Stock market today: Wall Street slips as the ‘Magnificent 7’ weighs down the market
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell broadly on Friday as Wall Street closed out a holiday-shortened week on a down note. The losses were…
Continue ReadingAP National News
Japan Cabinet OKs record defense budget as it pushes strike-back capability to deter regional threat
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese Cabinet has approved a record 8.7 trillion yen ($55 billion) defense budget plan for 2025 as Japan…
Continue Reading China probes personal disputes after mass killings. Many fear further infringement on freedoms
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — China’s leader Xi Jinping wants the recent spree of mass killings that shocked the country not to happen again.…
Continue Reading Canadian ministers head to Palm Beach for talks with incoming Trump administration
Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Two top Canadian Cabinet ministers are visiting Palm Beach to talk border security and trade with officials in the…
Continue Reading Investigation of disappearance of children in Ecuador was delayed for days despite video evidence
Associated Press GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AP) — A probe into the military’s role in the disappearance of four children in Ecuador this month was…
Continue Reading Mexican investigators find 12 bodies in clandestine graves in the northern border state of Chihuahua
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Investigators in Mexico have found 12 bodies in clandestine burial sites in the northern border state of Chihuahua. State…
Continue Reading Richard Parsons, prominent executive who led Time Warner and Citigroup, dies at 76
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Richard Parsons, one of corporate America’s most prominent Black executives who held top posts at Time Warner…
Continue Reading Judge says woman accusing Jay-Z, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs of raping her at age 13 can proceed anonymously
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge says an Alabama woman accusing Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs of raping her when she was 13…
Continue Reading FDA proposes new testing rules to ensure cosmetics are asbestos-free
AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration is proposing a rule that cosmetic companies would have to take extra steps to…
Continue Reading Mother who fought for justice in daughter’s murder case involving Kennedy cousin has died
Associated Press Dorthy Moxley, the mother who fought for decades to bring her teenage daughter’s killer to justice in a roller-coaster Connecticut…
Continue Reading Ex-Sen. Bob Menendez, citing ’emotional toll,’ seeks sentencing delay in wake of wife’s trial
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez asked a federal judge on Thursday to delay his end-of-January sentencing on bribery…
Continue Reading Cats can get sick with bird flu. Here’s how to protect them
AP Medical Writer The death of an Oregon house cat and a pet food recall are raising questions about the ongoing outbreak of bird flu and how people…
Continue Reading An uneasy calm settles over Syrian city of Homs after outbreak of sectarian violence
Associated Press HOMS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s new security forces checked IDs and searched cars in the central city of Homs on Thursday, a day…
Continue Reading A Virginia zoo welcomes newborn pygmy hippopotamus as year ends
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A female pygmy hippopotamus delivered a healthy calf at the Metro Richmond Zoo earlier this month. She is the third baby hippo…
Continue Reading 2 sailors die in the stormy first night of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race, organizers say
AP Sports Writer Two sailors on separate boats have died in boom accidents two hours apart on a storm-ravaged first night of the annual Sydney to…
Continue Reading New York to charge fossil fuel companies for damage from climate change
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Large fossil fuel companies would have to pay fees to help New York fight the effects of climate change under a bill signed…
Continue Reading Israeli attorney general orders probe into report that alleged Netanyahu’s wife harassed opponents
Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s attorney general has ordered police to open an investigation into Prime Minister Benjamin…
Continue Reading Bad Bunny announces a new album, ‘Debí Tirar Más Fotos’
AP Music Writer Happy holidays from Bad Bunny, who announced Thursday he will release a new album Jan. 5. “Debí Tirar Más Fotos,” which…
Continue Reading Nebraska man who lost his home over $588 debt is getting it back
Associated Press A Nebraska man is getting title to his home back, years after losing it over a $588 tax debt, one of his lawyers said Thursday.…
Continue Reading Haiti’s health minister loses his job after a deadly gang attack on a hospital in the capital
Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s health minister has been removed from his post following a deadly gang attack on the…
Continue Reading