Wall Street mixed in light trading before the opening bell while oil prices resume their climb
By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT AP Business Writer Trading on Wall Street was mixed in light trading early Tuesday while gains for oil prices moderated following the U.S. military operation in Venezuela over the weekend the led to the…
The coolest technology from Day 1 of CES 2026
By SHAWN CHEN and RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nvidia, AMD and Intel all had important chip and AI platform announcements on the first day of CES 2026, but all audiences wanted to see more of was…
Swiss police identify all 116 people injured in deadly New Year’s bar fire
CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — Swiss police said Monday they’ve identified all the people who were injured in the fire that tore through a New Year’s celebration in a crowded bar. They put the total at 116, more than two-thirds still…
Maduro is taken to a US courthouse for his first appearance on drug trafficking charges
By MICHAEL R. SISAK, LARRY NEUMEISTER and JOHN HANNA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Deposed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is set to make his first appearance Monday in an American courtroom on the narco-terrorism charges the Trump administration used…
Where are the wackiest New Year’s Eve drops in the US?
By JOHN SEEWER Associated Press Why let New York City have all the fun with its Times Square ball drop on New Year’s Eve? Dozens of places across the U.S. will ring in 2026 by dropping a quirky assortment of…
Barrasso Applauds $205 Million Award for Wyoming’s Rural Health Fund
The following is a release from the office of Senator John Barrasso – Wyoming will receive $205,004,743 to implement its plan to expand rural healthcare access, stabilize rural hospitals and make Wyoming healthy again. CASPER, WY — Today, December…
The moon and sun figure big in the new year’s lineup of cosmic wonders
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The moon and sun share top billing in 2026. Kicking off the year’s cosmic wonders is the moon, drawing the first astronauts to visit in more than 50 years…
Midair helicopter crash in New Jersey leaves 1 dead and another critically injured
HAMMONTON, N.J. (AP) — Two helicopters crashed midair in New Jersey on Sunday, killing one person and critically injuring another, authorities say. Hammonton Police Chief Kevin Friel said rescuers responded to a report of an aviation crash at about 11:25…
UW given grant to produce 2nd Amendment information and content
• Will coincide with 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence The Firearms Research Center in the University of Wyoming’s College of Law has received a nearly $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to develop a…
California’s intense winter storms turned some roads into rivers of mud
WRIGHTWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Heavy rains and strong winds from powerful winter storms this week brought the wettest Christmas season to Southern California in years, triggering widespread mudslides and debris flows and leaving homes halfway filled with mud. Rain was…