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Trump’s attacks on Powell threaten the Fed’s independence. Here’s why it matters
Donald Trump has stepped up his attacks on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell at the same time that the Supreme Court is ...
Protest letters from former Israeli soldiers lay bare profound rifts over the ongoing war
When nearly 1,000 Israeli Air Force veterans signed an open letter last week calling for an end to the war in Gaza, the ...
The US has a single rare earths mine. Chinese export limits are energizing a push for more
America’s only rare earths mine has fielded calls from anxious companies since China responded to President Donald Trump's ...
AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean
Processions for Holy Week took place around Latin America, including in Brazil, Guatemala and Uruguay. Demonstrators in ...
Marshawn Lynch, Marcus Peters join ownership group for Seawolves
The Seattle Seawolves rugby team announced Thursday that former Seahawk Marshawn Lynch and former Husky Marcus Peters are joining the organization as investors.
Person with measles was at Sea-Tac Airport, Tukwila hotel
Public Health said Tuesday that the person, a resident of Canada, traveled through the Seattle area on April 6 and 7. They ...
Harvard’s stand against Trump is helping it raise more money
The Trump administration said it would take $2.2 billion in research funds from the school. Some donors are doing their best ...
Asian markets are mostly higher as Wall Street is stuck in trade war doldrums
BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares are mostly higher in thin Good Friday trading after a bumpy ride on Wall Street, where the Dow ...
US lawmakers’ bipartisan Taiwan visit signals support despite harsh words and tariffs from Trump
Republican and Democratic lawmakers are making their first trip to Taiwan under the new Trump administration a bipartisan one ...
Federal judge in Baltimore temporarily limits DOGE access to Social Security data
A federal judge has imposed new restrictions on the Department of Government Efficiency’s access to Social Security systems ...
The top photos of the day by AP’s photojournalists
From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated ...
Trump opens a huge marine protected zone to commercial fishing
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he was allowing commercial fishing in one of the world’s largest ocean reserves, introducing industrial operations for the first time in more than a decade to ...