Wall Street parties like it’s 1998 as AI fuels gains unmatched since dot-com era
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The S&P 500 is on track to close 2024 with a gain of nearly 27%, after setting 50 record highs this year.…
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Secret Service director vows overhaul as Congress presses him on Trump assassination attempt
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The acting director of the Secret Service said Thursday that the agency is “reorganizing and reimagining”…
Continue Reading Blinken and Russia’s Lavrov clash on Ukraine at a security meeting in Malta
VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has clashed indirectly with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken at an annual…
Continue Reading A look at the South Korean leader who has been impeached after shocking martial law edict
Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s parliament has voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol, a stunning fall from grace for…
Continue Reading Notre Dame’s resurrection: Its chief architect on rebuilding France’s ‘heart’ in 5 years
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The day after the inferno struck Notre Dame on April 15, 2019, Philippe Villeneuve walked despondently into the…
Continue Reading Pakistan’s state-run airline to resume flights to Europe in January after EU agency lifted ban
Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s state-run airline says it is preparing to resume direct flights to European countries early next…
Continue Reading European satellites launched to create artificial solar eclipses in a tech demo
AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A pair of European satellites rocketed into orbit Thursday on the first mission to create…
Continue Reading Man accused of alleged war crimes in separatist region of Ukraine stands trial in Finland
HELSINKI (AP) — A man has gone on trial in Finland on charges of war crimes allegedly committed against Ukrainian forces in a Russia-backed…
Continue Reading Syrian insurgents capture central city of Hama in severe setback to the Syrian president
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian insurgents swept into the central city of Hama on Thursday and government forces withdrew, dealing another…
Continue Reading Memphis’ mayor pushes back against feds’ calls for major reforms of city’s police force
Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis’ mayor pushed back Thursday against the need for a Justice Department deal to enact reforms in…
Continue Reading Philippine police checking reports that a kidnapped American has died after being shot
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine police officials say they are checking reports that a kidnapped American died after being…
Continue Reading Chinese online retailer Temu suspended in Vietnam
Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Chinese online retailer Temu has been told to suspend operations in Vietnam after it failed to meet an…
Continue Reading The Associated Press’ top photos of 2024 from the US
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The right frame can freeze a moment in time, creating meaning for the masses from a fist pump over a…
Continue Reading Gunman who shot 2 kindergartners at a California school wrote about attack targeting children
Associated Press OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A gunman who critically wounded two kindergartners at a tiny religious school in Northern California was…
Continue Reading Why Trump and the Federal Reserve could clash in the coming years
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump campaigned on the promise that his policies would reduce high borrowing costs…
Continue Reading Experts believe study of 700-year-old handwriting unveils leading Byzantine painter’s true identity
Associated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Crime-solving techniques applied to a medieval illuminated manuscript in Paris may have solved a…
Continue Reading Some young Kenyans turn to kung fu for self-improvement in difficult times
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A growing number of young people in Kenya see kung fu as a path toward future employment. Kung fu has…
Continue Reading Ethnic Slovak naïve paintings from Serbia join UNESCO’s list of cultural heritage
Associated Press KOVACICA, Serbia (AP) — UNESCO has inscribed ethnic Slovak naïve paintings from a village in Serbia on its list of intangible…
Continue Reading UK leader Starmer vows to take on ‘alliance of naysayers’ as he outlines plan for change
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has vowed to take on the “alliance of naysayers” and the bureaucratic…
Continue Reading New clues emerge as investigators hunt for the gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare’s CEO
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New clues emerged Thursday in the hunt for the masked gunman who stalked and killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian…
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