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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency last week set new emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks, buses and other large vehicles, an action that federal officials said will help clean up some of the nation's largest sources of greenhouse gases. The new rules, which take effect for model years 2027 through 2032, will avoid up [...]
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Rebuilding Baltimore’s collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge could take anywhere from 18 months to several years, experts say, while the cost could be at least $400 million — or more than twice that. It all depends on factors that are still mostly unknown. They range from the design of the new [...]
CLEVELAND (AP) — Seventh-grade student Henry Cohen bounced side to side in time to the Beatles' "Here Comes the Sun" playing in teacher Nancy Morris' classroom, swinging his arms open and closed across the planets pictured on his T-shirt. Henry and other classmates at Cleveland's Riverside School were on their feet, dancing during a session [...]
NEW YORK — New York is on track to become the first U.S. city with congestion tolls on drivers entering its central business district after transit officials approved a $15 fee for most motorists headed to the busiest part of Manhattan. Members of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board last week voted to greenlight the congestion [...]
Egg prices are at near-historic highs in many parts of the world as the spring holidays approach, reflecting a market scrambled by disease, high demand and growing costs for farmers. It's the second year in a row, consumers have faced sticker shock ahead of Easter and Passover, both occasions in which eggs play prominent roles. [...]
A recent study from the Pew Research Center reveals less than half (45 percent) of adults aged 18 to 34 considered themselves financially independent from their parents. A quick scan of the current economy helps explain why. There’s a shortage of affordable housing, especially for first-time buyers. The average student loan debt is measured in [...]
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Next month’s total solar eclipse promises to be a scientific bonanza, thanks to new spacecraft and telescopes — and cosmic chance. The moon will be extra close to Earth, providing a long and intense period of darkness, and the sun should be more active with the potential for dramatic bursts [...]
Food prices and overall inflation will rise as temperatures climb with climate change, a new study by an environmental scientist and the European Central Bank found. Looking at monthly price tags of food and other goods, temperatures and other climate factors in 121 nations since 1996, researchers calculate that “weather and climate shocks” will cause [...]
NEW YORK — Sweet Easter baskets will likely come at a bitter cost this year for consumers as the price of cocoa climbs to record highs. Cocoa futures have surged this year, roughly doubling since the start of 2024. Rising temperatures and weather conditions have stressed and damaged crops in West Africa, which produces more [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials said last week they will review how airlines protect personal information about their passengers and whether they are making money by sharing that information with other parties. The U.S. Department of Transportation said its review will focus on the 10 biggest U.S. airlines and cover their collection, handling and use [...]