Jerome Powell The Latest: Powell offers no clear hint on further rate cutsAssociated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the gathering of central bankers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming (all times local): Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says President Donald Trump's trade wars have complicated
David Koch The Latest: Koch remembers brother as 'giant personality'Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the death of billionaire David Koch (all times local): Billionaire conservative donor Charles Koch (kohk) is remembering his brother, David, for "his giant personality passion
Capital One US wants woman accused in Capital One hack to stay locked upAssociated Press - By MARTHA BELLISLE, Associated PressSEATTLE (AP) — A woman accused of hacking Capital One and at least 30 other organizations is a flight risk, a threat and should be kept locked up until her trial, U.S. prosecutors said in court documents
David Koch Billionaire conservative donor David Koch dies at age 79Associated Press - By STEVE PEOPLES, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Billionaire industrialist David H. Koch, who with his older brother, Charles, transformed American politics by pouring their riches into conservative causes, has died at age 79. Charles
Emmanuel Macron The Latest: France halts Brazil trade deal over Amazon firesAssociated PressPARIS (AP) — The Latest on the reaction to the fires in the Amazon (all times local): In a sharp escalation of tensions with Brazil, France is accusing President Jair Bolsonaro of having lied to French
Tariffs China announces tariff hike on $75 billion of US productsAssociated Press - By JOE McDONALD, AP Business WriterBEIJING (AP) — China on Friday announced tariff hikes on $75 billion of U.S. products in retaliation for President Donald Trump's latest planned increase, deepening a conflict over trade and technology
Hong Kong The Latest: Baltic protest inspires Hong Kong human chainAssociated PressHONG KONG (AP) — The Latest on Hong Kong (all times local): Supporters of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement are linking hands across the semi-autonomous Chinese territory, inspired by a historic protest
World News France says Brazil leader lied, escalating Amazon disputeAssociated Press - By JOHN LEICESTER, Associated PressPARIS (AP) — In a sharp escalation of tensions over fires ravaging the Amazon, France on Friday accused Brazil's president of having lied to French leader Emmanuel Macron and threatened to block a European
News Security squeeze in French resort for G-7 leaders' summitAssociated PressBIARRITZ, France (AP) — Security is getting tighter in the southern French beach resort of Biarritz ahead of the G-7 leaders' summit beginning this weekend. The airport and train station are closing down
Vladimir Putin Putin orders Russia to respond after US missile testAssociated Press - By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV, Associated PressMOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the Russian military on Friday to work out a quid pro quo response after the test of a new U.S. missile banned under a now-defunct arms treaty. In
News Polish official: Deadly lightning storm like terror attackAssociated Press - By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA, Associated PressWARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Polish emergency official on Friday likened the deadly lightning storm over the Tatra Mountains that killed at least five people and injured more than 150 to a terror attack in
Alexei Navalny Russian opposition leader Navalny released from jailAssociated PressMOSCOW (AP) — Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was released on Friday after spending a month in jail for calling for an unsanctioned protest. Navalny, along with several opposition activists, led
Iraq Israel blamed for hit on Iran-backed militia depot in IraqAssociated Press - By LOLITA BALDOR and JOSEF FEDERMAN, Associated PressJERUSALEM (AP) — Israel was responsible for the bombing of an Iranian weapons depot in Iraq last month, U.S. officials have confirmed, an attack that would mark a significant escalation in Israel's long
U.S. Politics APNewsBreak: US government issues final Utah monument planAssociated Press - By BRADY McCOMBS, Associated PressSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The U.S. government's final management plan for lands in and around a Utah national monument that President Donald Trump downsized doesn't include many new protections for the cliffs,
Business Global stocks higher ahead of US Fed chairman's speechAssociated Press - By JOE McDONALD, AP Business WriterBEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets rose Friday ahead of a closely watched speech by the U.S. Federal Reserve chairman at a gathering of global central bankers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Market benchmarks
