Stock market today: Wall Street slips, part of worldwide swoon for stocks
By STAN CHOE and DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is slipping Wednesday, part of a worldwide swoon for stocks as…
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New Chinese ambassador to US taking office amid disputes over trade, access to technology, Taiwan
BEIJING (AP) — China’s new ambassador to the U.S. is taking office amid disputes over trade, access to computer chips and Washington’s…
Continue ReadingIsrael’s Netanyahu and allies pass new budget with sweeping grants for settlements, ultra-Orthodox
By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has passed a new two-year budget, a step that…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea cancels satellite launch plan citing technical problem
By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has canceled its plan to launch its first commercial-grade satellite citing…
Continue ReadingDEA’s failure to punish distributor blamed in opioid crisis raises revolving door questions
By JIM MUSTIAN and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has allowed one of the…
Continue ReadingNew Zealand’s central bank raises key interest rate to 5.5% but signals next move will be a cut
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s central bank has raised its benchmark interest rate to 5.5% but…
Continue ReadingSeeking asylum and work, migrants bused out of NYC find hostility
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEWBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — Before he left Mauritania, the West African nation of his birth, Mohamed thought of New…
Continue ReadingHalf of US public approves of Washington’s arms deliveries to Ukraine in 2nd year of Russia’s war
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Half of the people in the U.S. support the Pentagon’s ongoing supply of weapons to Ukraine…
Continue ReadingOfficers describe chaos, fear on Jan. 6 as judge weighs prison time for Oath Keepers’ Rhodes
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Police officers who defended the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and…
Continue ReadingIndian Prime Minister Modi strikes new agreements on migration and green hydrogen in Australia
By RICK RYCROFT and ROD McGUIRK Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has struck new agreements with his Australian…
Continue ReadingTrump’s freewheeling, stream-of-consciousness speaking style draws legal attention amid probes
By TRENTON DANIEL and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump speaks about his legal woes in a way that would make most defense…
Continue ReadingNorth Carolina gerrymander ruling gives electoral gift to GOP in Congress
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina redistricting ruling has set up a possible electoral windfall for…
Continue ReadingPennsylvania high court appears split over plan to force power plants to pay for carbon emissions
By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Justices on Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court are indicating that they’re likely to have…
Continue ReadingMcCarthy says debt ceiling standoff ‘not my fault,’ as White House warns of economic risks
By LISA MASCARO and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A defiant House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says the debt ceiling standoff is…
Continue ReadingJust in case: Anxious retirees, social service groups among those making default contingency plans
By FATIMA HUSSEIN and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Phoenix retiree Saundra Cole has been watching the news about the debt…
Continue ReadingDeSantis launches GOP presidential campaign in Twitter announcement plagued by glitches
By STEVE PEOPLES, ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis launched his 2024 presidential…
Continue ReadingUvalde victim’s mother perseveres through teaching, connecting with daughter’s memory
By ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press UVALDE, Texas (AP) — The first thing Veronica Mata sees when she wakes up each day is her 10-year-old daughter,…
Continue ReadingMalaysia raids Swatch stores, seizes colorful watches linked to gay pride
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Swiss watchmaker Swatch says Malaysian authorities have raided its stores and confiscated 164 watches from its Pride…
Continue ReadingTatum scores 34, Celtics stave off elimination by topping Heat 116-99 in Game 4
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Down nine early in the third quarter, down 3-0 in the series, the Boston Celtics knew their…
Continue Reading2 former Alabama governors from opposite sides of the political aisle express doubts over executions
Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Two former Alabama governors, from opposite sides of the political aisle, wrote in an opinion piece that…
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