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Senate panel probes holiday meltdown at Southwest Airlines

Senate panel probes holiday meltdown at Southwest Airlines

A senior executive of Southwest Airlines apologized to a Senate committee Thursday for a December meltdown and said the airline is upgrading software to help fix its inability to reassign crews after the winter storm.
EU calls out Twitter for incomplete disinformation report

EU calls out Twitter for incomplete disinformation report

LONDON (AP) — Twitter failed to provide a full report to the European Union on its efforts to combat online disinformation , drawing a rebuke Thursday from top officials of the 27-nation bloc.

Nigerian universities to close for vote over security fears

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian authorities on Thursday directed all universities to shut down for nearly three weeks for this month's presidential elections, citing security concerns.
Rioter who menaced officer with Confederate flag gets prison

Rioter who menaced officer with Confederate flag gets prison

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Delaware man who threatened a Black police officer with a pole attached to a Confederate battle flag as he stormed the U.S. Capitol was sentenced on Thursday to three years in prison.
US House votes to condemn China over balloon surveillance

US House votes to condemn China over balloon surveillance

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted unanimously Thursday to condemn China's balloon surveillance program as a “brazen violation” of U.S. sovereignty, a rare and swift bipartisan rebuke of Beijing as questions mount about the craft the U.S.
Musk deputy's words on Starlink 'weaponization' vex Ukraine

Musk deputy's words on Starlink 'weaponization' vex Ukraine

BOSTON (AP) — Ukrainians reacted Thursday with puzzlement and some ire to comments by a top Starlink official that their country has “weaponized” the satellite internet service, which has been pivotal to their national survival.
Group asks how African American course violates Florida law

Group asks how African American course violates Florida law

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The organization that created a high school African American studies program rejected by Florida said Thursday it’s still waiting for specifics from the state about how the course violates state law.
Freedom-versus-common-good debate roils New Jersey forests

Freedom-versus-common-good debate roils New Jersey forests

SHAMONG, N.J. (AP) — Sprawling across 1.1 million acres of pine trees, sandy soil, remote wetlands and home to rare plants and animals, the New Jersey Pinelands is the personification of the free-as-a-bird Great Outdoors.
DeSantis nears takeover of Disney government in Florida

DeSantis nears takeover of Disney government in Florida

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov.
House votes to overturn DC criminal code and voting laws

House votes to overturn DC criminal code and voting laws

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-led House has launched the first salvo in what could be a long-running feud with the District of Columbia over self-government in the nation's capital.