Category Archives: World/National
Home Depot says it doesn’t expect to boost prices because of tariffs
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business WriterHome Depot doesn’t expect to raise prices because of tariffs, saying it has spent years diversifying the sources for the goods on its shelves.Billy Bas...
May 20, 2025
Boeing seeks to reverse guilty plea as FAA struggles with aviation system failures
RALEIGH, N.C. (WPTF) - Ongoing issues with outdated technology and staffing shortages continue to disrupt operations at Newark Liberty International Airport, and officials are now exploring short-term...
May 19, 2025
Biden has been diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer
By JOSH BOAK Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his office said Sunday.The finding came after the 82-year-old reported urin...
May 18, 2025
More than 1,000 Starbucks baristas go on strike to protest new dress code
By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business WriterMore than 1,000 Starbucks baristas at 75 U.S. stores have gone on strike since Sunday to protest a new company dress code, a union representing the coffee gian...
May 15, 2025
US overdose deaths fell 27% last year, the largest one-year decline ever seen
By MIKE STOBBE and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated PressThere were 30,000 fewer U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2024 than the year before - the largest one-year decline ever recorded.An estimated 80,000 peopl...
May 14, 2025
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