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Wall Street mixed in light trading before the opening bell while oil prices resume their climb
January 6, 2026
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... Read More
The coolest technology from Day 1 of CES 2026
January 6, 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... Read More
Swiss police identify all 116 people injured in deadly New Year's bar fire
January 5, 2026
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... Read More
Maduro is taken to a US courthouse for his first appearance on drug trafficking charges
January 5, 2026
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... Read More
Where are the wackiest New Year's Eve drops in the US?
December 30, 2025
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... Read More
Barrasso Applauds $205 Million Award for Wyoming’s Rural Health Fund
December 29, 2025
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... Read More
The moon and sun figure big in the new year's lineup of cosmic wonders
December 29, 2025
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... Read More
Midair helicopter crash in New Jersey leaves 1 dead and another critically injured
December 28, 2025
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... Read More
UW given grant to produce 2nd Amendment information and content
December 27, 2025
• 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... Read More
California's intense winter storms turned some roads into rivers of mud
December 26, 2025
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... Read More
US launches strikes against Islamic State group in Nigeria after attacks target Christians
December 26, 2025
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said the United States launched a “powerful and deadly” strike against forces of the Islamic State group in Nigeria, after spending weeks accusing the West African country’s government of failing to rein in the targeting of Christians. In... Read More
Hageman announces bid for U.S. Senate seat
December 23, 2025
Just one day after Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) announced she would not seek a second term, Wyoming Congresswoman Harriet Hageman announced her bid to fill the state’s junior senator position via a video titled “What We Fight For.” Hageman, Wyoming’s... Read More
Powerball jackpot soars to $1.7 billion after another night with no big winner
December 23, 2025
By OLIVIA DIAZ Associated Press/Report for America The Powerball jackpot has jumped to an eye-popping $1.7 billion, after the 46th drawing passed without a big winner. The numbers drawn Monday night were 3, 18, 36, 41, 54 and the Powerball... Read More
US economy expands at a surprisingly strong 4.3% annual rate in the third quarter
December 23, 2025
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy grew at a surprisingly strong 4.3% annual rate in the third quarter, the most rapid expansion in two years, as government and consumer spending, as well as exports,... Read More
Family member questioned after Rob Reiner and his wife found dead in Los Angeles, AP source says
December 15, 2025
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER and MIKE BALSAMO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Investigators were questioning a family member of director-actor Rob Reiner and his wife Michele after they were found dead at their home in Los Angeles, according to a... Read More
Authorities say they will release person of interest detained in Brown University shooting
December 15, 2025
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI, AMANDA SWINHART and HOLLY RAMER Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A person of interest detained after a Brown University shooting that killed two students and injured nine will be released after law enforcement authorities determined there... Read More
Microsoft investing $17.5 billion in India for AI and cloud infrastructure
December 9, 2025
By RAJESH ROY Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Microsoft on Tuesday announced its biggest-ever Asia investment, amounting to $17.5 billion, in India over the next four years to advance the country’s cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure. CEO Satya Nadella... Read More
Indiana grabs top seed in College Football Playoff. Alabama and Miami make it, Notre Dame left out
December 8, 2025
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer Nobody paying attention over the past 24 months would be surprised to see Indiana leading the way into this year’s College Football Playoff. But anyone paying attention over the last 24 hours knew the... Read More
Netflix to acquire Warner Bros. studio and streaming business for $72 billion
December 5, 2025
By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS and MATT OTT AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Netflix struck a deal Friday to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, the Hollywood giant behind “Harry Potter” and HBO Max, in a $72 billion deal that would bring... Read More
Suspect in DC pipe bomb case said to have confessed in interviews with investigators, AP sources say
December 5, 2025
By ERIC TUCKER, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The man accused of planting a pair of pipe bombs outside the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic national parties in Washington on the eve of... Read More
