NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market is drifting lower. The S&P 500 slipped 0.1% early Monday to pull further from its record set late last month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 11 points, and the Nasdaq composite edged down 0.1%. The relatively modest moves are masking churning underneath the market’s surface ahead…
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Winter’s first strong rainfall sent water cascading through parts of Gaza’s sprawling Muwasi tent camp on Saturday, as the territory struggles to cope with flooding and devastated infrastructure after two years of war. What You Need To Know Winter’s first strong rainfall sent water cascading through parts of Gaza‘s sprawling Muwasi tent camp…
NEW YORK (AP) — Acceding to President Donald Trump’s demands, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said Friday that she has ordered a top federal prosecutor to investigate sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to Trump political foes, including former President Bill Clinton. What You Need To Know Acceding to President Donald Trump’s demands, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi…
Charlotte leaders voiced their frustration with the lack of communication with federal officials about the Border Patrol’s impending deployment to the Queen City. What You Need To Know Local and state officials in Charlotte condemned U.S. Customs and Border Patrol’s lack of transparency about its plan to come to the city Reports circulated Wednesday that federal…
New data the Agriculture Department released Friday created serious doubts about whether China will really buy millions of bushels of American soybeans like the Trump administration touted last month after a high-stakes meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. What You Need To Know New data the Agriculture Department released Friday created…
NEW YORK (AP) — Nvidia, bitcoin and others among Wall Street’s highest flyers are falling more toward Earth on Friday, and the U.S. stock market is heading for a second straight sharp loss. The S&P 500 sank 1.2%, coming off one of its worst days since its springtime sell-off and a global wipeout for stocks….
The Trump administration said Thursday it is rescinding federal rules that were aimed at protecting from future oil and gas leasing vast swaths of a petroleum reserve in Alaska that provide key habitat for migrating birds, caribou and other wildlife. What You Need To Know The Trump administration said Thursday it is rescinding federal rules that were aimed at…
BEIJING (AP) — China’s leader Xi Jinping and Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn pledged closer ties on Friday during the first-ever visit to China by a reigning Thai monarch. Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, greeted Vajiralongkorn and his wife, Queen Suthida, at Beijing’s vast Great Hall of the People. The visit was intended to mark…
BEIJING (AP) — Three Chinese astronauts stranded at their nation’s space station after their spacecraft was apparently hit by space debris departed for home Friday using the craft that had brought a replacement crew, China’s space agency said. The astronauts were on a six-month rotation at the space station and originally scheduled to return Nov….
Wall Street inched slightly lower early Thursday after President Donald Trump signed a U.S. government funding bill, ending the record 43-day shutdown. Futures for S&P 500, Dow Jones industrials and the Nasdaq all ticked down less than 0.1%, before the bell and ahead of the reopening of the federal government following a six-week standoff that…