe among winners of top US honor
Washington (AFP) – Gymnastics star Simone Biles, actor Denzel Washington and the late tech visionary Steve Jobs have been named as recipients of America’s highest civilian honor, the White House said Friday. President Joe Biden designated 17 Americans …
Horseshoe crabs: ‘Living fossils’ vital for vaccine safety
Dover (United States) (AFP) – On a bright moonlit night, a team of scientists and volunteers head out to a protected beach along the Delaware Bay to survey horseshoe crabs that spawn in their millions along the US East Coast from late spring to early s…
US Supreme Court limits government powers to curb greenhouse gases
Washington (AFP) – The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the government’s key environmental agency cannot issue broad limits on greenhouse gases, sharply curtailing the power of President Joe Biden’s administration to battle climate change. By a maj…
Texans mourn migrants who died in sweltering truck tragedy
San Antonio (AFP) – Texas residents gathered under a scorching sun Wednesday to mourn the 53 migrants who died this week after they were abandoned in a trailer in soaring temperatures, leaving tokens of flowers, candles and bottles of water. The mourn…
‘No progress made’ on Iran nuclear talks: US State Department
Doha (AFP) – Indirect talks in Qatar’s capital between Iran and the US on reviving a 2015 nuclear deal have concluded with “no progress made”, a State Department spokesperson said late Wednesday. The negotiations in Doha were an attempt to reboot long-…