Category Archives: World/National
Stock market today: Wall Street weakens as Target tumbles
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed finish on Wednesday, though the modest moves for indexes masked some thrashing underneath the surface. Target lost more t...
Nov 20, 2024
Trump picks Dr. Oz to run Medicare and Medicaid, Linda McMahon for Education, Lutnick for Commerce
By FATIMA HUSSEIN, AMANDA SEITZ, COLLIN BINKLEY and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday tapped billionaire professional wrestling mogul Linda McMahon t...
Nov 19, 2024
Trump and Musk solidify their bond with Texas trip for rocket launch
By CHRIS MEGERIAN and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Donald Trump, surrounded by family members, aides and allies trekked to Brownsville, Texas, on Tuesday where he listened inte...
Nov 19, 2024
FEMA administrator says she supports investigation of alleged Trump bias in relief efforts
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency told lawmakers Tuesday she has encouraged the agency's inspector general to review whether an em...
Nov 19, 2024
Stock market today: Wall Street holds steadier after losing most of its Trump bump
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Most U.S. stocks ticked higher Monday to recover some of their sharp slide from last week. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% for its first gain in three days. T...
Nov 18, 2024
Biden seeks nearly $100 billion in emergency disaster aid after Hurricanes Helene and Milton
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is requesting nearly $100 billion in emergency disaster aid after Hurricanes Helene and Milton, and other natural disasters, tel...
Nov 18, 2024
Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy as financial losses pile up and debt payments loom
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Spirit Airlines said Monday that it has filed for bankruptcy protection and will attempt to reboot as it struggles to recover from the pandemic-caused swoon in trave...
Nov 18, 2024
Biden authorizes Ukraine to use US-supplied long-range missiles for deeper strikes inside Russia
By AAMER MADHANI, COLLEEN LONG, ZEKE MILLER, MATTHEW LEE and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press MANAUS, Brazil (AP) - President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied long-range missiles...
Nov 17, 2024
A rare Israeli strike on central Beirut kills Hezbollah's spokesman, official says
By FADI TAWIL, BASSEM MROUE and NATALIE MELZER Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) - A rare Israeli airstrike on central Beirut killed Hezbollah's chief spokesman on Sunday, an official with the militant gro...
Nov 17, 2024
Trump Pentagon pick had been flagged by fellow service member as possible 'Insider Threat'
By TARA COPP, MICHELLE R. SMITH and JASON DEAREN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Pete Hegseth, the Army National Guard veteran and Fox News host nominated by Donald Trump to lead the Department of ...
Nov 15, 2024