Category Archives: World/National
US stocks slip following the latest discouraging signal on the economy
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stock indexes slipped on Tuesday following the latest discouraging signal on the U.S. economy. The S&P 500 fell 0.5%, coming off a whipsaw stre...
Aug 05, 2025
Titan submersible disaster that killed 5 on way to Titanic ruins was preventable, Coast Guard says
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - The Coast Guard's report on the Titan submersible disaster that killed five on the way to the Titanic said Tuesday the implosion was "preventable" The Coast Guard convened its h...
Aug 05, 2025
Dow leaps 585 points as US stocks win back most of Friday’s wipeout
By STAN CHOE AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks rallied on Monday and won back most of their sharp loss from last week, when worries about how President Donald Trump's tariffs may...
Aug 04, 2025
Appeals court keeps order blocking Trump administration from indiscriminate immigration sweeps
By JAIMIE DING Associated PressLOS ANGELES (AP) - A federal appeals court ruled Friday night to uphold a lower court's temporary order blocking the Trump administration from conducting indiscriminate ...
Aug 02, 2025
Trump seeks to fire official overseeing jobs data after weak employment report
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics WriterWASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Friday called for the firing of the head of the agency that produces the monthly jobs figures after a report showe...
Aug 01, 2025
Trump seeks to fire official overseeing jobs data after weak employment report
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Friday called for the firing of the head of the agency that produces the monthly jobs figures after a report show...
Aug 01, 2025
Trump announces 90-day negotiating period with Mexico as 25% tariff rates stay in place
By JOSH BOAK Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - The United States will enter a 90-day negotiating period with Mexico over trade as 25% tariff rates stay in place, President Donald Trump said ...
Jul 31, 2025
Trump announces 90-day negotiating period with Mexico as 25% tariff rates stay in place
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The United States will enter a 90-day negotiating period with Mexico over trade as 25% tariff rates stay in place, President Donald Trump said Thursday....
Jul 31, 2025
8.8-magnitude earthquake sends small tsunami into coasts of Russia, Japan and Alaska
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated PressTOKYO (AP) - One of the world’s strongest earthquakes struck Russia’s Far East early Wednesday, an 8.8-magnitude temblor that caused small tsunami waves i...
Jul 29, 2025
8.8-magnitude earthquake sends small tsunami into coasts of Russia, Japan and Alaska
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) - One of the world's strongest earthquakes struck Russia's Far East early Wednesday, an 8.8-magnitude temblor that caused small tsunami waves in Japan and...
Jul 29, 2025