Category Archives: World/National
US approves $2 billion in arms sales to Taiwan including advanced missile defense system
By SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - The United States has approved $2 billion in arms sales to Taiwan, including the first-time delivery to the self-ruled island of an advanced ...
Oct 27, 2024
Stock market today: Wall Street finishes mixed after Tesla soars and IBM slumps
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street drifted to a mixed finish Thursday after Tesla surged to one of the best days in its history, while IBM slumped to its worst in six months. ...
Oct 24, 2024
Trump says if he takes office, he'll fire special counsel Jack Smith 'within 2 seconds'
By DAN MERICA and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Donald Trump said Thursday that if he wins the White House, he will fire special counsel Jack Smith "within two seconds" of taking offi...
Oct 24, 2024
Israel says it killed a Hezbollah official expected to be the group's next leader
By SARAH EL DEEB, FARNOUSH AMIRI, and TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) - Israel said Tuesday that one of its airstrikes outside Beirut earlier this month killed a Hezbollah official widely ...
Oct 22, 2024
Stock market today: Wall Street barely budges as GM's best day in years offsets GE Aerospace tumble
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stock indexes barely budged after a quiet day of mixed trading on Tuesday. The S&P 500 edged down by less than 0.1%. It was a tiny loss, but it...
Oct 22, 2024