Category Archives: World/National
US stocks rebound after strong economic updates and an easing of oil prices
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market is rebounding Wednesday from two days of punishing swings after oil prices stopped spiking and reports gave encouraging updates on...
Mar 04, 2026
Top FDA drug official is trying to hire a friend who's seeking a bold new warning on antidepressants
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration's top drug regulator, Dr. Tracy Beth Hoeg, is working to hire a researcher and friend who wants the agency to add...
Mar 04, 2026
Dow drops 400 after trimming an early plunge of 1,200 as oil prices climb even higher
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - A sell-off for stocks wrapped around the world and hit Wall Street Tuesday, while oil prices climbed even higher on worries about the widening war with ...
Mar 03, 2026
Iranian strikes on Amazon data centers highlight industry's vulnerability to physical disasters
By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) - Damage to three Amazon Web Services facilities in the Middle East from Iranian drone strikes highlights the rapid growth of data centers in the region, ...
Mar 03, 2026
Noem blames 'violent protesters' for Minneapolis chaos under tough questioning in Senate hearing
By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testified in the Senate on Tuesday in her first congressional appearance since the shooting deaths of two ...
Mar 03, 2026
Lawmakers finally questioned the Clintons about Epstein. They also asked about pizzagate and UFOs
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - A House committee investigating Jeffrey Epstein labored for six months to question former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hill...
Mar 02, 2026
As Mideast conflict widens, US says attacks on Iran will last weeks and intensify
By JON GAMBRELL, MELANIE LIDMAN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Israeli and U.S. airstrikes pounded Iran in an escalating campaign that U.S. President Donald Trump s...
Mar 02, 2026
Oil prices leap on worries about war in the Middle East, while US stocks trim their sharp losses
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Oil prices leaped Monday on worries that war with Iran could clog the global flow of crude and make inflation even worse. U.S. stocks, meanwhile, swung ...
Mar 02, 2026
FBI investigates Texas bar shooting that killed 2 and wounded 14 as possible terrorist act
By JACK MYER, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, JOHN SEEWER and KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A gunman wearing clothes with an Iranian flag design and the words "Property of Allah" killed...
Mar 02, 2026
Gulf carriers resume some flights even as US-Israel strikes and Iran retaliation fuel travel chaos
By KELVIN CHAN and ADAM SCHRECK Associated Press LONDON (AP) - Several international airlines resumed limited flights from the United Arab Emirates on Monday, offering some relief for travelers caught...
Mar 02, 2026