Category Archives: World/National
Stocks, gold and silver steady following wild swings overnight
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks rose on Monday following sharp swings that shook financial markets overnight, including tumbles for Asian stocks. Gold and silver prices san...
Feb 02, 2026
Collar cams offer a bear's eye view into the lives of grizzlies on Alaska's desolate North Slope
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - The life of one of the most remote grizzly bear populations in the world is being documented by the animals themselves, with collar cameras t...
Feb 02, 2026
Takeaways from the AP's reporting on PFAS contamination of private drinking water wells
By MICHAEL PHILLIS and HELEN WIEFFERING Associated Press STELLA, Wis. (AP) - The roughly 40 million Americans who get their water from private wells are particularly vulnerable to harmful forever chem...
Feb 02, 2026
A crisis emerges across the US as 'forever chemicals' quietly contaminate drinking water wells
By MICHAEL PHILLIS and HELEN WIEFFERING Associated Press STELLA, Wis. (AP) - Kristen Hanneman made a small decision in 2022 that would upend life for her entire town. State scientists were checking pr...
Feb 02, 2026
Johnson says no quick House vote to end partial shutdown and blames Democrats for their ICE demands
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday it will be a few days before a government funding package comes up for a vote, all but ensuring ...
Feb 01, 2026
Trump says feds won't intervene during protests in Democratic-led cities unless asked to do so
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) - President Donald Trump said Saturday that he has instructed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem not to intervene in protests occurring...
Feb 01, 2026
No REAL ID yet? You can still fly, but it may cost $45 without another form of accepted ID
By RIO YAMAT AP Airlines and Travel Writer That little star on your U.S. driver's license is about to save you $45. Beginning Sunday, air travelers in the U.S. without a REAL ID or another acceptable ...
Feb 01, 2026
How bomb cyclones form and create dangerous conditions
By ISABELLA O'MALLEY Associated Press When turbulent weather with whipping winds and heavy snow is in the forecast, meteorologists sometimes warn that a storm could "bomb out" or become a bomb cyclone...
Feb 01, 2026
Justice Department says it's releasing 3 million pages from its Jeffrey Epstein files
By ERIC TUCKER, MICHAEL R. SISAK and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - The Justice Department on Friday released many more records from its investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein, ...
Jan 30, 2026
Trump threatens tariffs on any country selling oil to Cuba, a move that puts pressure on Mexico
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that would impose a tariff on any goods from countries that sell...
Jan 29, 2026