Category Archives: World/National
Google forges ahead with its next generation of AI technology while fending off a breakup threat
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google on Wednesday unleashed another wave of artificial intelligence designed to tackle more of the work and thinking done by humans as it tries ...
Dec 11, 2024
Stock market today: Wall Street slips to a rare back-to-back loss
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stock indexes drifted lower Tuesday in the runup to the highlight of the week for the market, the latest update on inflation that's coming on Wedne...
Dec 10, 2024
Suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO struggles, shouts while entering courthouse
By MICHAEL R. SISAK and MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) - The suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO struggled with deputies and shouted Tuesday while arriving for a court a...
Dec 10, 2024
Stock market today: Nvidia drags Wall Street lower as oil and gold rise
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - A slide for market superstar Nvidia on Monday knocked Wall Street off its big rally and helped drag U.S. stock indexes down from their records. The S&am...
Dec 09, 2024
Man in custody had a gun, mask and writings tying him to killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO, police say
By CEDAR ATTANASIO and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Police arrested a "strong person of interest" Monday in the brazen Manhattan killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO after a quick-th...
Dec 09, 2024
Veteran Daniel Penny is acquitted in NYC subway chokehold case over Jordan Neely's death
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - A Marine veteran who used a chokehold on an agitated subway rider was acquitted on Monday in a death that became a prism for differing views about pu...
Dec 09, 2024
Trump calls for 'immediate' cease-fire in Ukraine and says a US withdrawal from NATO is possible
By JOANNA KOZLOWSKA and ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Donald Trump on Sunday called for an immediate cease-fire in Russia's war with Ukraine and the president-elect renewed warni...
Dec 08, 2024
Jubilation and gunfire as Syrians celebrate the end of the Assad family's half-century rule
By ABDULRAHMAN SHAHEEN and ABBY SEWELL Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Syrians poured into streets echoing with celebratory gunfire on Sunday after a stunning rebel advance reached the capital...
Dec 08, 2024
Search for UnitedHealthcare CEO's killer yields evidence, but few answers
By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - They have seen him smiling on a hostel security camera, but don't know his name. They found the backpack he discarded while fleeing, but don't know...
Dec 08, 2024
Trump names former Sen. David Perdue of Georgia to be ambassador to China
By COLLEEN LONG and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump has selected former Sen. David Perdue of Georgia to be the U.S. ambassador to China, leaning on a form...
Dec 07, 2024