Category Archives: World/National
US egg prices fall for the first time in months but remain near record highs
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business WriterU.S. retail egg prices fell in April from the record-high prices they hit earlier this year, according to government data released Tuesday.The average pri...
May 13, 2025
FDA and RFK Jr. aim to remove ingestible fluoride products used to protect kids’ teeth
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health WriterWASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. health regulators announced plans Tuesday to phase out ingestible fluoride supplements sometimes used to strengthen children's teeth...
May 13, 2025
Dow leaps 1,100 points and S&P 500 rallies 3.3% following a 90-day truce in the US-China trade war
By STAN CHOE AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) - Stocks rallied Monday after China and the United States announced a 90-day truce in their trade war. Each of the world's two largest econo...
May 12, 2025
Dow leaps 1,100 points and S&P 500 rallies 3.3% following a 90-day truce in the US-China trade war
By STAN CHOE AP Business WriterNEW YORK (AP) - Stocks rallied Monday after China and the United States announced a 90-day truce in their trade war. Each of the world's two largest econo...
May 12, 2025
Hamas says it released American-Israeli hostage in goodwill gesture toward Trump administration
By WAFAA SHURAFA, SAMY MAGDY and TIA GOLDENBERG Associated PressDEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - An American-Israeli soldier held hostage for more than 19 months in the Gaza Strip was releas...
May 12, 2025
Trump defends the prospect of Qatar gifting him a plane to use as Air Force One
By ZEKE MILLER and WILL WEISSERT Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is ready to accept a luxury Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet as a gift from the ruling family of Qatar&nb...
May 11, 2025
Former Supreme Court Justice David Souter, a Republican who became a liberal darling, dies at 85
By MARK SHERMAN Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - Retired Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter, the ascetic bachelor and New Hampshire Republican who became a darling of liberals during his nearly 20...
May 09, 2025
Leo XIV’s brother recalls feeling of ‘disbelief’ over his sibling becoming pope
By OBED LAMY and HALLIE GOLDEN Associated PressNEW LENOX, Ill. (AP) - When white smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel revealing that a new pope had been chosen, John Prevost turned on his television...
May 09, 2025
Former Supreme Court Justice David Souter, a Republican who became a liberal darling, dies at 85
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Retired Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter, the ascetic bachelor and New Hampshire Republican who became a darling of liberals during his nearly 2...
May 09, 2025
Leo XIV's brother recalls feeling of 'disbelief' over his sibling becoming pope
By OBED LAMY and HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press NEW LENOX, Ill. (AP) - When white smoke poured out of the Sistine Chapel revealing that a new pope had been chosen, John Prevost turned on his televisio...
May 09, 2025