Category Archives: World/National
Congress nears funding deal with more than $100 billion in disaster aid
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Congressional leaders have unveiled a stopgap spending bill that will keep the federal government funded through March 14 and provide more than $100...
Dec 17, 2024
Stock market today: Wall Street trims its stellar gains as Nvidia's star dims again
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stock indexes pulled back on Tuesday to trim some of their stellar gains for the year. The S&P 500 slipped 0.4%, though it's still near its all...
Dec 17, 2024
Prosecutors charge suspect with killing UnitedHealthcare CEO as an act of terrorism
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ and JENNIFER PELTZ NEW YORK NEW YORK (AP) - The man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare's CEO has been charged with murder as an act of terrorism, prosecutors said Tuesday as they w...
Dec 17, 2024
A 15-year-old girl fatally shoots a teacher and a teenager at a Christian school in Wisconsin
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A 15-year-old student opened fire inside a study hall at a small Christian school in Wisconsin, killing a teacher and a teenager and prompting a sw...
Dec 17, 2024
Stock market today: Wall Street's rally stalls as Nasdaq pulls back from its record
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stock indexes fell Thursday following some potentially discouraging data on the economy. The S&P 500 slipped 0.5% for its fourth loss in the la...
Dec 12, 2024
Trump is named Time's Person of the Year and rings the New York Stock Exchange's opening bell
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump rang the opening bell Thursday at the New York Stock Exchange after being recognized for the second time by Time maga...
Dec 12, 2024
Stock market today: Wall Street gets back to climbing, and the Nasdaq tops 20,000
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stock indexes got back to climbing on Wednesday after the latest update on inflation appeared to clear the way for more help for the economy from t...
Dec 11, 2024
Gun found on suspect in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO matches shell casings at scene, police say
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) - The gun found on the suspect in the killing of United Healthcare's CEO matched shell casings found at the site of the shootin...
Dec 11, 2024
FBI Director Wray says he intends to resign at end of Biden's term in January
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - FBI Director Christopher Wray told the bureau workforce Wednesday that he plans to resign at the end of President Joe Biden's term in January, an anno...
Dec 11, 2024
The Trump and Biden teams insist they're working hand in glove on foreign crises
By AAMER MADHANI and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Donald Trump doesn't think much of Joe Biden's foreign policy record. The Republican president-elect frequently casts the outgoing D...
Dec 11, 2024