SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A federal audit released Wednesday found that only 25% of some $14 billion in federal funds obligated for Puerto Rico’s power grid…
Read more Federal Audit Finds Puerto Rico Awaiting Billions of Dollars Nearly a Decade After Deadly HurricaneWASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge rose to a new three-year high in May as gas prices peaked, a sign rising costs could pose political…
Read more Key Inflation Gauge Jumps to 3-Year High in Latest Sign of Affordability ChallengesFRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Frustrated European officials pushed Monday for clarification on how U.S. President Donald Trump’s declaration of a 15% global tax on imports would affect the…
Read more EU Hits Pause on US Trade Deal as It Seeks Clarity Over Latest Trump ManeuverBANGKOK (AP) — The Supreme Court’s ruling against U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs has countries like China and South Korea watching for Washington’s next steps, while financial markets…
Read more Supreme Court Decision Against Trump’s Tariffs Raises Uncertainty, but Markets Stay CalmBUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary will block a planned 90-billion-euro ($106-billion) European Union loan to Ukraine until the flow of Russian oil through the Druzhba pipeline resumes, Hungary’s…
Read more Hungary Says It Will Block a Key EU Loan to Ukraine Until Russian Oil Shipments ResumeWASHINGTON (AP) — America’s gross domestic product — the nation’s output of goods and services — increased at an 1.4% annual rate in the fourth quarter, the Commerce…
Read more US Economy Grows at 1.4% Rate in the Fourth Quarter, Slower Than Economists ExpectedAmazon’s smart doorbell maker Ring has terminated a partnership with police surveillance tech company Flock Safety. The announcement follows a backlash that erupted after 30-second Ring ad that…
Read more Amazon Scraps Partnership With Surveillance Company After Super Bowl Ad BacklashWASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration reached a trade deal with Taiwan on Thursday, with Taiwan agreeing to remove or reduce 99% of its tariff barriers, the office…
Read more Trump Administration Reaches a Trade Deal to Lower Taiwan’s Tariff BarriersCARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Andrés Velásquez didn’t stick around to become one more government critic jailed after Venezuela’s 2024 presidential election. A former governor who had crisscrossed Venezuela…
Read more A Glimmer of Hope for Democracy in Venezuela as Opponents Test the Limits of Free SpeechWASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration plans to deploy nearly $12 billion to create a strategic reserve of rare earth elements, a stockpile that could counter China’s ability…
Read more Trump Administration to Create a Strategic Reserve for Rare Earths ElementsWith the eyes of a nation fixed on the unrest in Minneapolis, the events haven’t left local journalists overmatched. Over the past month, the Minnesota Star Tribune has…
Read more In Minneapolis, All-Encompassing Immigration Story Tests a Newsroom in Midst of Digital TransitionNEW YORK (AP) — Americans are drinking more coffee than they have in decades. But fewer of them are getting it from Starbucks. The company that revolutionized U.S.…
Read more Starbucks Feels the Heat as More Chains Compete for US Coffee DrinkersWASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration soon will allow Venezuela to sell oil now subject to U.S. sanctions, with the revenue initially dedicated to basic government services such…
Read more Rubio Details How the Trump Administration Will Control Venezuela’s Oil MoneyStarting Tuesday, customers on Southwest flights will have assigned seats and the option of paying more to get their preferred seat closer to the front of a plane…
Read more What Travelers Can Expect as Southwest Airlines Introduces Assigned SeatsFRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Union is willing to implement a sweeping free trade agreement with the Mercosur group of South American countries on a provisional basis,…
Read more EU Commission Indicates It’s Ready to Implement Mercosur Trade Deal Despite Parliament Vote to DelayTikTok has finalized a deal to create a new American version of the app, avoiding the looming threat of a ban in the U.S. that has been in…
Read more TikTok Finalizes Deal to Form New American Version of the AppThe latest trio of big banks reported their results Wednesday — Bank of America, Citigroup and Wells Fargo — and while each of them do different flavors of…
Read more Big Banks Report Soaring Profits Amid Tensions With Trump Over Credit Card Interest RatesLAS VEGAS (AP) — CES 2026 offered a glimpse of a future that feels straight out of a sci-fi movie: bendable screens, paper-thin TVs and cars and gadgets…
Read more From Climbing Vacuums to Cyber Pets: Some Highlights of CES 2026LAS VEGAS (AP) — In a vision of the near future shared at CES, a girl slides into the back seat of her parents’ car and the cabin…
Read more At CES, Auto and Tech Companies Transform Cars Into Proactive CompanionsTOKYO (AP) — Asian shares traded mixed Wednesday, calming somewhat from the buzz set off by recent record rallies on Wall Street, while investors’ attention turned to global…
Read more Asian Shares Trade Mixed After Wall Street Hits Records on Tech Gains
