By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Another climb for oil prices shook stock markets on Friday, as hopes collapsed for a possible cut to interest rates this year by the Federal Reserve. The S&P 500 fell 1.5% to close its fourth straight losing week, its longest such ...
By THEO PECK-SUZUKI/The Connecticut Mirror A bill that would for the first time create requirements around homeschooling in Connecticut overcame bipartisan opposition to clear the Education Committee Wednesday. The vote took place one week after a lengthy, and at times emotional, public ...
By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is seeking $200 billion in additional funds for the Iran war, a sizable amount that is certain to be met with questions from Congress, which would need to approve any new money. The department sent the ...
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department is setting up 12 regional hubs to coordinate disaster and emergency humanitarian responses under the auspices of a new bureau that will oversee some of the functions that had been handled by the now-dismantled ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. military attack on an alleged drug-smuggling vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean has left one survivor and two people dead, U.S. officials said Friday, as the Trump administration pursues its campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America. U.S. Southern ...
By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press Chuck Norris, the martial arts grandmaster and action star whose roles in "Walker, Texas Ranger" and other television shows and movies made him an iconic tough guy — sparking internet parodies and adoration from presidents — has died at 86. Norris ...
