Category Archives: World/National
Justice Department drops criminal probe of Fed chair Powell, likely clearing the way for Warsh
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department has ended its investigation into Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell, clearing a major roadblock to the...
Apr 24, 2026
Justice Department to allow firing squads for executions in move to ramp up capital punishment
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Justice Department will adopt firing squads as a permitted method of execution as the Trump administration moves to ramp up and expedite ...
Apr 24, 2026
Federal officials charge US soldier with using classified intel to win over $400K bet on Maduro raid
By HALLIE GOLDEN and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A U.S. soldier involved in the military operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has been charged with using ...
Apr 23, 2026
Trump says Lebanon and Israel agree to extend Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire by 3 weeks
By MATTHEW LEE and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah by three weeks after ta...
Apr 23, 2026
US stocks edge back from their records as oil prices swing higher
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks pulled back from their record heights on a shaky Wall Street. The S&P 500 fell 0.4% Thursday to halt its weekslong rally. The Dow Jones ...
Apr 23, 2026
Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug in a historic shift
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's acting attorney general on Thursday signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana ...
Apr 23, 2026
Iran fires on 3 ships in the Strait of Hormuz as US maintains blockade and diplomacy stalls
By JON GAMBRELL and DAVID RISING Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran fired on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz and seized two of them on Wednesday, intensifying its assault on ...
Apr 22, 2026
US stocks rally to records, but Brent oil also tops $100 on worries about the Iran war
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market rallied to more records Wednesday after GE Vernova, Boston Scientific and other big companies joined the parade reporting fatter p...
Apr 22, 2026
Trump says the US will extend its ceasefire with Iran at Pakistan's request
By MUNIR AHMED, JON GAMBRELL and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) - President Donald Trump said Tuesday the United States is extending its ceasefire with Iran at Pakistan's request as he wa...
Apr 21, 2026
Stocks slip and oil prices rise on uncertainty about US-Iran ceasefire talks
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks and oil prices flip-flopped Tuesday as uncertainty rose about what will happen following a two-week ceasefire in the war with Iran, which is...
Apr 21, 2026