China says its exports to the US fell 35% in May, as trade talks are due to start in London
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer China’s exports to the United States fell 35% in May from a year earlier, new customs data show, adding to pressure on the world’s second largest economy as a new round of trade talks…
Protests intensify in Los Angeles after Trump deploys hundreds of National Guard troops
By JASON DEAREN, JAIMIE DING and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tensions in Los Angeles escalated Sunday as thousands of protesters took to the streets in response to President Donald Trump’s extraordinary deployment of the National…
Trump threatens to cut Musk’s government contracts as their public feud escalates
By MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to cut Elon Musk’s government contracts as their fractured alliance rapidly escalated into a public feud with Trump suggesting he would use the U.S. government…
NATO is set to approve new military purchases as part of a major defense spending hike
By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO defense ministers are set Thursday to approve purchasing targets for stocking up on weapons and military equipment to better defend Europe, the Arctic and the North Atlantic, as part of a…
Trump asks the Supreme Court to clear the way for federal downsizing plans
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday renewed its request for the Supreme Court to clear the way for plans to downsize the federal workforce, while a lawsuit filed by labor unions and…
Pacers’ 25-year Finals drought is over. Now they’re looking to overcome their snake-bitten history
By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Pacers have finally ended the franchise’s 25-year NBA Finals drought, achieving the unthinkable after starting 10-15 and looking like anything but a title contender. Now Indiana will try to exorcise…
FBI says 8 injured in Colorado attack by man with makeshift flamethrower who yelled ‘Free Palestine’
By COLLEEN SLEVIN and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A man with a makeshift flamethrower yelled “Free Palestine” and hurled an incendiary device into a group that had assembled to raise attention for Israeli hostages in Gaza,…
Millions of honeybees abuzz after truck overturns in Washington state
By LISA BAUMANN Associated Press BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — There was a buzz in the air Friday in northwestern Washington state as about 250 million honeybees escaped a commercial truck that overturned. The truck hauling an estimated 70,000 pounds (31,751…
Final boarding call for free bags at Southwest as airline abandons a cherished perk
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer It’s the last day to book a flight on Southwest Airlines without being hit with a fee to check bags after the airline abandoned a decades-long luggage policy that executives once described as key…
Trump honors fallen soldiers at Arlington, calling them ‘America’s best and bravest’
By SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — President Donald Trump honored fallen service members during a Memorial Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday, calling them “great, great warriors” who were “America’s best and bravest.” “We…