Nation and World
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Wall Street's euphoria sends US stocks to historic gains after Trump pauses most of his tariffs
Apr 09, 2025 8:09 am - U.S. stocks soared to one of their best days in history on a euphoric Wall Street Wednesday after President Donald Trump said he would back off on most of his tariffs temporarily, as investors had so desperately hoped he would.
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AP wins reinstatement to White House events after judge rules government can’t bar its journalists
Apr 08, 2025 9:45 pm - A federal judge ordered the White House on Tuesday to restore The Associated Press’ full access to cover presidential events, affirming on First Amendment grounds that th...
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Suspected US strikes in Yemen kill at least 6 people, Houthi rebels say
Apr 08, 2025 9:43 pm - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Suspected U.S. airstrikes pounded the area around Yemen's Red Sea port city of Hodeida on Tuesday night, killing at least six people, the Ir...
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IRS acting commissioner is resigning over deal to send immigrants’ tax data to ICE, AP sources say
Apr 08, 2025 9:42 pm - WASHINGTON — The acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service is resigning over a deal to share immigrants' tax data with Immigration and Customs Enforcement for t...
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Asian markets fall as Trump’s 104% tariff on China takes effect
Apr 08, 2025 9:38 pm - President Donald Trump’s threatened 104% minimum tariff on all Chinese goods will come into effect at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, sharply escalating the trade w...
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Outrage builds as video shows Idaho police shooting a knife-wielding autistic teenager
Apr 08, 2025 9:36 pm - Idaho police officers opened fire from behind a chain-link fence just seconds after exiting their patrol cars and critically wounded a teenage boy — described by his fami...
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Hill Republicans worry about Trump’s tariffs and nudge him to negotiate
Apr 08, 2025 7:30 pm - Republican lawmakers are pressing the Trump administration to strike deals to walk back tariffs and are asking the White House for more details on strategy — even as they...
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Attorney General Pam Bondi begins dismantling Biden-era gun policies
Apr 08, 2025 6:24 pm - Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Monday that she would rescind a Biden-era gun policy that yanked licenses from federally licensed firearm dealers if they intentional...
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Supreme Court blocks order requiring Trump administration to reinstate thousands of federal workers
Apr 08, 2025 11:23 am - The Supreme Court on Tuesday blocked an order for the Trump administration to return to work thousands of federal employees who were let go in mass firings aimed at dramatically downsizing the federal government.
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Texas measles outbreak includes multiple cases at a day care in Lubbock
Apr 08, 2025 10:10 am - A day care facility in a Texas county that's part of the measles outbreak has multiple cases, including children too young to be fully vaccinated, public health officials say.