The body of a coal miner has been found in a flooded West Virginia mine, the governor says
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The body of a coal miner was found early Thursday in a mine that flooded in southern West Virginia, Gov. Patrick Morrisey said. Machines had been pumping water out of Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc.’s Rolling Thunder…
President Trump signs government funding bill, ending shutdown after a record 43-day disruption
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill Wednesday night, ending a record 43-day shutdown that caused financial stress for federal workers who went without paychecks, stranded scores of travelers at airports and generated long lines at some food…
MLB, sportsbooks cap bets on individual pitches in response to pitch-rigging scandal
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer Major League Baseball said its authorized gaming operators will cap bets on individual pitches at $200 and exclude them from parlays, a day after two Cleveland Guardians players were indicted and accused of rigging…
Bill to end government shutdown awaits final House vote after passing the Senate
By The Associated Press Legislation to reopen the government after the longest shutdown in history awaits action in the House after a small group of Senate Democrats ratified a deal with Republicans despite searing criticism from within their party. The…
What’s in the legislation to end the federal government shutdown
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — A legislative package to end the government shutdown appears on track Monday after a handful of Senate Democrats joined with Republicans to break the impasse in what has become a deepening…
UPS plane crashes and explodes at a Kentucky airport, leaving at least 9 dead and others missing
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — First responders searched for more victims Wednesday after a UPS cargo plane crashed and exploded in a massive fireball at the company’s global aviation hub in Kentucky, killing at least nine people and creating an inferno that consumed…
Wall Street points lower with tech companies that fueled early week rally now in retreat
By YURI KAGEYAMA and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street pointed toward losses before the opening bell as the same tech companies that drove a market rally to start the week sold off with doubts rising over the possibility…
Dick Cheney, one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in US history, dies at 84
By CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Dick Cheney, the hard-charging conservative who became one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in U.S. history and a leading advocate for the invasion of Iraq, has died at age…
Abu Dhabi hosts oil summit as OPEC+ halts production hikes planned for first quarter of 2026
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Abu Dhabi opened a major oil summit Monday with officials offering bullish optimism that power demands for artificial intelligence and global aviation will boost energy prices, just hours…
Government shutdown could become longest ever as Trump says he ‘won’t be extorted’ by Democrats
By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The government shutdown is poised to become the longest ever this week as the impasse between Democrats and Republicans has dragged into a new month. Millions of people could lose food…