Category Archives: World/National
Stock market today: Wall Street inches higher to set more records
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks tiptoed to more records amid a mixed Tuesday of trading, tacking a touch more onto what's already been a stellar year so far. The S&P 50...
Dec 03, 2024
South Korea lifts president's martial law decree after lawmakers vote against it
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's government early Wednesday lifted the martial law he imposed during a tense night of political drama...
Dec 03, 2024
Trump's FBI pick has plans to reshape the bureau. This is what Kash Patel has said he wants to do
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Kash Patel has been well-known for years within Donald Trump's orbit as a loyal supporter who shares the president-elect's skepticism of the FBI and i...
Dec 03, 2024
Hunter Biden gun case dismissed after President Joe Biden's sweeping pardon
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge dismissed the gun case against Hunter Biden on Tuesday after President Joe Biden issued a sweeping pardon for his son. U.S. Dis...
Dec 03, 2024
Trump says he'll attend Notre Dame Cathedral reopening celebration in Paris this weekend
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump will attend the reopening celebration for Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris this weekend, his first foreign trip since the elec...
Dec 02, 2024
Stock market today: Rising tech stocks pull Wall Street to another record
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Technology stocks pulled Wall Street to another record amid a mixed Monday of trading. The S&P 500 rose 0.2% from its all-time high set on Friday to...
Dec 02, 2024
Trump threatens 100% tariff on the BRIC bloc of nations if they act to undermine US dollar
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday threatened 100% tariffs against a bloc of nine nations if they act to undermine the U.S. dollar...
Nov 30, 2024
Stock market today: Stocks gain as Wall Street closes out strong November
NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are higher as Wall Street puts the finishing touches on one of its best months of the year. The S&P rose 0.7% while the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 306 points, or 0....
Nov 29, 2024
Notre Dame primps for its grand post-blaze return. But why does the cathedral look unfinished?
By THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) - The bells of Notre Dame are chiming again, but scaffolding still clinging to the cathedral's exterior is puzzling some Parisians, who question whether i...
Nov 28, 2024
Democratic lawmakers from Connecticut report Thanksgiving bomb threats against their homes
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - At least five Democratic members of Congress from Connecticut were targeted by bomb threats on their homes Thursday, the lawmakers or th...
Nov 28, 2024