Nation and World
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German police conduct raids on suspected people smugglers
Mar 15, 2023 1:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - German police conducted a major raid against a group of suspected people smugglers early Wednesday, German news agency dpa reported. Around 400 officers, a...
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Federal judge in Texas weighs challenge to abortion pills
Mar 15, 2023 1:00 am - AMARILLO, Texas - A federal judge in Texas heard arguments Wednesday from a Christian group seeking to overturn the Food and Drug Administration's more than 2-decade-old...
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Markets shudder on fears about banking crisis, recession
Mar 15, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Worries about a spreading banking crisis and how badly it will hit an already fragile economy caused markets to shudder Wednesday, as stocks fell and bond yie...
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Retail sales dip 0.4% in February after buying burst in January
Mar 15, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - America's consumers trimmed their spending in February after a buying burst in January, underscoring the volatility of the economic environment. The governmen...
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U.S. wholesale inflation fell last month on lower food costs
Mar 15, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Wholesale price increases in the United States slowed sharply last month as food and energy costs declined, a sign that inflationary pressures may be easing...
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How the last banking tumult fuels today's populist politics
Mar 15, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Mike Pence and Bernie Sanders are hardly political allies. But in the aftermath of two large bank failures, the conservative former vice president and the d...
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Honduras will seek ties with China, spurning Taiwan
Mar 15, 2023 1:00 am - TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - Honduras President Xiomara Castro announced Tuesday that her government will seek to establish diplomatic relations with China, which would imply...
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U.S. says Russian warplane hits American drone over Black Sea
Mar 14, 2023 1:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - A Russian fighter jet struck the propeller of a U.S. surveillance drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday in a "brazen violation of international law," causi...
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China to reopen to tourists, resume all visas Wednesday
Mar 14, 2023 1:00 am - HONG KONG (AP) - China will reopen its borders to tourists and resume issuing all visas Wednesday as it tries to revive tourism and its economy following a three-year ha...
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Armenian PM critical of Moscow-dominated security pact
Mar 14, 2023 1:00 am - YEREVAN, Armenia - Armenia's prime minister on Tuesday accused a Moscow-dominated security alliance of leaving his country in the cold in the face of a threat of renewed...