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US envoy Witkoff will meet Putin in Moscow while Zelenskyy tours Europe as peace efforts press ahead

December 2, 2025

By The Associated Press  U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff was due to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Tuesday, taking to the Kremlin an embryonic peace plan that Washington hopes can end to the nearly four-year war... Read More

Wall Street inches up before the opening bell as tech and crypto stabilize

December 2, 2025

By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT AP Business Writers U.S. markets leaned toward modest gains before the opening bell Tuesday as technology and cryptocurrency companies recouped some of the previous day’s losses. Futures for the S&P 500 rose 0.2% while... Read More

Investigators plead for tips after 3 children, 1 adult killed in shooting at child's birthday party

December 1, 2025

By SOPHIE AUSTIN and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press STOCKTON, Calif. (AP) — Authorities in California appealed to the public for tips, cellphone video, witness accounts and even rumors as they searched Sunday for a suspect in the killing of three... Read More

Pope in Lebanon prays for peace at tomb of saint revered by Christians and Muslims alike

December 1, 2025

By NICOLE WINFIELD, KAREEM CHEHAYEB and TRISHA THOMAS Associated Press ANNAYA, Lebanon (AP) — Pope Leo XIV prayed Monday at the tomb of a Lebanese saint revered among Christians and Muslims as he brought a message of peace, hope and... Read More

Judge dismisses Comey, James indictments after finding that prosecutor was illegally appointed

November 24, 2025

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday dismissed the criminal cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York Attorney General Letitia James, concluding that the prosecutor who brought the charges at President... Read More

The shutdown is over. Flights have resumed. Thanksgiving travelers might wonder: What now?

November 24, 2025

By RIO YAMAT AP Airlines and Travel Writer The turbulence caused by the longest government shutdown on record may still be fresh on travelers’ minds this Thanksgiving, but experts say preparing for the usual holiday crush of winter weather, heavy... Read More

Women Can Now Serve Missions for the Church of Jesus Christ at Age 18

November 21, 2025

The following is a release from the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints –  The First Presidency is pleased to announce that effective immediately, young women who choose to serve a full-time mission may begin... Read More

Nvidia's strong earnings and a solid report on the job market boost US index futures

November 20, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock index futures added to their gains after the government reported that employers added twice as many jobs as expected in September. Futures were already higher on enthusiasm for a strong earnings report from AI... Read More

U.S. employers added surprisingly solid 119,000 jobs in September, government says in delayed report

November 20, 2025

By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers added a surprisingly solid 119,000 jobs in September, the government said, issuing a key economic report that had been delayed for seven weeks by the federal government shutdown. The... Read More

In reversal, Trump says House Republicans should vote to release Epstein files

November 17, 2025

By KEVIN FREKING and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said House Republicans should vote to release the files in the Jeffrey Epstein case, a startling reversal after previously fighting the proposal as a growing number... Read More

The body of a coal miner has been found in a flooded West Virginia mine, the governor says

November 13, 2025

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... Read More

President Trump signs government funding bill, ending shutdown after a record 43-day disruption

November 13, 2025

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... Read More

Bill to end government shutdown awaits final House vote after passing the Senate

November 11, 2025

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... Read More

What's in the legislation to end the federal government shutdown

November 10, 2025

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... Read More

UPS plane crashes and explodes at a Kentucky airport, leaving at least 9 dead and others missing

November 5, 2025

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... Read More

Barrasso and Hageman release Statement on Vice President Cheney

November 4, 2025

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Senate Majority Whip, today issued the following statement on the passing of Vice President Dick Cheney. “Wyoming mourns the passing of Vice President Dick Cheney. From high school football star to White... Read More

Wall Street points lower with tech companies that fueled early week rally now in retreat

November 4, 2025

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... Read More

Dick Cheney, one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in US history, dies at 84

November 4, 2025

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... Read More

Abu Dhabi hosts oil summit as OPEC+ halts production hikes planned for first quarter of 2026

November 3, 2025

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... Read More

Government shutdown could become longest ever as Trump says he 'won't be extorted' by Democrats

November 3, 2025

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... Read More