Trump administration weighs naval blockade to halt Cuban oil imports, Politico reports
Jan 23 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is considering imposing a total blockade on oil imports to Cuba as part of possible new tactics to drive regime change in the Caribbean country, Politico reported on
Delta Air Lines urges travelers to rebook as Winter Storm Fern threatens weekend flights
(Corrects paragraph 5 to say flights scheduled to depart Dallas–Fort Worth on Saturday, not Friday) Jan 23 (Reuters) – Delta Air Lines on Friday urged passengers traveling this weekend to reschedule their flights as Winter Storm Fern
New York school violated civil rights law by changing name from ‘Thunderbirds’ to ‘T-Birds,’ US says
BOHEMIA, N.Y. (AP) — A New York school district is “erasing its Native American heritage” and violating civil rights law by changing its team name from the “Thunderbirds” to the “T-Birds,” federal education officials say. The U.S.
California suing Trump administration over Sable oil pipeline restart
Jan 23 (Reuters) – California’s attorney general on Friday said the state was suing the Trump administration for asserting federal authority over two state pipelines and permitting Sable Offshore to restart pumping oil through them. The lawsuit
Collins, Mills take different tacks on ICE’s sweeping enforcement action in Maine
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s leading Republican and Democratic officials, now engaged in one of the nation’s highest profile Senate races, offered starkly different comments on Friday as a surge of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents racked
US hits 9 tankers with sanctions over Iranian oil during protest crackdown and internet shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on a fleet of nine ships and their owners accused of transporting hundreds of millions of dollars in forbidden Iranian oil to foreign markets. The sanctions are
Massive sewer spill flowing into Potomac River upstream from Washington
WASHINGTON (AP) — A massive pipe that moves millions of gallons of sewage has ruptured and sent wastewater flowing into the Potomac River northwest of Washington D.C., polluting it ahead of a major winter storm that has
Snow starts falling in Texas, Oklahoma as eastern US braces for winter storm
By Rich McKay and Julia Harte Jan 23 – Heavy snow was falling over Northwest Texas and Oklahoma City on Friday morning as a major winter storm began moving east across the U.S., bringing deadly cold and
Michigan sues oil companies, saying they colluded to restrain EV competition
WASHINGTON, Jan 23 (Reuters) – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel on Friday filed an antitrust lawsuit against four major oil companies, asserting they have colluded for decades to forestall competition from renewable energy, including electric vehicles. The
Renée Fleming cancels Kennedy Center appearances
NEW YORK (AP) — Renée Fleming has withdrawn from two scheduled May appearances at the Kennedy Cente r, the latest in a wave of cancellations since President Donald Trump ousted the previous leadership and the new leadership’s
