US consumer confidence dips again to start the year, according to business group
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer confidence dipped for the second consecutive month in January, a business research group said Tuesday. The Conference Board reported that its consumer confidence index retreated this month to 104.1,…
Egg prices are soaring. Don’t expect that to change anytime soon
By JOSH FUNK, MARK VANCLEAVE and DEE-ANN DURBIN Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Bird flu is forcing farmers to slaughter millions of chickens a month, pushing U.S. egg prices to more than double their cost in the summer of…
Rain in Southern California creates mudflows but helps firefighters
LOS ANGELES (AP) — More rain fell Monday on parts of Southern California after causing mudflows over the weekend, helping firefighters but boosting the risk of toxic ash runoff in areas scorched by Los Angeles-area wildfires. Flood watches were in…
Travis Kelce says he ‘used to dream’ of playing QB the way Josh Allen does
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — There are a lot of people that would love to be living Travis Kelce’s life these days. He’s a bona fide NFL star for the two-time defending Super Bowl…
Target is ending its diversity goals as a strong DEI opponent occupies the White House
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Discount store chain Target said Friday that it would join rival Walmart and a number of other prominent American brands in scaling back diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that have…
Ohio State wins 1st national title since 2014, outlasting Notre Dame 34-23 in CFP championship game
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer ATLANTA (AP) — The pass seemed to hang up there forever. Did it feel like seven weeks? Did it feel like 10 years? What a great debate for Ohio State fans to have forever….
Trump signed slew of executive orders on Day 1. What are his priorities?
By COLLEEN LONG, BILL BARROW and JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has begun his promised flurry of executive action on Day 1. With his opening rounds of memoranda and executive orders, Trump repealed dozens of…
Trump returns to power after unprecedented comeback, emboldened to reshape American institutions
By ZEKE MILLER, CHRIS MEGERIAN and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trumpwas sworn in as the 47th president Monday, promising a “revolution of common sense” and taking charge as Republicans assume unified control of Washington and set out…
The long struggle to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day
By TERRY TANG Associated Press The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. He chose that location in part to honor President Abraham Lincoln as…
Supreme Court backs law banning TikTok if it’s not sold by its Chinese parent company
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld the federal law banning TikTok beginning Sunday unless it’s sold by its China-based parent company, holding that the risk to national security posed by its…