Trump says tariffs led to economic growth. The facts tell another story
WASHINGTON (AP) — Looking back on the first year of his second term, President Donald Trump boasts that…
Lebanon’s economic crisis: Gold reserves as a lifeline?
BOURJ HAMMOUD, Lebanon (AP) — Tiny Lebanon sits on one of the largest gold reserves in the Middle…
Musk vows to put data centers in space and run them on solar power but experts have their doubts
NEW YORK (AP) — Elon Musk vowed this week to upend another industry just as he did with…
FDA’s drug voucher program: House lawmaker raises new concerns
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Democratic lawmaker is raising new concerns about a Food and Drug Administration program designed…
Trevor Noah’s Grammy monologue takes aim at absent Nicki Minaj
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Trevor Noah once again roamed through the audience during his monologue to open the…
Climate change worsened rains and floods in southern Africa, study shows
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Human-caused climate change worsened recent torrential rains and floods that devastated parts of southern Africa,…
A chatbot entirely powered by humans, not artificial intelligence? This Chilean community shows why
About 50 residents of a community outside Chile’s capital spent Saturday trying their best to power an entirely…
Desperate for doctors: Michigan looks to expand who can provide care
Faced with severe worker shortages of doctors, dentists and other health care professionals, Michigan is considering filling the…
The top photos of the week by AP photojournalists
Jan. 23 – 29, 2026 This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Eloy Martin, highlights some of the…
Japan’s last pair of pandas have arrived back in China
BANGKOK (AP) — Japan’s last pair of pandas have returned to China, leaving Japan without the lovable bears…
Winter storm likely cost the US economy billions of dollars
HOUSTON (AP) — The deadly and widespread winter storm paralyzing much of the American East with ice, snow…
AI use at work has increased, Gallup poll finds
American workers adopted artificial intelligence into their work lives at a remarkable pace over the past few years,…