Stock market today: Wall Street’s rally stalls as Nasdaq pulls back from its record
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes fell Thursday following some potentially discouraging data on the economy. The S&P 500…
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Bone-chilling cold returns to the Midwest in the wake of a storm that soaked the East Coast
Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A storm that swept up the East Coast that brought torrents of rain and high winds caused some misery for…
Continue Reading Migrant workers in Lebanon are trying to return home after abuses and then war
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Isatta Bah wakes up from a nap in a crowded shelter on the outskirts of Beirut, clutching her baby, Blessing. The…
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New Jersey targets plastic packaging that fills landfills and pollutes
Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey is seeking to drastically reduce the amount of plastics and other packaging material that’s…
Continue Reading Rights group accuses Russian mercenaries of abuses against civilians in Mali
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Mali’s armed forces, supported by Russian mercenaries, committed abuses against civilians since the…
Continue Reading North Dakota regulators OK underground storage for proposed Midwest carbon dioxide pipeline
Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota regulators have approved permits for underground carbon dioxide storage for a massive pipeline…
Continue Reading New Jersey, home to many oil and gas producers, eyes fees to fight climate change
Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey is considering charging fees on producers of fossil fuels to help the state that is home to…
Continue Reading Turning dusty attic treasures into cash can yield millions for some and disappointment for others
Associated Press THOMASTON, Maine (AP) — Kaja Veilleux has been hunting New England attic treasures for more than 50 years. He once found a copy of…
Continue Reading As tourists discover Finland’s Santa Claus Village, some locals call for rules to control the masses
Associated Press ROVANIEMI, Finland (AP) — Shuffling across icy ground on a cold December afternoon, lots of tourist groups poured into Santa Claus…
Continue Reading Australia plans to tax digital platforms that don’t pay for news
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Australian government says it will tax large digital platforms and search engines unless they…
Continue Reading US hikes tariffs on imports of Chinese solar wafers, polysilicon and tungsten products
AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — The Biden administration has announced it is raising tariffs on solar wafers, polysilicon and some tungsten…
Continue Reading Trump taps immigration hard-liner Kari Lake as head of Voice of America
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday that he’s picking Kari Lake as director of Voice of America,…
Continue Reading In Nigeria’s lithium boom, many mines are illegal and children do much of the work
Associated Press NASARAWA, Nigeria (AP) — Dressed in a faded pink dress, 6-year-old Juliet Samaniya squats under scorching skies to chip at a…
Continue Reading Takeaways from AP’s report on child labor in Nigeria lithium mines
Associated Press NASARAWA, Nigeria (AP) — Growing demand for the lithium used in batteries for electric vehicles and energy storage has created a…
Continue Reading Papua New Guinea gains a team in Australian rugby league in diplomatic push aimed at curbing China
Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Papua New Guinea will gain its own team in Australia’s rugby league in a soft diplomacy deal linked…
Continue Reading Woody Allen and Soon-Yi Previn are sued by the personal chef they fired
NEW YORK (AP) — Woody Allen’s former personal chef has filed a lawsuit against the filmmaker and his wife Soon-Yi Previn. In it, the chef, Hermie…
Continue Reading Argentina accuses Venezuela of harassing opposition members sheltering at its embassy in Caracas
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The government of Argentina has accused its Venezuelan counterpart of continually harassing six members of the political…
Continue Reading North Carolina announces 5-year deal with Bill Belichick to take over as coach of the Tar Heels
AP Sports Writers Bill Belichick had seemingly been waiting for the right opportunity to return to an NFL sideline. Instead, the six-time Super…
Continue Reading Gunmen kill a judge outside a court building in the violence-torn Mexican resort of Acapulco
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Gunmen have shot to death a state judge outside a court building in the violence-wracked Pacific coast resort of Acapulco in…
Continue Reading 2 men go free after their convictions were overturned in a case involving a discredited detective
Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Two men have been freed after their convictions were overturned in a 2009 double homicide whose…
Continue Reading South Korea’s Yoon defends martial law as an act of governance and vows to ‘fight to the end’
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol defended his martial law decree as an act of governance and denied…
Continue Reading Japan’s Nissan reshuffles management to fix its money-losing business
AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Embattled Japanese automaker Nissan has tapped Jeremie Papin as its chief financial officer in a major management…
Continue Reading Manchin, Sinema prevent Democrats from locking in majority on labor board through 2026
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats failed Wednesday to confirm a Democratic member of the National Labor Relations Board after…
Continue Reading Papua New Guinea is granted a National Rugby League team starting in 2028
SYDNEY (AP) — A team from rugby league hotspot Papua New Guinea will enter the National Rugby League from 2028 after officially being granted a…
Continue Reading Jim Leach, former US representative from Iowa, dies at 82
Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Jim Leach has died at age 82. He served 30 years as a politician from eastern Iowa. He…
Continue Reading Meta to build $10 billion AI data center in Louisiana as Elon Musk expands his Tennessee AI facility
Associated Press/Report for America NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Facebook’s parent company Meta says it will build a $10 billion artificial intelligence…
Continue Reading Person accused of accosting Rep. Nancy Mace at Capitol pleads not guilty to assault charge
WASHINGTON (AP) — A person accused of accosting U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace in a Capitol Office building pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to a misdemeanor…
Continue Reading Federal court filings allege official committed perjury in lawsuit tied to Louisiana grain terminal
Associated Press/Report for America NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A southeast Louisiana official allegedly committed perjury by failing to disclose…
Continue Reading North Carolina GOP lawmakers enact a law eroding the incoming Democratic governor’s powers
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina House Republicans have enacted legislation that erodes some powers of several statewide…
Continue Reading Juan Soto gets free luxury suite and up to 4 premium tickets for home games in $765M Mets deal
AP Baseball Writer DALLAS (AP) — Juan Soto gets free use of a luxury suite and up to four premium tickets behind home plate for regular-season and…
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