Category Archives: World/National
Abduction of Mexican mine workers raises doubts over touted security improvements
By AARN IBARRA and MARA VERZA Associated Press CONCORDIA, Mexico (AP) - Deep in the coastal mountains above the sparkling Pacific resort of Mazatlan, towns spaced along a twisting road appear nearly d...
Feb 16, 2026
World shares mostly advance and Japan falls ahead of Lunar New Year holidays
By CHAN HO-HIM AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) - World shares mostly advanced on Monday and gold declined. Japanese stocks dipped and several stock markets in Asia were closed or trading for a half-...
Feb 16, 2026
No, George Washington didn't have wooden teeth. Yes, he led the Siege of Boston
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) - More than a decade before he became the country's first president, George Washington was leading a critical campaign in the early days of the American R...
Feb 16, 2026
Thailand uses a birth control vaccine to curb its elephant population near expanding farms
By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) - Thailand has begun using a birth control vaccine on elephants in the wild to try and curb a growing problem where human and animal populations e...
Feb 15, 2026
Crown prince urges the world to stand with the people of Iran as 250,000 rally in Munich
By STANISLAV HODINA Associated Press MUNICH (AP) - About 250,000 people demonstrated on Saturday against Iran's government on the sidelines of a gathering of world leaders in Germany, police said, ans...
Feb 15, 2026
Four new astronauts arrive at the International Space Station to replace NASA's evacuated crew
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - The International Space Station returned to full strength with Saturday's arrival of four new astronauts to replace colleagues who bailed...
Feb 14, 2026
TSA agents are working without pay at US airports due to another shutdown
By RIO YAMAT AP Airlines and Travel Writer A shutdown of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that took effect early Saturday impacts the agency responsible for screening passengers and bags at ai...
Feb 14, 2026
US stocks drop sharply as investors hunt for losers that will be hurt by AI
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks fell sharply Thursday as the market punished companies seen as potential losers from artificial-intelligence technology. The S&P 500 san...
Feb 12, 2026
Trump's EPA revokes scientific finding that underpinned US fight against climate change
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emi...
Feb 12, 2026
Federal authorities announce an end to the immigration crackdown in Minnesota
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The Trump administration is ending the immigration crackdown in Minnesota that led to thousands of arrests, violent protests and the fatal shooti...
Feb 12, 2026