Transportation industry regulation
People who work in the UK aviation and travel industry take part in a 'Travel Day of Action' protest across the street from the Houses of Parliament in London, Wednesday, June 23, 2021. The protest on Wednesday was attended by people from across the UK aviation and travel industry calling on the British government to safely reopen international travel for the peak summer season to protect travel jobs and businesses amidst Britain's widely praised rollout of coronavirus vaccines. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
British travel industry urges swifter reopening of sector

By Pan Pylas Jun. 23, 2021 02:21 PM EDT

Uganda tightens lockdown measures as virus cases surge

By Rodney Muhumuza Jun. 18, 2021 03:29 PM EDT
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda is tightening its lockdown measures to try and stem a surge in coronavirus infections in the East African country that is seeing...

A tram drives through downtown Lisbon, Friday, June 18, 2021. Travel in and out of the Lisbon metropolitan area is to be banned over coming weekends as Portuguese authorities respond to a spike in new COVID-19 cases in the region around the capital. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
The Latest: Uganda tightening measures due to virus surge

By The Associated Press Jun. 18, 2021 05:32 AM EDT

FILE - This May 16, 2020 file photo shows Air Canada check screens at Ottawa International Airport in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The U.S. government is seeking to fine Air Canada more than $25 million over what it says have been slow refunds for passengers whose flights were canceled since the pandemic started. The Transportation Department said Tuesday, June 15, 2021, it has received more than 6,000 consumer complaints about Air Canada since March of last year. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)
US seeks to fine Air Canada $25.5 million over slow refunds

Jun. 15, 2021 02:05 PM EDT

W.Va. lawmakers approve using federal aid, spending on roads

By Cuneyt Dil Jun. 07, 2021 06:34 PM EDT
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia lawmakers Monday poured federal funds and extra state cash into road repairs, health care, and education programs such...

Norwegian plans Florida sailings, stands by vaccine rule

Jun. 07, 2021 02:54 PM EDT
MIAMI (AP) — Miami-based Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings on Monday announced plans to set sail from two Florida ports requiring passengers to be fully...

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito speaks at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, May 27, 2021, as from left, Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., Sen. Barrasso, R-Wy. and Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., look on. Republican senators outlined a $928 billion infrastructure proposal Thursday, a counteroffer to President Joe Biden's more sweeping plan as the two sides struggle to negotiate a bipartisan compromise and remain far apart on how to pay for the massive spending. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Biden, GOP senator to meet as infrastructure deadline looms

By Lisa Mascaro Jun. 01, 2021 04:52 PM EDT

Residents wait in line for the coronavirus test in a district in Guangzhou in southern China's Guangdong province on Sunday, May 30, 2021. The southern Chinese city of Guangzhou shut down a neighborhood and ordered residents to stay home Saturday to be tested for the coronavirus following an upsurge in infections that has rattled authorities. (AP Photo)
The Latest: Germany hunts down possible fraud in virus tests

By The Associated Press May. 30, 2021 07:12 AM EDT

People with COVID-19 symptoms wait to be assisted outside a hospital that is at full capacity in Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, Friday, May 28, 2021. The city imposed strict shutdown measures this week to stop the spread of the virus, halting public transportation for the first time and closing supermarkets. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
The Latest: Two-thirds of NY adults have at least one shot

By The Associated Press May. 29, 2021 01:03 AM EDT

Boeing 737 Max airplanes sit parked in a storage lot, Monday, April 26, 2021, near Boeing Field in Seattle. Boeing is paying $17 million and promising to take steps to fix production problems with its popular 737 jets. The Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday, May 27, that the settlement covers the installation of unapproved sensors and other parts on some Boeing 737 models including NGs and the Max. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Boeing to pay $17 million to settle plane production issues

By David Koenig May. 27, 2021 11:28 AM EDT

Protesting farmers burn an effigy of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Delhi- Haryana border, outskirts of New Delhi, India, Wednesday, May 26, 2021. Farmers are marking six months of their agitation against the new agricultural laws they say will leave them poorer and at the mercy of big corporations. The government has billed the laws as necessary to modernize agriculture. Multiple rounds of talks between the government and farmers have failed to end the stalemate. (AP Photo/Ishant Chauhan)
Indian farmers mark 6 months of protest with no end in sight

