Category Archives: World/National
China exploits US-funded research on nuclear technology, a congressional report says
By DAVID KLEPPER and DIDI TANG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - China is exploiting partnerships with U.S. researchers funded by the Department of Energy to provide the Chinese military with access ...
Dec 17, 2025
Trump orders blockade of 'sanctioned oil tankers' into Venezuela, ramping up pressure on Maduro
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Tuesday he is ordering a blockade of all "sanctioned oil tankers" into Venezuela, ramping up pressure on the country...
Dec 16, 2025
Wall Street drifts lower following mixed data on the economy
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market drifted through a mixed day of trading Tuesday after reports on the economy did little to clear uncertainty about where interest r...
Dec 16, 2025
A photographer finds thousands of dinosaur footprints near Italian Winter Olympic venue
By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) - A wildlife photographer stumbled upon one of the oldest and largest known collections of dinosaur footprints, dating back about 210 million years to the ...
Dec 16, 2025
Hegseth says he won't publicly release video of boat that killed survivors in the Caribbean
By STEPHEN GROVES, LISA MASCARO and BEN FINLEY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that the Pentagon will not publicly release unedited video of a strike tha...
Dec 16, 2025
Susie Wiles, White House chief of staff, criticizes Bondi and opines on Trump in Vanity Fair
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE and BILL BARROW Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Susie Wiles, President Donald Trump's understated but influential chief of staff, criticized Attorney General Pam Bondi's handl...
Dec 16, 2025
Police have person of interest in custody over Brown University deadly shooting
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Police in Rhode Island said early Sunday that they had a person of interest in custody over the shooting at Brown Un...
Dec 14, 2025
Trump sued by preservationists seeking reviews and congressional approval for ballroom project
By BILL BARROW Associated PressPresident Donald Trump was sued on Friday by preservationists asking a federal court to halt his White House ballroom project until it goes through multiple in...
Dec 13, 2025
New York is the 8th state found to have improperly issued commercial driver’s licenses to immigrants
By JOSH FUNK AP Transportation WriterNew York is the eighth state found to routinely issue commercial driver's licenses to immigrants that are valid long after they are no longer legally authorized to...
Dec 12, 2025
Tumbling tech stocks drag Wall Street to its worst day in 3 weeks
By STAN CHOE AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) - More drops for superstar artificial-intelligence stocks knocked Wall Street off its record heights on Friday.The S&P 500 fell 1.1% from its...
Dec 12, 2025