Category Archives: World/National
Wall Street sets a record after a mixed day of trading
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street ticked to a record on Tuesday, as stocks zigzagged under the market's surface following mixed profit reports from UnitedHealth, General Moto...
Jan 27, 2026
Trump's about-face in Minnesota after Pretti's death is latest in pattern of sudden shifts
By AAMER MADHANI and STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump shifted toward a more conciliatory approach with Democratic leaders in Minnesota on Monday, a sudden chan...
Jan 27, 2026
US stocks rise as gold hits another record and the dollar's value sinks again
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stock indexes ticked higher Monday, while other markets made louder moves, including another record-breaking rush for the price of gold. The S&...
Jan 26, 2026
Thousands of flights canceled as major winter storm moves across the US
By THOMAS PEIPERT, JEFF AMY and DAVE COLLINS Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Thousands of flights across the U.S. set to take off over the weekend were canceled as a monster storm started to wre...
Jan 24, 2026
Man shot during Minneapolis immigration crackdown has died, hospital record shows
By JACK BROOK Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A 51-year-old man shot Saturday by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis has died, a hospital record obtained by The Associated Press shows. The...
Jan 24, 2026
Bovino rails against media reports of ICE actions in Minnesota
By GIOVANNA DELL'ORTO, SARAH RAZA and JACK BROOK Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Police arrested about 100 clergy demonstrating against immigration enforcement at Minnesota's largest airport Frida...
Jan 23, 2026
Wall Street drifts as Intel tumbles and gold's price rises to another record
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market drifted through mixed trading Friday, as a zigzag week punctuated by loud threats and pullbacks finished with a quiet and tentativ...
Jan 23, 2026
Former Uvalde officer acquitted in trial over police response to Robb Elementary attack
By VALERIE GONZALEZ and JIM VERTUNO Associated Press CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) - A former Uvalde schools police officer was acquitted Wednesday of charges that he failed in his duties to confront the...
Jan 21, 2026
Iconic Coney Island hot dog hawker Nathan's Famous is sold for $450 million
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer Nathan's Famous, which opened as a 5-cent hot dog stand in Coney Island more than a century ago, has been sold to packaged meat giant Smithfield Foods in an all-cash $45...
Jan 21, 2026
US stocks recover half of the prior day's plunge after Trump calls off Greenland-related tariffs
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market bounced back from its worst day since October on Wednesday after President Donald Trump said he reached the framework for a deal a...
Jan 21, 2026