Category Archives: World/National
A pink veil across the fields: Thousands flock to Greece's peach blossoms
By VASSILIS KOMMATAS and COSTAS KANTOURIS Associated Press VERIA, Greece (AP) - Each spring, a pink veil unfolds across the plains of Greece's largest peach-producing region. The blossoming peach tree...
Mar 24, 2026
Carolina Hurricanes and Seattle Kraken to play games in Helsinki in November
NEW YORK (AP) - The Carolina Hurricanes and Seattle Kraken are set to play two games in Finland next season as part of the NHL's Global Series. The league and the players' association announced Monday...
Mar 23, 2026
2 pilots killed when jet collides with fire truck at New York's LaGuardia Airport
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - An Air Canada jet carrying more than 70 passengers collided with a fire truck while landing at New York's LaGuardia Airport late ...
Mar 23, 2026
Stocks rally and oil sinks after Trump hints at a possible end to war, even as Iran denies talks
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - A cautious relief swept through financial markets Monday after President Donald Trump said the United States has talked with Iran about a possible end t...
Mar 23, 2026
Trump touted bigger tax refunds this year, but Americans will likely spend them on gas
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. economy was supposed to start the year with a bang, fueled by an unusually large jump in tax refunds from President Donald Trump's...
Mar 22, 2026
For airline travelers, the shutdown answer is simple: Pay TSA officers
By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) - Regardless of politics or destination, American air travelers were unified by one desire Saturday: It's time to pay Transportation Security Administration e...
Mar 21, 2026
Iran strikes near Israeli nuclear research center as Trump threatens attacks on Iranian power plants
By SAMY MAGDY, MELANIE LIDMAN and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press CAIRO (AP) - Iranian missiles struck two communities in southern Israel late Saturday, leaving buildings shattered and dozens injured in...
Mar 21, 2026
Former FBI Director Robert Mueller, who investigated Russia-Trump campaign ties, dies
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Robert S. Mueller III, the FBI director who transformed the nation's premier law enforcement agency into a terrorism-fighting force after the Sept. 11...
Mar 21, 2026
High oil prices knock down stocks and erase Wall Street's hopes for a cut to interest rates
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Another climb for oil prices shook stock markets on Friday, as hopes collapsed for a possible cut to interest rates this year by the Federal Reserve. Th...
Mar 20, 2026
Iran is defiant nearly 3 weeks into the war, hitting oil facilities around the Gulf
By JON GAMBRELL and DAVID RISING Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran defiantly insisted Friday that it would deny its enemies their security and that it was still building missile...
Mar 20, 2026