WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Friday made final its long-awaited plan to offer billions of dollars in tax credits to companies that make hydrogen, in the hopes of building up a new industry that might help fight climate change. When burned, hydrogen mainly emits water vapor, and it could...
US Fines JetBlue $2 Million for ‘Chronic’ Flight Delays on Several East Coast Routes
NEW YORK - The Transportation Department said Friday it will hit JetBlue Airways with a $2 million penalty for chronically late flights along the East Coast, and half the money will go to passengers who were delayed. The agency said it's the first time it has fined an airline for...
Bourbon Street Returns to Life After Deadly Attack
NEW ORLEANS — After Bourbon Street reopened Thursday afternoon, crowds returned to the area that was a horrific crime scene just a day earlier. Musicians went back to their usual corners in the French Quarter and resumed playing, and bars were buzzing again. There was little trace of the carnage...
California Begins 2025 With Solid Start to Winter Snowpack, but More Storms Are Needed
PHILLIPS STATION — California is beginning 2025 with a solid start to the winter snowpack, officials said Thursday, but they cautioned that more storms are needed to keep the state's water supplies on track. Officials at Phillips Station in the Sierra Nevada, a mountain range that covers the eastern part...
Biden Will Visit New Orleans on Monday in Wake of Deadly Bourbon Street Attack
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will visit New Orleans next week, with the city still reeling from the deadly New Year's rampage in which an Army veteran plowed a truck into revelers. The White House says the president and first lady will travel to New Orleans on Monday to "grieve...
Biden Blocks Nippon Steel’s Proposed Deal to Acquire US Steel
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden has blocked the nearly $15 billion proposed deal for Nippon Steel of Japan to purchase Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel — affirming his earlier vow on the presidential campaign trail to prevent the acquisition of Steeltown USA's most storied steel company. The proposed deal kicked up an...
Israeli Strikes Kill at Least 30 in Gaza as Ceasefire Talks Set to Resume in Qatar
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli strikes killed at least 30 people in Gaza, including children, overnight and into Friday, hospital staff said, as often-stalled ceasefire talks to end the Israel-Hamas war were set to resume in Qatar. Sirens sounded across Israel for missiles fired from Yemen. Staff at the...
Surgeon General Calls for New Label on Drinks to Warn Americans of Alcohol’s Cancer Risk
WASHINGTON — Alcohol is a leading cause of cancer, a risk that should be clearly labeled on drinks Americans consume, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy proposed on Friday. Murthy's advisory comes as research and evidence mounts about the bad effects that alcohol has on human health, but his proposal for...
LeBron James, Max Christie Carry Lakers Past Blazers for Their 6th Win in 8 Games
LOS ANGELES — LeBron James scored 38 points, Max Christie had a career-high 28 and the Los Angeles Lakers overcame Anthony Davis' absence for a 114-106 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday night. James and Christie Lead Lakers' Offensive Charge James hit a season-high seven 3-pointers and Christie...
Fresno Police Arrest Nine at DUI Checkpoint in Year-End Operation
Fresno police arrested nine drivers on suspicion of driving under the influence during a New Year’s Eve enforcement operation, authorities said in a news release. Authorities said first-time DUI offenders face steep consequences, including an average of $13,500 in fines and penalties, as well as a suspended driver’s license. Fresno...