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The Latest: Some flights to resume at Heathrow after a fire cut power to Europe’s busiest airport

LONDON (AP) — A fire knocked out power to London’s Heathrow Airport on Friday, shutting down the facility and affecting hundreds of thousands of passengers before authorities announced a partial resumption of flights. At least 1,350 flights to and from Heathrow were affected by the shutdown, including several from U.S. cities that were canceled, flight tracking service FlightRadar 24 said. Later Friday, the airport said it would begin flights for stranded passengers, and hoped to resume operation on Saturday.

Eyeing China threat, Trump announces Boeing wins contract for secretive future fighter jet

WASHINGTON (AP) — Boeing will build the Air Force’s future fighter jet. President Donald Trump announced the choice Friday. The Pentagon says the new jet fleet will have stealth and penetration capabilities that far exceed its current fleet and is essential in a potential conflict with China. Known as Next Generation Air Dominance, or NGAD, the manned jet will serve as a quarterback to a fleet of future drone aircraft that would be able to penetrate China’s air defenses. 

What we know about the fire that brought London’s Heathrow Airport to a standstill

LONDON (AP) — Flights to and from London’s Heathrow Airport have been canceled for the whole day after a fire at a nearby substation knocked out power to Europe’s busiest airport. That immediately disrupted travel plans for hundreds of thousands of people around the world. Heathrow experienced a “significant power outage” that prompted officials to shut the airport until 11:59 p.m. on Friday “to maintain the safety of our passengers and colleagues.” The cause of the fire isn’t yet known. Heathrow advised passengers not to travel to the airport and to contact their airlines to rebook flights.

A look at some of history’s worst air travel disruptions after a fire shut Heathrow

LONDON (AP) — A fire that closed London’s Heathrow Airport has sparked one of the most serious disruptions to air travel in years. More than 1,300 flights were canceled and hundreds of thousands of journeys disrupted following the electrical substation blaze. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Air travel has been disrupted in the past by computer problems, bad weather, volcanoes and extremist attacks. The Heathrow disruption is among the worst since an Iceland volcano erupted in 2010. Airspace over northern Europe was shut for several days and more than 100,000 flights canceled because of concerns the ash could damage jet engines. The 9/11 attacks in 2001 caused the shutdown of U.S. airspace and altered air travel forever.

Stock market today: Wall Street slips and heads for a fifth straight weekly loss

NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are falling in morning trading and Wall Street is veering toward its fifth straight weekly loss. The S&P 500 was down 0.6% Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 228 points, or 0.5%, and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.6%. Stocks have been broadly losing ground. Treasury yields held steady.

Ocean dumping – or a climate solution? A growing industry bets on the ocean to capture carbon

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — Dozens of companies and academic groups are pitching the same theory: that sinking rocks, nutrients, crop waste or seaweed in the ocean could lock away climate-warming carbon dioxide for centuries or more. Nearly 50 field trials have taken place in the past four years, with startups raising hundreds of millions in early funds. But the field remains rife with debate over the consequences for the oceans if the strategies are deployed at large scale, and over the exact benefits for the climate. Critics say the efforts are moving too quickly and with too few guardrails.

Johnson & Johnson plans $55 billion in US investments over the next four years

Johnson & Johnson says it will invest more than $55 billion within the United States over the next four years, including four new manufacturing plants. A number of companies have highlighted investments in the U.S. in recent months, a focus of Trump administration. Johnson & Johnson said Friday that it is a 25% increase in investment compared with the prior four years and estimates the U.S. economic impact will be more than $100 billion a year.

US home sales rose in February as mortgage rates eased and more homes put up for sale

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes rose in February as easing mortgage rates and more properties on the market encouraged home shoppers. Existing home sales rose 4.2% last month from January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.26 million units, the National Association of Realtors said Thursday. Sales fell 1.2% compared with February last year. The latest home sales topped the 3.92 million pace economists were expecting, according to FactSet. Home prices increased on an annual basis for the 20th consecutive month. The national median sales price rose 3.8% in February from a year earlier to $398,400.

The family of an airplane safety whistleblower is suing Boeing over his death

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The family of a former Boeing quality control manager who police say took his life after being questioned for days by lawyers for whistleblowing has sued the company. John Barnett’s family in a Wednesday wrongful death lawsuit said Boeing subjected him to a harassment campaign. They say Boeing tried to discredit and humiliate him after he reported defects in the company’s jumbo jets. Barnett shot himself March 9, 2024, in Charleston after several days of questioning. Boeing in a statement says it’s saddened by Barnett’s death. The company has not yet responded to the lawsuit in court.