World and National News
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan deployed troops Wednesday to help contain a surge of bear attacks that have terrorized residents in a mountainous region in the northern prefecture of Akita. Reports of sometimes…
Talks to end the government shutdown intensify as federal closure is on track to become longest ever
By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Signs of a potential end to the government shutdown intensified Tuesday with behind-the-scenes talks, as the federal closure was on track to become the longest ever disrupting…
By JOSH FUNK AP Transportation Writer Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy predicted Tuesday that there could be chaos in the skies next week if the government shutdown drags on and air traffic controllers miss a second…
By CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Dick Cheney, the hard-charging conservative who became one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in U.S. history and a leading advocate for the invasion of…
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Kimberly-Clark is buying Tylenol maker Kenvue in a cash and stock deal worth about $48.7 billion, creating a massive consumer health goods company. Shareholders of Kimberly-Clark will own about…
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press President Donald Trump’s administration said Monday that it will partially fund SNAP after a pair of judges’ rulings required it to keep the food aid program running. The U.S. Department of Agriculture…