NEW YORK (AP) — Businesses big and small have started receiving tariff refunds after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that President Donald Trump lacked the constitutional authority to impose higher import taxes on goods from nearly every other country. The process could grind to a halt, however,...
WASHINGTON (AP) — An upcoming celebration of America 's 250th anniversary, "The Great American State Fair," recently had several musical guests back out partly over the event 's ties to President Donald Trump. Now, Trump himself is slated to headline the festivities, the organizers said...
AL QUAA DESERT, United Arab Emirates (AP) – The gleaming skyscrapers and brights lights of the United Arab Emirates draw the eyes of all who travel there, a sign of the Arabian Peninsula nation 's rapid, oil-fueled development over the last decades into a major hub for commerce and tourism....
HONOLULU (AP) – Decades before Filipino American agricultural workers organized a historic strike in California, Pablo Manlapit was organizing Filipino laborers in Hawaii. Manlapit, who migrated to Honolulu in 1910 to work on sugar plantations, saw the exploitation of other Philippine-born...
WASHINGTON (AP) – US President Donald Trump held a White House Situation Room meeting with his advisers on Friday but has not yet made a decision on whether to move forward with a deal to extend the Iran ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Iran said the agreement has not been finalized....
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian drone that was part of an overnight attack on Ukraine crashed into an apartment building in eastern Romania, injuring two people, Romanian authorities said Friday. In response to the crash in the city of Galati, NATO member Romania asked the alliance for a faster...
Facing a battlefield stalemate in Ukraine and growing war fatigue among Russians, President Vladimir Putin appears ready to try to change the narrative around the conflict. He looks likely to sharply escalate the Russian aerial attacks on the Ukrainian capital in the hope it will shore up his...
HONG KONG (AP) — Markets in Japan and South Korea hit fresh records as world shares mostly advanced Friday on expectations the U.S. and Iran will agree to extend the ceasefire in their war by 60 days. Oil prices slipped, but remain above pre-war levels as the Strait of Hormuz remains largely...
WASHINGTON (AP) – Shrey Parikh felt his body shake from nerves and doubts every time he walked to the microphone at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, the final test of a six-year competitive spelling career marked by triumph and heartbreak that he knew could end at any moment. Then he listened...
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City residents and visitors look up at the sky to experience a phenomenon twice a year known as Manhattanhenge. The setting Sun was framed by a canyon of skyscrapers Thursday as it sunk below the horizon, perfectly aligned with the Manhattan street grid. The dramatic...
BUNIA, Congo (AP) – Aid workers rushed supplies Thursday to the center of Congo 's outbreak of a rare type of Ebola virus while beleaguered medical personnel struggled with a lack of equipment, a distrustful population, and armed groups in a volatile region. A white cargo plane with aid...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) – A rocket belonging to Jeff Bezos ' Blue Origin exploded during a test at the launch pad Thursday night, shaking nearby homes and briefly painting the sky orange. Blue Origin said its New Glenn rocket exploded during an engine-firing test being conducted ahead...
