Nation and World
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State and U.S. officials tout spending to plug 'orphan wells'
Mar 17, 2023 1:00 am - ATCHAFALAYA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, La. - Stacks of valves, networks of pipes and hulking, two-story-tall tanks litter parts of the swampy landscape of Louisiana's Atc...
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Slovakia agrees to give Ukraine fleet of Soviet warplanes
Mar 17, 2023 1:00 am - PRAGUE - Slovakia's government on Friday approved a plan to give Ukraine its fleet of 13 Soviet-era MiG-29 fighter jets, becoming the second NATO member country to heed ...
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U.S. jobless aid claims fell last week as layoffs remain low
Mar 16, 2023 1:00 am - Fewer Americans applied for jobless claims last week as the labor market continues to thrive despite the Federal Reserve's efforts to cool the economy and tamp down infl...
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Poland to be 1st NATO member to give Ukraine fighter jets
Mar 16, 2023 1:00 am - WARSAW, Poland (AP) - Poland's president said Thursday that his country plans to give Ukraine around a dozen MiG-29 fighter jets, which would make it the first NATO memb...
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Credit Suisse shares soar after central bank offers lifeline
Mar 16, 2023 1:00 am - GENEVA - Credit Suisse shares surged Thursday after the Swiss central bank agreed to loan the bank up to 50 billion francs ($54 billion) to bolster confidence in the cou...
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Trump's VP? Some in GOP already jockeying for consideration
Mar 16, 2023 1:00 am - OXON HILL, Md. - Trips to Mar-a-Lago. Glowing speeches. Front-row seats at major events. The first Republican presidential primaries are nearly a year away and the candi...
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Japan, South Korea renew ties at Tokyo summit
Mar 16, 2023 1:00 am - TOKYO - Japan and South Korea agreed to resume regular visits between their leaders and take steps to resolve a trade dispute during a highly anticipated summit Thursday...
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Yellen tells Congress US banking system 'remains sound'
Mar 16, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A week after the second-largest bank collapse in U.S. history, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday that the n...
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Pentagon video shows Russian jet dumping fuel on U.S. drone
Mar 16, 2023 1:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - The Pentagon on Thursday released video of what it said was a Russian fighter jet dumping fuel on a U.S. Air Force surveillance drone before the warplane...
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Texas drove out Chinese firm, not the wind farm it planned
Mar 15, 2023 1:00 am - DEL RIO, Texas - Long before a Chinese spy balloon captivated and spooked the U.S. public, Kyle Bass foresaw what he deemed another foreign danger slated for skies above...