AP News in Brief 03-24-19
Barr scours Trump-Russia report to see how much to open
AP News in Brief 03-23-19
Mueller concludes Russia-Trump probe; no new indictments
Details to be worked out over who pays for ex-chief’s lawyer
HONOLULU Retired Honolulu police chief Louis Kealoha says he wants to stick with the federal taxpayer-funded lawyer whos been representing him on corruption-related charges.
Facebook left millions of passwords readable by employees
SAN FRANCISCO Facebook left hundreds of millions of user passwords readable by its employees for years, the company acknowledged Thursday after a security researcher exposed the lapse .
AP News in Brief 03-22-19
Europe offers UK
a little more time
for Brexit
US abruptly endorses Israel’s Golan sovereignty in big shift
JERUSALEM President Donald Trump abruptly declared Thursday the U.S. will recognize Israels sovereignty over the disputed Golan Heights, a major shift in American policy that gives Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a political boost a month before what is expected to be a close election.
Heat records falling twice as often as cold ones, AP finds
Over the past 20 years, Americans have been twice as likely to sweat through record-breaking heat rather than shiver through record-setting cold, a new Associated Press data analysis shows.
Woman pleads guilty to sneaking aboard international flight
CHICAGO (AP) A woman whos been dubbed a serial stowaway was sentenced Tuesday to 18 months of probation after pleading guilty to sneaking past Chicago airport security last year, boarding a plane and flying to London without a ticket.
Hawaii bills push 1st state ban on plastics in restaurants
HONOLULU Hawaii would be the first state in the U.S. to ban most plastics at restaurants under legislation that aims to cut down on waste that pollutes the ocean.
Taxpayers take loss on failed Kauai dairy plan
HONOLULU Some Hawaii taxpayers lost money following a private investment firms failed plan to establish a dairy on Kauai.