Top US trading partners pledged to invest $5 trillion in America. These researchers have doubts.
By PAUL WISEMAN, Associated Press Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has strong-armed many of America’s biggest trading partners into pledging trillions of…
Watch: NTSB hearing underway to highlight what led to a deadly midair collision near Washington, DC
By GARY FIELDS, JOSH FUNK and ED WHITE, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A public hearing opened Tuesday to make clear what factors played the…
A Jewish perspective on burial and cremation | Commentary
I write these words after far too many tears have been shed together with bereaved families—families placed in painful and often avoidable situations simply because…
Meta, TikTok and YouTube face landmark trial over youth addiction claims
By BARBARA ORTUTAY, Associated Press Three of the world’s biggest tech companies face a landmark trial in Los Angeles starting this week over claims that…
Fed expected to keep rates unchanged as Chair Powell pivots back to economics
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After two weeks of intense political and legal scrutiny, the Federal Reserve will seek to make this…
More arctic air is expected for Southern states hit by ice and riddled with power outages
By RUSS BYNUM and KRISTIN M. HALL When a massive winter storm descended on the Northeast and parts of the South over the weekend, Lisa Patterson planned…
Americans’ confidence in the U.S. economy falls sharply in January to lowest level since 2014
By MATT OTT, Associated Press Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer confidence declined sharply in January, hitting the lowest level since 2014 as Americans…
‘Doomsday Clock’ moves closer to midnight over threats from nuclear weapons, climate change and AI
Earth is closer than it’s ever been to destruction as Russia, China, the U.S. and other countries become “increasingly aggressive, adversarial, and nationalistic,” a science-oriented advocacy group…
Trump’s about-face in Minnesota after Pretti’s death is latest in pattern of sudden shifts
By AAMER MADHANI and STEVE KARNOWSKI WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump shifted toward a more conciliatory approach with Democratic leaders in Minnesota on Monday,…
Minneapolis shooting scrambles Second Amendment politics for Trump
By BILL BARROW and NICHOLAS RICCARDI, Associated Press Prominent Republicans and gun rights advocates helped elicit a White House turnabout this week after bristling over…