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Biden administration restricts oil and gas leasing in 13 million acres of Alaska's petroleum reserve 04/19/2024 03:57pm • JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) ��� The Biden administration said Friday it will restrict new oil and gas leasing on 13 million acres (5.3 million hectares) of a federal petroleum reserve in Alaska to help protect wildlife such as caribou and polar bears as the Arctic continues to warm. The decision ��� part o Cannabis seizures at checkpoints by US-Mexico border frustrate state-authorized pot industry 04/19/2024 03:33pm • SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) ��� The U.S. Border Patrol is asserting its authority to seize cannabis shipments ��� including commercial, state-authorized supplies ��� as licensed cannabis providers file complaints that more than $300,000 worth of marijuana has been confiscated in recent months at highway che Germany coach Nagelsmann extends contract through 2026 World Cup. Bayern left still searching 04/19/2024 02:41pm • BERLIN (AP) ��� Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann has extended his contract by two years, taking him beyond the upcoming European Championship and through the 2026 World Cup. It also rules out Nagelsmann returning to Bayern Munich, which is looking for a new coach for next season after deciding to par Biden administration moves to make conservation an equal to industry on US lands 04/19/2024 02:32pm • BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) ��� The Biden administration on Thursday finalized a new rule for public land management that's meant to put conservation on more equal footing with oil drilling, grazing and other extractive industries on vast government-owned properties. Officials pushed past strong opposition Not a toddler, not a parent, but still love 'Bluey'? You're not alone 04/19/2024 01:58pm • PHOENIX (AP) ��� A small blue dog with an Australian accent has captured the hearts of people across the world. She's the title character of ���Bluey,��� a kids' program consisting of seven-minute episodes that have enraptured children and adults alike. This week's release of its longest episode Next UN climate talks are critical to plot aid for poorer nations, says incoming president 04/19/2024 01:34pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� The man who will run United Nations climate talks this November views the negotiations as a key link in international efforts to curb global warming. The conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, must build on last year's successful agreement to transition away from fossil fuels, said Mukh Jets GM Joe Douglas calls QB Zach Wilson an 'asset.' But the team remains open to trading him 04/19/2024 01:22pm • FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) ��� Zach Wilson remains a member of the New York Jets. For now, at least. General manager Joe Douglas was non-committal on the future of the quarterback, who received permission by the Jets during the offseason to seek a trade after a disappointing three years since being the Mississippi legislators won't smooth the path this year to restore voting rights after some felonies 04/19/2024 01:05pm • JACKSON, Miss. (AP) ��� Kenneth Almons says he began a sentence in a Mississippi prison just two weeks after graduating from high school, and one of his felony convictions ��� for armed robbery ��� stripped away voting rights that he still has not regained decades later. Now 51, Almons told lawmaker France asks retailers to alert customers to cases of 'shrinkflation' 04/19/2024 12:23pm • PARIS (AP) ��� The French government announced a new rule on Friday that will require stores to tell customers when a product becomes smaller but its price stays the same or increases, a practice known as ������ shrinkflation. '' Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire announced the measure to tackle the co Indians vote in the first phase of the world's largest election as Modi seeks a third term 04/19/2024 12:22pm • NEW DELHI (AP) ��� Millions of Indians began voting on Friday in a six-week election that's a referendum on Narendra Modi, the populist prime minister who has championed an assertive brand of Hindu nationalist politics and is seeking a rare third term as the country's leader. People began lining up Hungary's Orb��n launches EU election campaign with pledge to 'occupy Brussels' 04/19/2024 12:12pm • BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) ��� Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orb��n on Friday painted a grim picture of a continent teetering on the edge of armed conflict in a speech opening his party's campaign for European Union elections. He called for a changing of the guard among the bloc's leaders. As Orb��n Once praised, settlement to help sickened BP oil spill workers leaves most with nearly nothing 04/19/2024 12:07pm • When a deadly explosion destroyed BP���s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, 134 million gallons of crude erupted into the sea over the next three months ��� and tens of thousands of ordinary people were hired to help clean up environmental devastation from the biggest offshore oil Start of Sen. Bob Menendez's bribery trial is delayed a week to mid-May 04/19/2024 11:56am • NEW YORK (AP) ��� The start of New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez's bribery trial was pushed back a week to mid-May on Friday after lawyers agreed the extra days would aid trial preparation. U.S. District Judge Sidney H. Stein changed from May 6 to May 13 the start of jury selection during a pretrial hear Chinese Grand Prix could deliver drama to F1 and slow Verstappen's victory march 04/19/2024 11:37am • SHANGHAI (AP) ��� The Chinese Grand Prix could deliver some much-needed drama to Formula 1, and Red Bull's Max Verstappen can't be penciled in as the almost-certain winner on Sunday. It���s also the season���s first GP with a sprint race, which means Friday���s practice session was the only one of t His goal likely saved Ferguson's job at Man United. Now Coventry coach could push Ten Hag near exit 04/19/2024 10:30am • MANCHESTER, England (AP) ��� Before Eric Cantona, David Beckham or Cristiano Ronaldo, there was Mark Robins. The list of Manchester United greats is long but Robins is not on it. Yet he is widely regarded as the man who saved former manager Alex Ferguson his job and provided the platform for more t