Category Archives: World/National
China issues new rules to curb auto price war after January passenger car sales drop 20%
By CHAN HO-HIM AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) - China moved on Thursday to curb a fierce price war among automakers that has caused massive losses for the industry, after passenger car sales droppe...
Feb 12, 2026
Bondi clashes with Democrats as she struggles to turn the page on Epstein files furor
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, ERIC TUCKER and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General Pam Bondi launched into a wide-ranging, passionate defense of President Donald Trump, repeat...
Feb 11, 2026
Pentagon-FAA dispute over lasers to thwart cartel drones led to airspace closure, AP sources say
By SEUNG MIN KIM, BEN FINLEY, MARY CLARE JALONICK and MORGAN LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The sudden and surprising airspace closure over El Paso, Texas, stemmed from the Pentagon's plans to...
Feb 11, 2026
A 15-week 'Walk for Peace' concludes with Buddhist monks' arrival in Washington
By TIFFANY STANLEY and DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A group of Buddhist monks reached Washington, D.C., on foot Tuesday, walking single file across a bridge over the Potomac River ...
Feb 10, 2026
Trump's immigration chiefs testify in Congress following protester deaths
By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The heads of the agencies carrying out President Donald Trump's mass deportation agenda are testifying in Congress Tuesday and faced questions ove...
Feb 10, 2026
US stocks drift near records as Hasbro climbs but Coca-Cola slips
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are drifting on Wall Street Tuesday following a mixed set of profit reports from big U.S. companies, as Hasbro jumps but Coca-Cola slips. The S&a...
Feb 10, 2026
Ghislaine Maxwell appeals for clemency from Trump as she declines to answer questions from lawmakers
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein, declined to answer questions from House lawmakers in a deposition Monday, but indicate...
Feb 09, 2026
FBI concluded Jeffrey Epstein wasn't running a sex trafficking ring for powerful men, files show
By MICHAEL R. SISAK, DAVID B. CARUSO and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The FBI pored over Jeffrey Epstein's bank records and emails. It searched his homes. It spent years interview...
Feb 08, 2026
India and the US move closer to reducing Trump tariffs
By AIJAZ HUSSAIN Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) - India and the United States released a framework for an interim trade agreement to lower tariffs on Indian goods, which Indian opposition accused of ...
Feb 07, 2026
US stocks soar to their best day since May as the Dow tops 50,000 and bitcoin stops plunging
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market roared back on Friday, as technology stocks recovered much of their losses from earlier in the week and bitcoin halted its plunge,...
Feb 06, 2026