Rishabh Raj Jain May. 26, 2021 07:51 AM EDT

The Pavilion Parking Garage is scheduled to be painted in early summer 2021 as part of a plan to beautify parts of downtown in Myrtle Beach, S.C., on Thursday, May 6, 2021. The Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce announced plans Thursday to paint downtown’s lone public parking garage, sidewalks and crosswalks in bright colors for its new tourism advertising campaign, “We are the beach.” (Chase Karacosta/The Sun News via AP)
SC governor signs bill supporting free parking at the beach

By Jeffrey Collins May. 24, 2021 04:41 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 2, 2018, file photo, a Chinese construction worker stands on land that was reclaimed from the Indian Ocean for the Colombo Port City project, initiated as part of China's ambitious One Belt One Road initiative, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka’s top court , Tuesday, May 18, 2021, has ordered that some provisions of a legislation to set up a powerful economic commission in a Chinese-built port city violate the constitution and require approval by a public referendum to become law. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena, File)
Court: China-built Port City commission needs public assent

By Krishan Francis May. 18, 2021 07:36 AM EDT

The Idaho House of Representatives works late into the evening at the Statehouse in Boise, Idaho, on Wednesday, May 12, 2021, before finishing the state's longest Legislative session at 122 days. Republican lawmakers say the session resulted in significant income and property tax breaks, but Democratic lawmakers say they mainly benefit the wealthy. (AP Photo/Keith Ridler)
Differing views emerge on Idaho legislative session outcome

By Keith Ridler May. 13, 2021 04:19 PM EDT

FILE - In this May 4, 2020 file photo, Norwegian cruise ships are docked at Portsmouth Marine Terminal in Portsmouth, Va. Norwegian Cruise Lines is threatening to skip Florida ports because of the governor's order banning businesses from requiring that customers be vaccinated against COVID-19. The company says Gov. Ron DeSantis' order conflicts with guidelines from federal health authorities that would let cruise ships sail in U.S. waters if passengers and crew members are vaccinated. (Stephen M. Katz/The Virginian-Pilot via AP, File)
Cruise giant Norwegian threatens to skip Florida's ports

By David Koenig May. 07, 2021 12:08 PM EDT

FILE - In this file photo dated Thursday, March 18, 2021, a pharmacy technician draws a does of the AstraZeneca vaccine ready for use at the Wheatfield surgery in Luton, England. People under 40 in Britain will not be given the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine if another shot is available because of a link to extremely rare blood clots, the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunization said Friday May 7, 2021.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant, FILE)
UK to ease holiday travel ban yet keeps most quarantines

By Jill Lawless May. 07, 2021 07:54 AM EDT

Chinese in Iraq blocked from flying home after virus cases

May. 07, 2021 07:20 AM EDT
BEIJING (AP) — Employees of two Chinese state-owned companies in Iraq are blocked from returning to China for two months after 14 coworkers flew home with the...

A worker stands on scaffolding attached to the Deception Pass Bridge, a 976-foot span about 180-feet above the waters below, as work to replace corroded steel and paint the structure continues Thursday, April 29, 2021, in Deception Pass, Wash. The 86-year old bridge, along with its 511-foot long companion Canoe Pass Bridge, spanning immediately to the north, connect Whidbey Island on the south to Fidalgo Island. Raising state taxes to improve roads and bridges is one of the few things many Republican and Democratic lawmakers have agreed on in recent years. Those efforts have slowed to a crawl this year, even as lawmakers acknowledge a widening gap between needed work and the money to pay for it. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
States see potential federal windfall, go slow on road taxes

By David A. Lieb May. 01, 2021 10:41 AM EDT

People wearing protective face masks carry bags with meat outside the meat market of Athens during the Orthodox Holy Week, Thursday, April 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
Greece keeps lid on Orthodox Easter events, readies tourism

Apr. 30, 2021 10:38 AM EDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, April 21, 2021 file photo, Gary Holt, who reads bills being considered in the Washington House, wears a mask as he sits behind a plexiglass shield with reflections of state representatives meeting remotely on it, at the Capitol in Olympia Wash. The 2021 session of the Washington Legislature ended Sunday, April 25 and lawmakers had no shortage of weighty topics to consider while having to conduct their work amid a pandemic that meant most meetings and votes were conducted remotely. The Capitol building was also closed to the public since last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and was surrounded by security fencing and national guard members at times due to fears of protests. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
Washington's pandemic session: Remote work, weighty topics

By Rachel La Corte Apr. 26, 2021 03:52 PM EDT