Hong Kong Hong Kong protesters form human chains to call for democracyAssociated Press - By KELVIN CHAN, Associated PressHONG KONG (AP) — Supporters of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement lined city streets and part of the city's harbor front Friday, inspired by a human chain in a historic Baltic states protest against Soviet
Business Asian stocks mixed ahead of Fed chairman's speechAssociated Press - By JOE McDONALD, AP Business WriterBEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed on Friday after Wall Street declined ahead of a closely watched speech by the U.S. Federal Reserve chairman. Market benchmarks in Shanghai, Tokyo and Australia
North Korea North Korea foreign minister calls Pompeo 'poisonous plant'Associated Press - By HYUNG-JIN KIM, Associated PressSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea's foreign minister on Friday called U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo a "poisonous plant of American diplomacy" and vowed to "shutter the absurd dream" that sanctions
Jerome Powell Investors hope Powell's speech offers clarity. But will it?Associated Press - By MARTIN CRUTSINGER, AP Economics WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — Against the backdrop of a vulnerable economy, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell takes center stage Friday with the financial world seeking clarity on whether last month's first rate
Medicare Democrats take a look at a practical health care approachAssociated Press - By MICHELLE L. PRICE and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated PressLAS VEGAS (AP) — Democratic voters appear to be reassessing their approach to health care, a pragmatic shift on their party's top 2020 issue. While "Medicare for All" remains hugely popular, majorities
Korean Peninsula Japan leader says S. Korea ending intel deal damages trustAssociated Press - By KAORI HITOMI, Associated PressTOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said South Korea's decision to cancel a deal to share military intelligence, mainly on North Korea, is damaging mutual trust and vowed Friday to work closely
News Serial killer who preyed on gay men executed in FloridaAssociated Press - By BRENDAN FARRINGTON, Associated PressSTARKE, Fla. (AP) — Gary Ray Bowles, a serial killer who preyed on older gay men during an eight-month spree that left six dead, was executed by lethal injection Thursday at Florida State Prison. The was
Politics The Latest: Serial killer who preyed on gay men executedAssociated PressSTARKE, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on Execution-Serial Killer(all times local): A serial killer who preyed on older gay men during a rampage 25 years ago around the U.S. East Coast has been put to death. office
Rohingya Rohingya shun repatriation to Myanmar, want safety guaranteeAssociated Press - By TOFAYEL AHMAD and JULHAS ALAM, Associated PressCOX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AP) — None of the thousands of Rohingya Muslims living in crowded refugee camps in Bangladesh turned up for a planned repatriation to Myanmar on Thursday, demanding they first
Sarah Sanders Sarah Sanders heads to Fox News as a contributorAssociated PressNEW YORK (AP) — Former White House press secretary Sarah Sanders, long an ardent defender of President Donald Trump, is joining the broadcast organization long favored by the first viewer. Fox News says
Michael Avenatti Avenatti seeks trial delay amid effort to prove Nike claimsAssociated Press - By LARRY NEUMEISTER, Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — California attorney Michael Avenatti hopes to show that charging Nike $25 million to probe corruption at the sportswear giant was a bargain rather than extortion, his lawyer told a judge
News Man's confessions in 1998 murder met doubt, now faces lifeAssociated Press - By MATTHEW BROWN and AMY BETH HANSON, Associated PressBILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — More than 17 years after he slashed the throat of a teenage clerk while robbing a Montana video store, Zachary O'Neill says guilt overcame him and he tried to tell authorities. it
U.S. Politics Making a case to women: Trump female defenders go on offenseAssociated Press - By JILL COLVIN and ALEXANDRA JAFFE, Associated PressDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Trump campaign has a message for its female supporters: It's time to come out of hiding. "There's a lot of people that are fearful of expressing their support, and I want you
Business FBI takes down Nigerian fraudsters in $46M caseAssociated Press - By STEFANIE DAZIO, Associated PressLOS ANGELES (AP) — The relationship between a Japanese woman and a U.S. Army captain stationed in Syria started online, through an international social network for digital pen pals. It grew into an internet
Greenland Climate change turns Arctic into strategic, economic hotspotAssociated Press - By DAVID RISING and SETH BORENSTEIN, Associated PressTASIILAQ, Greenland (AP) — From a helicopter, Greenland's brilliant white ice and dark mountains make the desolation seem to go on forever. And the few people who live here — its whole population wouldn't
