Some airlines say they will consider refunds or credits for passengers who don’t want to fly now that the mask mandate has been droppedBy DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines WriterApril 22, 2022, 11:38 PM• 3 min readDALLAS — Airlines say they are offering options — including refunds in some cases — for people worried about flying…
Stocks slump as Wall Street heads for another losing week
Stocks slumped on Wall Street Friday, leaving the S&P 500 with its biggest one-day loss in almost seven weeks, as worries deepen about a surge in interest rates and the U.S. central bank’s efforts to fight inflationBy STAN CHOE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business WritersApril 22, 2022, 9:15 PM• 4 min readNEW YORK — Stocks…
HCA Healthcare, Gap fall; SVB Financial, Schlumberger rise
Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday: HCA Healthcare, Gap fall; SVB Financial, Schlumberger riseByThe Associated PressApril 22, 2022, 8:41 PM• 2 min readNEW YORK — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Friday:HCA Healthcare Inc., down $58.80 to $210.64.The hospital operator reported weaker-than-expected earnings and cut its forecast for…
Africa’s week in pictures: 15-21 April 2022
A selection of the week’s best photos from across the continent and beyond:Image source, ReutersImage caption, The annual paragliding festival in Kwahu-Atibie, Ghana, attracts onlookers on Friday…Image source, ReutersImage caption, Among those taking part are Michael Kwakye and Stephen Asamoah, smiling and derigging here after landing safely.Image source, AFPImage caption, On Wednesday in Cairo an…
Kardashians deny faking Roblox sex tape scene
By Joe TidyCyber reporter Image source, ‘Kardashians’, Fulwell 73 Image caption, The moment Saint West shows his mother the Roblox sex tape room he apparently foundA reality show scene where Kim Kardashian’s son finds an advert for a sex tape on the game Roblox was not faked, a source close to the star says.In the…
Longest Covid infection lasted more than 16 months, tests show
By Michelle RobertsDigital health editorImage source, Getty ImagesUK doctors believe they have documented the longest Covid infection on record – a patient they treated who had detectable levels of the virus for more than 16 months, or 505 days, in total.The unnamed individual had other underlying medical conditions and died in hospital in 2021. Persistent…
Boston urges masks as battle brews over transit rule
Boston has urged people to start wearing masks, and the Biden administration is weighing its next legal step in a court fight over the abrupt end of the national mask mandate on airplanes and mass transitBy HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated PressApril 22, 2022, 2:11 AM• 7 min readBoston urged people to start wearing…
California will keep workplace pandemic rules through 2022
California workplace regulators have extended mandatory pay for workers affected by the coronavirus through the end of 2022By DON THOMPSON Associated PressApril 21, 2022, 11:16 PM• 6 min readSACRAMENTO, Calif. — California workplace regulators on Thursday extended mandatory pay for workers affected by the coronavirus through the end of 2022, acting more than two months…
US airlines say they’ve reached a turning point in recovery
U.S. airlines say they have hit a turning point: After a lousy first quarter, they expect to be profitable as Americans return to travel in the biggest numbers since the start of the pandemicBy DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines WriterApril 21, 2022, 10:25 PM• 5 min readDALLAS — U.S. airlines say they have hit a turning…
Mattel unveils Elizabeth II Barbie on queen’s birthday
Queen Elizabeth II has got her own Barbie in honor of her 96th birthday and upcoming Platinum JubileeByThe Associated PressApril 21, 2022, 10:16 PM• 1 min readLONDON — Queen Elizabeth II has got her own Barbie in honor of her 96th birthday and upcoming Platinum Jubilee.California-based toymaker Mattel released the doll on the monarch’s birthday…