Category Archives: World/National
Stock market today: Wall Street drifts as the Trump trade cools
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks drifted lower Tuesday as momentum cooled for the torrid "Trump trade" that swept Wall Street following Donald Trump's presidential victory. ...
Nov 12, 2024
Trump on Day 1: Begin deportation push, pardon Jan. 6 rioters and make his criminal cases vanish
By COLLEEN LONG and DAN MERICA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Donald Trump has said he wouldn't be a dictator - "except for Day 1." According to his own statements, he's got a lot to do on that fi...
Nov 12, 2024
FAA prohibits US airlines from flying to Haiti for 30 days after plane was shot by gangs
By EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - The Federal Aviation Administration announced Tuesday that it will prohibit U.S. airlines from flying to Haiti for 30 days after gangs shot...
Nov 12, 2024
Trump has promised to 'save TikTok'. What happens next is less clear
By HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press After a tumultuous year filled with anxiety and a legal battle about its future in the U.S., TikTok may have just been thrown a lifeline by the man who was once its...
Nov 12, 2024
Trump picks former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee to be ambassador to Israel
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump will nominate former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee as ambassador to Israel. Trump said Tuesday that Huckabee is a staunch defender of Israel and...
Nov 12, 2024
Congress returns to unfinished business and a new Trump era
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) - House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday that Republicans are "ready to deliver" for President-elect Donald Trump's after his election v...
Nov 12, 2024
Trump pressures candidates for Senate GOP leader to fill his Cabinet right away
By MARY CLARE JALONICK and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Days before Senate Republicans pick their new leader, President-elect Donald Trump is pressuring the candidates to cha...
Nov 10, 2024
Young Black and Latino men say they chose Trump because of the economy and jobs. Here's how and why
By MATT BROWN, FERNANDA FIGUEROA, HANNAH FINGERHUT and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Brian Leija, a 31-year-old small-business owner from Belton, Texas, was not surprised that a gr...
Nov 10, 2024
FIFA and IOC hold different track records with Trump ahead of World Cup and Olympics in US
By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) - The two biggest events in world sports are coming to America. And if President-elect Donald Trump is not thinking about them yet, organizers of the 2026...
Nov 10, 2024
Haul out the holly! Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree arrives in New York City
NEW YORK (AP) - The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree arrived in New York City on Saturday, signaling the start of the holiday season in the Big Apple. The 74-foot Norway spruce was driven into Manhat...
Nov 10, 2024