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Month: October 2024

UK regulator approves second Alzheimer’s drug in months but government won’t pay for it

AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — Britain’s drug regulator approved the Alzheimer’s drug Kisunla on Wednesday, but the government won’t be paying for it after an independent watchdog agency said the treatment isn’t worth the cost to taxpayers. It is the second Alzheimer’s drug to receive such a mixed reception within months. In August, the

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‘I felt like luggage’: American Airlines fined $50 million for violating disabled passengers’ rights

By Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — The federal government is slapping American Airlines with a $50 million fine after a multi-agency investigation uncovered repeat violations of the rules designed to protect airline passengers who use wheelchairs. The investigation by the Department of Transportation aided by the Justice Department’s civil rights division found that American made

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US fines American Airlines $50 million over mishandling of disabled passengers and wheelchairs

AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — The U.S. government is fining American Airlines $50 million for failing to provide wheelchair assistance to passengers with disabilities and damaging thousands of wheelchairs over a five-year period. The Transportation Department announced the civil penalty on Wednesday. American will only have to pay half of the fine because it

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Housing on the ballot: Harris, Trump push different plans for tackling housing affordability crisis

AP Business Writers Millions of Americans can’t afford to buy a home or rent a suitable apartment, making housing a central issue for voters in the upcoming presidential election. The Harris and Trump campaigns have laid out plans aimed at boosting home construction. Among Harris’ policy proposals: tax incentives to build 3 million additional homes

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Pakistan police arrest 3 men who stabbed and killed 2 transgender women at their home

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s police have arrested three men on suspicion of killing two transgender women with daggers at their home in the country’s conservative northwest. District police chief Zahur Babar Afridi told reporters that the men were arrested Tuesday over the killings, which took place Sunday in Mardan, a city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

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Miners are razing forests to meet surging demand for metals and minerals, report says

Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A report by the World Resources Institute shows that rapidly expanding mining operations are causing widespread destruction of tropical primary rainforests and protected areas, raising carbon emissions and displacing Indigenous communities. An analysis from the global nonprofit organization released Wednesday shows that the world lost nearly 1.4 million hectares

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Financial cooperation and BRICS expansion are on the table as Putin hosts Global South leaders

KAZAN, Russia (AP) — Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is hosting China’s Xi Jinping, India’s Narendra Modi and other world leaders at a summit of the BRICS bloc of developing economies, part of Kremlin efforts to challenge Western global clout. The three-day meeting in the city of Kazan attended by 36 countries showcases the failure of

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Carbon removal industry calls on U.S. government for regulation in new industry report

Associated Press The nascent industry for removing carbon dioxide directly from the air is calling on the U.S. government to adopt standards and regulations to boost confidence in the business. On Wednesday the Carbon Removal Alliance also recommended ways to improve monitoring, reporting and verification. The carbon dioxide removal industry is receiving billions of dollars

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