(Reuters) – Hess Corp on Monday announced plans to sell its oil storage terminal network and exit the oil refining business, after activist hedge fund Elliott Associates said it was considering nominating directors to the Hess board. Hess' decision to become predominantly an exploration and production company is similar to the strategy employed by others such as ConocoPhillips and Marathon Oil , which spun off their refining operations in recent years. "Hess is now facing some activist shareholder interest. … Montana won't seek to curb Yellowstone-area wolf hunts, officials cite judge's ruling
BILLINGS, Mont. – Montana wildlife officials said Monday that they were abandoning their efforts to shut down grey wolf hunting and trapping just outside the gates of Yellowstone National Park, citing a recent court ruling that threatened to drag out the issue until the season was almost over.
Faulty manufacturing seen behind F-35B grounding
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Pentagon and industry officials said on Monday a manufacturing problem was the most likely cause of an engine failure that led to the grounding of all 25 Marine Corps versions of the Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter jet 10 days ago. The investigation found that a fuel line built by a unit of Parker Hannifin Corp had been improperly crimped, which resulted in it detaching and failing just before a training flight took off at a Florida Air Force base, said Joe DellaVedova, spokesman for the Pentagon’s F-35 program office. …
Frontier Airlines to offer service to Cincinnati in May
DENVER – Frontier Airlines says it will offer nonstop service between Denver and Cincinnati beginning in May.
Memorial held in Antarctica for three Canadians killed in plane crash
A memorial service has been held in Antarctica to honour three Canadians who died in a plane crash there last week.
AP NewsBreak: Virgin Galactic shuns binding spaceport lease, to pay rent under 'protest'
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Virgin Galactic has agreed to start paying New Mexico rent on the nearly quarter-billion dollar spaceport the state built for British businessman Richard Branson’s space tourism business, but it says it is doing so under protest and without waiving its right to walk away from the project, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press.
Hawaiian Airlines reaches deal with pilots on operation of new Airbus planes
HONOLULU, Hawaii – Hawaiian Airlines says it has reached a deal with its pilots union to operate new Airbus planes as part of a plan for expanded routes between the West Coast and the islands.
Jackson woman killed in avalanche near Bondurant; man dies in slide in Grand Teton Nat'l Park
BONDURANT, Wyo. – Two backcountry skiers were killed in separate avalanches in western Wyoming on Sunday, the first two people to die in slides this winter.
Stunt drivers close San Francisco Bay area freeway with sideshow display of doughnuts
OAKLAND, Calif. – The California Highway Patrol is trying to locate a group of drivers who briefly shut down part of a San Francisco Bay area freeway while they performed stunts in the middle of the road.
Dutch Queen Beatrix abdicating, son will be king
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- The Netherlands' Queen Beatrix announced Monday that she is ending her reign after 33 years and passing the crown to her eldest son, who has long been groomed to be king but who will have to work hard to match his mother's popularity. 10 bodies found in Mexico where band went missing
MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) -- Searchers pulled 10 bodies from a well in northern Mexico on Monday, near the site where 20 members of a Colombian-style music group and its crew disappeared late last week, a state forensic official said. 
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