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Month: February 2024

Power restored to BP oil refinery in Indiana after outage prompts evacuation, shutdown, company says

WHITING, Ind. (AP) — BP says power has been restored a sprawling oil refinery in northwest Indiana following an outage that prompted the company to temporarily shut down the complex and evacuate workers. A BP spokesperson says power was back on Friday at the refinery following Thursday’s outage. The refinery’s office buildings and nearby roads

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Why Apple is pushing the term ‘spatial computing’ along with its new Vision Pro headset

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple’s hotly anticipated Vision Pro headset is hitting store shelves. That means you’re probably going to start to see more people wearing the futuristic googles that are supposed to usher in the age of “spatial computing.” It’s an esoteric mode of technology that Apple executives

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US moves to seize more than 500,000 barrels of Iranian oil it says was illegally trafficked

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has announced that it is seizing more than 500,000 barrels of internationally sanctioned Iranian fuel. Officials say the crude oil was illegally trafficked to provide funding for the country’s paramilitary force. In addition, prosecutors announced criminal charges related to the sale of the crude

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Muere Carl Weathers, actor recordado por su papel de Apollo Creed en “Rocky”, a los 76 años

macamilarincon (CNN) –– El actor Carl Weathers, quien saltó a la fama con el personaje de Apollo Creed en las películas de “Rocky” y participó en decenas de producciones desde “Predator” hasta “The Mandalorian”, murió a los 76 años, informó su manager Matt Luber. El actor “falleció en paz en su casa” este jueves, indicó

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As impeachment looms, Homeland Security secretary says his agency will not be distracted by politics

REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says he is “totally focused on the work” that his agency does and is not distracted by politics. The Secretary’s comments during an interview Friday with The Associated Press come as House Republicans are rallying to impeach him over his handling of the

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