Category Archives: World/National
Retail sales up 0.6% in August from July even as tariffs hurt jobs and lead to price hikes
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail WriterNEW YORK (AP) - Shoppers increased their spending at a better-than-expected pace in August from July, helped by back-to-school shopping, even as President Do...
Sep 16, 2025
Israel’s military begins its ground offensive in Gaza City and thousands of residents flee
By MELANIE LIDMAN, JON GAMBRELL and SAMY MAGDY Associated PressJERUSALEM (AP) - The Israeli military began its ground offensive in Gaza City on Tuesday, slowly closing in on the Palestinian ...
Sep 16, 2025
Wall Street ticks toward another record as Tesla vrooms higher
By STAN CHOE AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street rose to more records on Monday at the start of a week that could show whether the U.S. stock market's big recent rally has been overdone or p...
Sep 15, 2025
Wall Street ticks toward another record as Tesla vrooms higher
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street rose to more records on Monday at the start of a week that could show whether the U.S. stock market's big recent rally has been overdone or ...
Sep 15, 2025
After Charlie Kirk's death, workers learn the limits of free speech in and out of their jobs
By CATHY BUSSEWITZ and WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - In the days following the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, numerous workers have been fired for the...
Sep 14, 2025
Political leaders confront security concerns - and fear - after Kirk's assassination
By STEVE PEOPLES and MIKE CATALINI Associated Press MORRISTOWN, N.J. (AP) - Even before the killing of Charlie Kirk, Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania was struggling with the emotional toll of politic...
Sep 14, 2025
Patel faces congressional hearings after missteps in Kirk assassination probe and turmoil at FBI
By ERIC TUCKER Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - Hours after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, FBI Director Kash Patel declared online that "the subject" in the killing was...
Sep 13, 2025
FAA seeks $3.1 million in fines from Boeing over safety violations, 2024 midair panel blowout
By ALEX VEIGA AP Business WriterThe Federal Aviation Administration is seeking $3.1 million in fines from Boeing over safety violations, including ones related to an Alaska Airlines jetliner losing a ...
Sep 13, 2025
They witnessed Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Now students reckon with the trauma
By JESSE BEDAYN, HANNAH SCHOENBAUM, LINDSEY WASSON and RIO YAMAT Associated PressOREM, Utah (AP) - One student holed up in his house for two days after witnessing Charlie Kirk's assassination,&nb...
Sep 13, 2025
Suspect in Charlie Kirk assassination expressed opposition to conservative activist’s views
By ERIC TUCKER, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, JESSE BEDAYN and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated PressOREM, Utah (AP) - The man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk had expressed opposition to the conse...
Sep 12, 2025