A volcano near Alaska's largest city could erupt in the coming weeks or months, scientists say
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A volcano near Alaska’s largest city is showing new signs of unrest, with experts saying the likelihood of an eruption at Mount Spurr in the next few weeks or months has increased. The Alaska Volcano Observatory says it measured during recent overflights elevated volcanic gas emissions. It says an eruption is likely, though not certain, in the weeks ahead. Mount Spurr is one of 53 volcanoes in Alaska that have been active within the last 250 years. It is roughly 80 miles northwest of Anchorage. It last erupted in 1992, when it deposited ashfall up to about a quarter-inch thick in Anchorage and prompted temporary airport closures.
Woman trapped in crashed car survives on creek water for 6 days until rescue
BROOK, Ind. (AP) — Authorities say a woman in Indiana who was trapped in her car with broken legs after a crash survived for nearly a week by sucking water from a sweatshirt that she dipped into a creek. The Newton County Sheriff's Office says a man operating drainage equipment saw 41-year-old Brieonna Cassell's car off a road Tuesday near the town of Brook. Cassell had been reported missing by family members six days before. The sheriff's office says the man who spotted her car told his supervisor and they found Cassell inside, conscious and able to speak. She was flown to a Chicago hospital for her injuries.
Ford shows off a treasure trove of rarely seen vehicles to a select few at its Michigan headquarters
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — About 50 cars and trucks that are part of Ford's Heritage Fleet are on display in Dearborn, Michigan. Employees and members of the media got to take a look this week. They’ll be available for viewing as part of “Bring Your Child to Work Day” at the automaker's headquarters next month. Ford has existing Heritage Fleets in the U.K., Germany and Australia. Company CEO Jm Farley ordered the creation of a U.S.-based collection more than a year ago. Some highlights include a series of Mustang performance vehicles, a 1938 V-8 Ambulance and a 2003 Ford Model T-100 that replicates a 1914 Model T.
Harvey Weinstein's looming #MeToo retrial takes shape as judge rules on what jury will hear
NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein’s #MeToo retrial next month will largely be an abridged version of the original, with one big addition: a charge based on an allegation from a woman who wasn’t a part of the first case. But at a key pretrial hearing Wednesday, the disgraced movie mogul’s lawyers cautioned that because Weinstein’s 2020 rape and sexual assault conviction was overturned, the past isn’t prologue — it’s almost entirely irrelevant. New York’s Court of Appeals threw out Weinstein’s conviction last year, setting the stage for a retrial starting April 15 in state court in Manhattan. Prosecutors say it could take about five weeks. How the retrial will play out began to take shape Wednesday as Judge Curtis Farber ruled on a number of outstanding issues.
This 'Dune' isn't fiction. It's the longest conveyer belt in the US and moving sand in Texas
KERMIT, Texas (AP) — A more than 40-mile long conveyor belt filled with sand stretches from the oil fields of West Texas to New Mexico, all for the purpose of one mission: oil production. Atlas Energy Solutions claims their conveyor belt is the second-largest in the world and that they've engineered the unique contraption as a solution to moving the millions of tons of sand needed for hydraulic fracturing. CEO John Turner says the $400 million project is supposed to deliver the millions of tons of sand more cheaply and safely than trucks
Indonesian fishermen sue Bumble Bee and say the canned tuna giant knew of abuse in its supply chain
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Lawyers representing four Indonesian fishermen say they were beaten and trapped on vessels that were part of the global supply chain that provided tuna to Bumble Bee Seafoods. They filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the canned seafood giant and accusing it of knowingly benefitting from forced labor. Their lawyer, Agnieszka Fryszman, says it is believed to be the first such case of forced labor at sea brought against a U.S. seafood company. She says the company violated the Trafficking Victims Protection Act. The law allows foreigners who suffered from human trafficking to sue U.S. businesses that knew or should have known that they were profiting from the abuse. Bumble Bee said it does not comment on pending litigation.
The torso of a Buddha statue has been found at Cambodia's Angkor temple complex
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Archaeologists in Cambodia are celebrating an unexpected find at the country’s centuries-old Angkor temple complex: the torso of a statue of Buddha that matches a head found nearly a century ago at the same site. The torso, believed to be from the 12th or 13th century, was discovered during a dig by a team of Cambodian and Indian experts last month at Angkor’s Ta Prohm temple. It was found along with 29 fragments that appeared to be part of the same statue. It stands at 1.16 meters tall and is in the Bayon art style, associated with Angkor’s Bayon temple. The statue’s presumed head was discovered at the same temple in 1927.
AP's Doug Feinberg chosen for US Basketball Writers Association Hall of Fame
NEW YORK (AP) — Doug Feinberg, an Associated Press Basketball Writer who has covered the women’s game for nearly 20 years, has been chosen for the U.S. Basketball Writers Association Hall of Fame Class of 2025. Feinberg joined the AP in 1995 and has covered women’s hoops since 2006, including oversight of the AP Top 25 women’s basketball poll. He’ll cover his 17th women’s Final Four this year and has also covered five Olympic tournaments and four women’s World Championships and World Cups. Coaches and players throughout pro, college and international women’s basketball have recognized Feinberg’s passion for the sport and trusted him to tell their stories. His coverage of Brittney Griner’s 10-month imprisonment in Russia was AP Sports’ Story of the Year in 2022.
Court records say a passenger attacked a flight attendant, swallowed rosary beads on plane to Miami
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Court records say a passenger on a small regional flight to Miami attacked a flight attendant and swallowed rosary beads as pilots returned to the airport in Savannah, Georgia. No one was seriously hurt on the Monday night flight operated by American Airlines regional carrier Envoy Air. The passenger was jailed on charges including misdemeanor battery and a felony count of criminal property damage. An FBI agent's affidavit filed in federal court says there's probable cause to charge the man with a federal crime of interfering with a flight crew. The agent wrote that the man was traveling with his sister, who said he told her that “Satan's disciple(s) had followed them onto the plane.”
Kenya-based content moderators mourn Nigerian colleague who 'was desperate to go home'
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Technology workers in Kenya have held a vigil for a colleague who died in unclear circumstances after she was unable to travel to her home in Nigeria for two years. Ladi Anzaki Olubunmi was a content moderator for TikTok working for subcontractor Teleperformance Kenya. She died last week and her decomposing body was discovered in her house after three days. It is unclear what caused her death. But colleagues say she had complained of fatigue and was “desperate to go back home.” The vigil was held Tuesday. Teleperformance Kenya told The Associated Press on Wednesday that they didn’t deny Olubunmi her leave to go home.
