Category Archives: World/National
Vance says administration is pausing some Medicaid funding to Minnesota because of fraud concerns
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and ALI SWENSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President JD Vance announced Wednesday that the Trump administration would "temporarily halt" some Medicaid funding to the ...
Feb 25, 2026
Nvidia and other tech stocks lead Wall Street higher, erasing their losses for the week
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks rose Wednesday and erased their losses for the week so far, as Nvidia and other technology companies led the way. The S&P 500 added 0.8%...
Feb 25, 2026
Surgeon general nominee faces sharp questions about vaccines, birth control and qualifications
By ALI SWENSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Wellness influencer, author and entrepreneur Dr. Casey Means on Wednesday shared a vision for addressing the root causes of chronic disease instead of f...
Feb 25, 2026
Swirling beauty of the Milky Way galaxy's heart is captured in a new telescope picture
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - A telescope in Chile has revealed in unprecedented detail the swirling splendor of star-forming gases at the heart of our Milky Way galax...
Feb 25, 2026
Trump plans to take his State of the Union message on the road - eventually
By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump has delivered the State of the Union. Now the challenge for him is to make that message stick. His address on Tuesday was a d...
Feb 25, 2026
'We're winning so much.' Trump's State of the Union seeks to calm economic jitters ahead of midterms
By WILL WEISSERT and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump boasted during Tuesday's State of the Union that "we're winning so much," saying he'd sparked a jobs an...
Feb 24, 2026
US stocks stop their slide after seeing potential upsides from AI
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks rose Tuesday after getting a reminder that the artificial-intelligence boom may also have an upside. The S&P 500 climbed 0.8% and recove...
Feb 24, 2026
House rejects bill requiring aircraft locator systems to prevent midair collisions like last year's
By JOSH FUNK AP Transportation Writer The House failed to approve a bill Tuesday that was crafted after last year's tragic midair collision near Washington, D.C., to require all aircraft flying around...
Feb 24, 2026
FedEx joins other US companies in seeking a refund after Trump tariffs are ruled illegal
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer FedEx is suing the U.S. government, requesting a full refund on what it paid for tariffs set by President Donald Trump last year after the Supreme Court ruled th...
Feb 24, 2026
Northeast US digs out from brutal snowstorm that disrupted flights and canceled school
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Millions across the northeastern United States on Tuesday contended with treks to school and work as they dug out from a major - in some areas recor...
Feb 24, 2026