FAA to intensify oversight of Boeing, audit 737 Max 9 production (apnews.com)
Scientists explain why the record-shattering 2023 heat has them on edge. Warming may be worsening (apnews.com)
The latest calculations from several science agencies showing Earth obliterated global heat records last year may seem scary. But scientists worry that what’s behind those numbers could be even worse....
EPA sets out rules for proposed 'methane fee' for waste generated by oil and natural gas companies (apnews.com)
Oil and natural gas companies for the first time would have to pay a fee for methane emissions that exceed certain levels under a rule proposed Friday by the Biden administration....
A global day of protests draws thousands in Washington and other cities in pro-Palestinian marches (apnews.com)
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Turkey launches airstrikes against Kurdish militants in Iraq and Syria after 9 soldiers were killed (apnews.com)
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey carried out airstrikes targeting Kurdish militants in neighboring Iraq and Syria on Saturday, the Turkish Defense Ministry said. This comes a day after an attack on a Turkish military base in Iraq killed nine Turkish soldiers....
The US is investigating if Boeing ensured a part that blew off a jet was made to design standards (apnews.com)
The US is investigating if Boeing ensured a part that blew off a jet was made to design standards::The Federal Aviation Administration said that the investigation is focusing on plugs on Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners.
A refugee bear from a bombed-out Ukraine zoo finds a new home in Scotland (apnews.com)
An unlikely refugee from the war in Ukraine — a rare Asiatic black bear — arrived at his new home in Scotland on Friday and quickly took to a meal of cucumbers and watermelon....
Phoenix seeks to end Justice Department probe of its police department without court supervision (apnews.com)
Phoenix has asked the U.S. Department of Justice to end its two-year civil rights investigation of the city’s police department through an agreement in which it would take recommendations for changes from the federal agency but wouldn’t be subject to costly court supervision....
4 Ukrainian citizens were among those captured when a helicopter went down in Somalia this week (apnews.com)
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ukraine’s foreign affairs ministry says that four of its citizens were among those captured by al-Qaida-linked extremists in Somalia after their helicopter that was contracted by the United Nations made an emergency landing in territory controlled by the militants earlier this week....
French foreign minister visits Kyiv and pledges solidarity as Russia launches attacks (apnews.com)
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — France’s new foreign minister arrived in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, on Saturday to meet with his counterpart in a sign of support for Ukraine as Russia’s full-scale invasion nears its second anniversary....
Engine maker Cummins to repair 600,000 Ram trucks in $2 billion emissions cheating scandal (apnews.com)
Engine maker Cummins Inc. will recall 600,000 Ram trucks as part of a settlement with federal and California authorities that also requires the company to remedy environmental damage caused by illegal software that let it skirt diesel emissions tests....
Ruling-party candidate emerges victorious in Taiwan's presidential election (apnews.com)
Ruling-party candidate emerges victorious in Taiwan's presidential election (apnews.com)
The result in Taiwan’s presidential and parliamentary election will chart the trajectory of relations with China over the next four years.
In his 1st interview, friend who warned officials of Maine shooter says 'I literally spelled it out' (apnews.com)
For 17 years, Sean Hodgson was best friends with the man who would commit Maine's deadliest mass shooting.
The US failed to track more than $1 billion in military gear given Ukraine, Pentagon watchdog says (apnews.com)
A woman was hired to investigate racial harassment after a suicide. Then she encountered it herself (apnews.com)
Joscelin Thomas, a former coordinator in the Davis School District’s equal opportunity office, alleges in a federal lawsuit that district staff treated her “as if she were stupid,” accused her of having a substandard work ethic and denied her training and mentorship opportunities that were offered to her white colleagues....
Tesla puts German factory production on hold as Red Sea attacks disrupt supply chains (apnews.com)
Tesla says it’s temporarily halting most production at its German factory because of attacks in the Red Sea, a vital global shipping corridor....
Britain’s prime minister visits Ukraine to give aid and reassurance of West’s support against Moscow (apnews.com)
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak unveiled new military funding for Ukraine on Friday during a visit to Kyiv aimed at reassuring the country that the West is still providing support nearly 23 months after Russia’s invasion....
Investigators found stacked bodies and maggots at a neglected Colorado funeral home, FBI agent says (apnews.com)
Investigators who entered a Colorado funeral home where nearly 200 abandoned bodies were found encountered stacks of partially covered human remains, bodily fluids several inches deep on the floor, and flies and maggots throughout the building, an FBI agent testified Thursday....
Mississippi's capital is under a boil water order after E. coli bacteria is found in city's supply (apnews.com)
Mississippi health officials told residents in the state’s capital to boil their tap water Thursday after traces of E. coli bacteria were found in the city’s supply — a result the manager of Jackson’s long-troubled water system disputed while calling it a devastating setback for rebuilding public trust....
Nearly 10,000 died from COVID-19 last month, fueled by holiday gatherings and new variant, WHO says (apnews.com)
The head of the U.N. health agency said Wednesday holiday gatherings and the spread of the most prominent variant globally led to increased transmission of COVID-19 last month....
Taiwan prepares to elect a president and legislature in what's seen as a test of control with China (apnews.com)
Taiwan is preparing to elect a president and legislature Saturday in what many see as a test of control with China, which claims the self-governing island republic as its own territory to be unified with force if necessary. The presidential race is tight, and both China and Taiwan’s key ally, the U.S., are weighing in on...
Massachusetts high court rules younger adults cannot be sentenced to life without parole (apnews.com)
The highest court in Massachusetts ruled Thursday to raise from 18 to 21 the minimum age at which a person can be sentenced to mandatory life without parole — a narrow 4-3 ruling that juvenile justice advocates are hailing as progress....
Democrats' education funding report says Pennsylvania owes $5B more to school districts (apnews.com)
A commission reviewing how Pennsylvania distributes money to public schools narrowly approved a report Thursday that suggests the state is underfunding districts by more than $5 billion and should begin immediately to close that gap....
Alabama can enforce a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors, appeals court rules (apnews.com)
Alabama can begin immediately enforcing a ban outlawing the use of puberty blockers and hormones to treat transgender people under 19, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday, granting the state’s request to stay a preliminary injunction that had blocked enforcement of the 2022 law....
