On the move? Let us read it for you. LISTEN NOW Your browser does not support the audio element. LONDON -- Heathrow Airport executives on Monday defended their response to a fire that shut down Europe's busiest air hub for almost a day, after Britain's energy system operator suggested that the facility had enough electricity from other sources to keep running. More than 1,300 flights were canceled Friday after a fire knocked out one of the three electrical substations that supply Heathrow with power. More than 200,000 passengers had journeys...

On the move? Let us read it for you. LISTEN NOW Your browser does not support the audio element. William Smith has long fished the California coast for salmon, taking avid anglers out on his boat in hopes they'll get to wrestle with and reel in the prized catch. Smith, known as "Capt. Smitty," now spends time on the seas with aspiring whale watchers, or scattering the ashes of the deceased -- whatever it takes to stay afloat since salmon fishing was barred in California two years ago because of...

On the move? Let us read it for you. LISTEN NOW Your browser does not support the audio element. NEWPORT, Vt. -- Business owners from both sides of the U.S.-Canada border gathered Tuesday in Vermont to share how the Trump administration's sweeping tariffs have affected their industries. President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum and repeated comments that Canada should become the 51st state have infuriated Canadians, and many are boycotting American goods in response. "What's going on in Canada is without precedent. The threat is over and...

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey doubled down on his resistance to President Donald Trump and border czar Tom Homan’s immigration enforcement efforts today, vowing that his city will be a “safe haven” for illegal immigrants. Speaking at a town hall with other Democrat leaders, including “Squad” member Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Frey said: “I want all of you just to know exactly where we are as far as our neighbors go, Minneapolis will continue to be a safe haven for undocumented immigrants.” “Regardless of who you are or where you come...

President Trump has fired both of the Federal Trade Commission’s Democratic commissioners, setting up a legal battle that will have major implications for a key bipartisan regulatory agency traditionally seen as independent from the executive branch. The White House informed Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Kelly Slaughter of their dismissals on Tuesday, the Democrats confirmed in separate X posts. Both Bedoya and Slaughter called their firings “illegal” and vowed to challenge Trump in court. “The president just illegally fired me. This is corruption plain and simple,” said Bedoya.

On the move? Let us read it for you. LISTEN NOW Your browser does not support the audio element. AUSTIN, Texas -- A Texas lawmaker who helped pioneer the state's restrictive abortion laws introduced a bill on Friday to clarify medical exceptions allowed under the law, representing a pivot from Republican legislators who have defended the state's abortion ban in the face of lawsuits and medical scrutiny. The bill, introduced by Republican state Sen. Bryan Hughes, would still require that patients have a medical emergency for a physician to perform...

On the move? Let us read it for you. LISTEN NOW Your browser does not support the audio element. MELBOURNE, Australia -- An American influencer left Australia Friday after the government announced it was reviewing her visa over a video she posted of her snatching a baby wombat from its mother. Sam Jones, who describes herself as an "outdoor enthusiast & hunter," made her Instagram account private Thursday after she was widely condemned for the video. "There's never been a better day to be a baby wombat in Australia," said...

On the move? Let us read it for you. LISTEN NOW Your browser does not support the audio element. SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California's top insurance regulator on Friday said he would approve an emergency request by State Farm to raise premiums 22% on home insurance for about a million customers if the insurance giant could justify the hike at a public hearing. State Farm, the state's largest insurer with roughly 1 million home insurance policies in California, said the emergency rate would help the company rebuild its capital following the...