Category Archives: World/National

Federal government shutdown grinds into a second week, but quiet talks emerging
By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK and JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - Tours at the Capitol have come to a standstill. The House is keeping its doors closed, while the Senate is s...
Curtis Media Oct 08, 2025

Comey pleads not guilty to Trump Justice Department case accusing him of lying to Congress
By ERIC TUCKER, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated PressALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - Former FBI Director James Comey pleaded not guilty Wednesday to face a criminal case that ha...
Curtis Media Oct 08, 2025

At the center of shutdown fight, health care is one of the most intractable issues in Congress
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats believe health care is an issue that resonates with a majority of Americans as they demand an extension of subsidies for th...
Curtis Media Oct 07, 2025

Speaker Johnson says it's up to Democrats to 'stop the madness' on shutdown's sixth day
By KEVIN FREKING and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Lawmakers provided few public signs of meaningful negotiations to break an impasse on reopening the federal government as the shutdown...
Curtis Media Oct 06, 2025
Israel and Hamas prepare for negotiations in Egypt ahead of possible ceasefire
By SAMY MAGDY and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press CAIRO (AP) - Israel and Hamas prepared for indirect negotiations in Egypt on Monday, as hopes for a possible ceasefire in Gaza grew after Prime Minist...
Curtis Media Oct 05, 2025

Trump plans aid package for US soybean farmers while seeking trade deal with China
By DIDI TANG and JOSH FUNK Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is planning a significant aid package to U.S. soybean farmers to help them survive China's boyco...
Curtis Media Oct 05, 2025

Trump plans aid package for US soybean farmers while seeking trade deal with China
By DIDI TANG and JOSH FUNK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is planning a significant aid package to U.S. soybean farmers to help them survive China's boycott of American bean...
Curtis Media Oct 05, 2025

Wall Street ticks to more records, led by technology stocks
By STAN CHOE AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks edged up to more records on Thursday as technology stocks kept rising and as Wall Street kept ignoring the shutdown of the U.S. governme...
Curtis Media Oct 02, 2025

Wall Street ticks to more records, led by technology stocks
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks edged up to more records on Thursday as technology stocks kept rising and as Wall Street kept ignoring the shutdown of the U.S. government. ...
Curtis Media Oct 02, 2025

Republicans are relishing a role reversal in the shutdown fight. Can Trump keep them united?
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and STEPHEN GROVES Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - Gathered in the unusually quiet halls of the U.S. Capitol, Republican leaders faced the cameras for a second day and implored D...
Curtis Media Oct 02, 2025
