Category Archives: World/National
FedEx cargo plane makes emergency landing following bird strike and engine fire
By PATRICK WHITTLE and SARAH BRUMFIELD Associated PressA FedEx cargo plane made an emergency landing at a busy New Jersey airport on Saturday after a bird strike caused an engine fire that could be se...
Mar 01, 2025
Zelenskyy leaves White House without signing minerals deal after Oval Office blowup
By WILL WEISSERT, ZEKE MILLER and JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump berated Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for being "disrespectful" Friday in an extraord...
Feb 28, 2025
Trump administration says it's cutting 90% of USAID foreign aid contracts
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration said Wednesday it is eliminating more than 90% of the U.S. Agency for International Development's foreig...
Feb 26, 2025
Egg prices could jump another 41% this year, USDA says, as Trump's bird flu plan unveiled
By JOSH FUNK and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The Agriculture Department predicts the current record prices for eggs could soar more than 40% in 2025, as the Trump administration offer...
Feb 26, 2025
Rare video captures super pod of 2,000 dolphins breaching and playing off California coast
By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A California boat captain has captured rare video of a super pod of more than 2,000 dolphins breaching off the coast of Monterey Bay, including the m...
Feb 25, 2025
Judge rejects immediately restoring AP’s access to White House but urges government to reconsider
By MATT SEDENSKY AP National WriterWASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge on Monday refused to immediately order the White House to restore The Associated Press’ access to presidential events, saying...
Feb 24, 2025
FDA moves to rehire medical device, food safety and other staffers fired days earlier
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health WriterWASHINGTON (AP) - Barely a week after mass firings at the Food and Drug Administration, some probationary staffers received unexpected news over the weekend: Th...
Feb 24, 2025
Judge rejects immediately restoring AP's access to White House but urges government to reconsider
By MATT SEDENSKY AP National Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge on Monday refused to immediately order the White House to restore The Associated Press' access to presidential events, saying the ...
Feb 24, 2025
Patients struggle with lack of consistent coverage for popular weight-loss drugs
By TOM MURPHY AP Health WriterSupplies of high-demand obesity treatments are improving, but that doesn't mean it’s easier to get them.Many employers and insurers are scaling back coverage o...
Feb 24, 2025
Pope Francis is in critical condition after a long respiratory crisis, requiring oxygen at high flow
By NICOLE WINFIELD and SILVIA STELLACCI Associated PressROME (AP) - Pope Francis was in critical condition Saturday after he suffered a prolonged asthmatic respiratory crisis while being treated for p...
Feb 22, 2025