SAN DIEGO (AP) — One person was arrested following reports of a possible bomb threat on a Hawaiian Airlines flight set to take off from San Diego International Airport, leading to the evacuation of the plane, officials said.

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The Airbus A330 bound for Honolulu had just pushed back from the gate around 8:45 a.m. Monday when “a flight attendant informed the flight’s captain that a passenger reported a possible bomb onboard,” according to a statement from Port of San Diego Harbor police.

The captain called police and SWAT officers, and the FBI responded to search the aircraft. Nothing suspicious was found, and there was no threat to travelers, the police statement said.

Hawaiian Airlines said in a statement that “a guest was overheard making a threat to the safety of our aircraft” and the captain alerted authorities as a precaution.

“An arrest has been made,” Port of San Diego spokesperson Brianne Mundy Page said in an email. There was no immediate information about a suspect or possible charges, but Page said more details would be released later Monday.

All 293 people aboard Hawaiian Airlines Flight 15 were evacuated and transported by bus to a safe area.

“We are working to get all guests to Honolulu as quickly as possible,” the airline statement said. “We are grateful for the professionalism and care of our flight attendants and pilots throughout this event.”

Two familiar free stages at the Minnesota State Fair have lost their corporate sponsorship.

The Leinie Lodge Bandshell, the Fair’s largest free stage, is now known as the Bandshell, while Schell’s Stage at Schilling Amphitheater is now the West End Market Stage at Schilling Amphitheater.

A State Fair spokesperson declined an interview request, but did release a statement saying that their sponsorship agreements typically range from one to three years.

“We have been privileged to collaborate with several valued sponsors over many, many years, including Leinenkugel’s and August Schell Brewing Co., whose long-standing support of the State Fair is deeply appreciated,” the statement said. “We recognize that companies reassess their budget priorities for a variety of reasons, and we respect that every situation is unique. We extend our sincere gratitude and best wishes to all of our partners as they move forward.”

The spokesperson also said the State Fair is open to discuss new sponsorship inquiries.

Leinenkugel’s first sponsored the Leinie Lodge in the International Bazaar in 1990. Beginning in 2001, the larger Bandshell was named the Leinie Lodge Bandshell.

A spokesperson for Molson Coors, parent company of Leinenkugel’s, declined an interview request, but released a statement to the Pioneer Press: “Leinenkugel’s will continue to be available at the State Fair this year, and though it is common for brands to shift sponsorships, we’ll continue to show up with various partners at events across Minnesota.”

August Schell Brewing Co. started at the State Fair in 2004 as a sponsor of the Heritage Square stage. In 2014, the company became sponsor of the Schell’s Stage at Schilling Amphitheater when Heritage Square was replaced with West End Market.

A representative from August Schell Brewing Co. did not respond to email requests for a comment.

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Pending approval from the Board of Regents next month, Gretchen Ritter will be the University of Minnesota’s new executive vice president and provost starting July 31.

Ritter will serve as the University’s chief academic officer across its campus system, with a focus on its Twin Cities campus. She will be responsible for approving faculty promotion and tenure, academic programs across the system and operations, planning and growth.

She will also guide the implementation of a strategic plan for the Twin Cities campus which will promote faculty, student and staff recruitment and retention and will advance academic and research opportunities.

“Dr. Ritter brings an impressive set of credentials that combine a strong academic and research background with a history of administrative leadership,” said University of Minnesota President Rebecca Cunningham in a statement. “She has a demonstrated commitment to working with faculty and shared governance. I look forward to working with her as the University again transforms to achieve our mission to serve our students, faculty, staff and the state.”

Ritter is currently vice president for civic engagement and education at Syracuse University in New York and was chosen through a nationwide search.

Ritter has a doctorate in political science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a bachelor of arts from Cornell University. Her scholarly work includes works on the Constitution, democracy in America and women’s citizenship.

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By GISELA SALOMON

DORAL, Fla. (AP) — As a business owner in the largest Venezuelan community in the United States, Wilmer Escaray is stressed and in shock. He is unsure what steps he needs to take after the Supreme Court allowed President Donald Trump to strip legal protections from hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan immigrants.

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Escaray owns 15 restaurants and three markets, most of them in Doral, a city of 80,000 in the Miami area people known as “Little Venezuela” or “Doralzuela.” At least 70% of Escaray’s 150 employees and many of his customers are Venezuelan immigrants with Temporary Protected Status, also known as TPS.

The Supreme Court on Monday lifted a federal judge’s ruling that had paused the administration’s plans to end TPS for 350,000 Venezuelans, potentially exposing them to deportation.

Like many U.S. business owners with Venezuelan employees, Escaray lacks direction. He does not know how long his employees will have legal authorization to work or if he will be able to help them, he said.

“The impact for the business will be really hard,” said Escaray, a 37-year-old Venezuelan American who came to the U.S. to study in 2007 and opened his first restaurant six years later. “I don’t know yet what I am going to do. I have to discuss with my team, with my family to see what will be the plan.”

TPS allows people already in the U.S. to legally live and work here because their native countries are deemed unsafe for return due to natural disaster or civil strife. The Trump administration said immigrants were poorly vetted after the Biden administration dramatically expanded the designation.

Immigration attorney Evelyn Alexandra Batista said the Supreme Court did not specifically address the extension of TPS-based work permits, and some work authorizations remain in effect. She warned, though, that there is no guarantee that they will continue to remain valid because the Supreme Court can change this.

“This means that employers and employees alike should be exploring all other alternative options as TPS was never meant to be permanent,” said Batista, who has received hundreds of calls from TPS beneficiaries and companies looking for advice in the months since Trump returned to office and began his immigration crackdown.

Among the options they are exploring, she said, are visas for extraordinary abilities, investment visas, and agricultural visas.

The American Business Immigration Coalition estimates that TPS holders add $31 billion to the U.S. economy through wages and spending power. There are no specific estimates of the impact of Venezuelans, although they make up the largest percentage of TPS beneficiaries.

They work in hospitality, construction, agriculture, health care, retail, and food services.