Category Archives: World/National
US stocks hold near their all-time high while the dollar's value stabilizes
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Few ripples washed through Wall Street Wednesday after the Federal Reserve decided to hold its main interest rate steady, just like investors expected. ...
Jan 28, 2026
Federal Reserve keeps interest rates unchanged even as Trump continues to insist they be lowered
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Reserve pushed the pause button on its interest rate cuts Wednesday, leaving its key rate unchanged at about 3.6% after lowerin...
Jan 28, 2026
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem faces rising calls for her firing or impeachment
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - A groundswell of voices have come to the same conclusion: Kristi Noem must go. From Democratic Party leaders to the nation's leading ad...
Jan 28, 2026
'Doomsday Clock' moves closer to midnight over threats from nuclear weapons, climate change and AI
Earth is closer than it's ever been to destruction as Russia, China, the U.S. and other countries become "increasingly aggressive, adversarial, and nationalistic," a science-oriented advocacy group sa...
Jan 27, 2026
Wall Street sets a record after a mixed day of trading
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street ticked to a record on Tuesday, as stocks zigzagged under the market's surface following mixed profit reports from UnitedHealth, General Moto...
Jan 27, 2026
Trump's about-face in Minnesota after Pretti's death is latest in pattern of sudden shifts
By AAMER MADHANI and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump shifted toward a more conciliatory approach with Democratic leaders in Minnesota on Monday, a sudden chan...
Jan 27, 2026
US stocks rise as gold hits another record and the dollar's value sinks again
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stock indexes ticked higher Monday, while other markets made louder moves, including another record-breaking rush for the price of gold. The S&...
Jan 26, 2026
Thousands of flights canceled as major winter storm moves across the US
By THOMAS PEIPERT, JEFF AMY and DAVE COLLINS Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Thousands of flights across the U.S. set to take off over the weekend were canceled as a monster storm started to wre...
Jan 24, 2026
Man shot during Minneapolis immigration crackdown has died, hospital record shows
By JACK BROOK Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A 51-year-old man shot Saturday by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis has died, a hospital record obtained by The Associated Press shows. The...
Jan 24, 2026
Bovino rails against media reports of ICE actions in Minnesota
By GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO, SARAH RAZA and JACK BROOK Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Police arrested about 100 clergy demonstrating against immigration enforcement at Minnesota's largest airport Frida...
Jan 23, 2026