Month: March 2023

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The Biden administration is suing to block JetBlue Airways from buying Spirit Airlines, saying the deal would reduce competition and drive up air fares for consumers. The Justice Department said Tuesday that the tie-up would especially hurt cost-conscious travelers who depend on Spirit, a budget carrier, to find cheaper

By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Jennifer McClellan is set to be sworn in to the U.S. House, becoming the first Black woman to represent Virginia in Congress. McClellan says Tuesday’s swearing-in holds great significance for her family as her parents and grandparents faced Jim Crow-era obstacles just to vote. McClellan makes

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The authoritarian leader of Belarus says an alleged Ukrainian saboteur and more than 20 accomplices have been detained over an attack on a Russian war plane stationed in his country. President Alexander Lukashenko on Tuesday said a Beriev A-50 parked at the Machulishchy Air Base near Minsk was attacked on Feb.

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are falling on Wall Street Tuesday after the head of the Federal Reserve warned it could speed up its economy-crunching hikes to interest rates if pressure on inflation stays hot. The S&P 500 was 0.9% lower in midday trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang warned Tuesday that Beijing and Washington are headed for “conflict and confrontation” if the U.S. doesn’t change course, striking a combative tone at a moment when relations between the rivals are at a historic low. In his first news conference since taking office late last year, Qin’s

By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — St. John Paul II knew about sexual abuse of children by priests under his authority and sought to conceal it when he was an archbishop in his native Poland, a television news report has alleged. In a story that aired late Monday, Polish channel TVN24 named