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US inflation accelerated last month as gas prices spiked, squeezing Americans’ finances
WASHINGTON | U.S. inflation accelerated last month as gas prices spiked in the wake of renewed fighting in the Middle East, underscoring the affordability challenges that are top of mind for many voters with midterm elections now just seven weeks away. The consumer price index rose 3.4% last month compared with a year ago, the […]
Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthis seize an island in a key strait, opening a new front in the Iran war
CAIRO | Yemen ‘s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels captured a strategic island at the southern entrance to the Red Sea, two officials said Friday, opening a new front in the Iran war and further threatening Saudi oil exports through one of the world’s key shipping lanes. The Houthis’ biggest territorial gains in years, along the Bab […]
US diesel prices soar past $6 a gallon, deepening strain for hauling everyday goods
CHICAGO | Diesel prices in the U.S. hit yet another record on Friday, soaring past $6 a gallon on average as Washington’s war with Iran disrupts the world’s flow of fuel. The national average of nearly $6.06 is up from $5.85 last week and almost $3.71 this time last year, according to motor club AAA. […]
Death toll in Philippine ferry fire rises to 35 as more bodies are recovered
CORON, Philippines | The fire that gutted a passenger ferry in the Philippines, killing at least 35 people, spread so fast that one man didn’t have time to get a life jacket as others stepped on him in panic. Fifty-four people are still missing since the fire tore through the ferry Wednesday night near southwestern […]
Cleaning crew killed in Miami cargo jet crash was wrapping up shift at hard, demanding job
Five members of a crew killed when an Amazon cargo jet smashed into their van were wrapping up their eight-hour shift cleaning planes at the Miami airport when they were struck, lawyers for one of the victims said on Wednesday. The deadly crash has drawn attention to a workforce that largely operates out of sight […]
Associated Press journalists who witnessed Sept. 11 remember what they saw, 25 years later
NEW YORK | Karen Matthews was getting her 3-year-old daughter ready for preschool in her Manhattan apartment on Sept. 11, 2001, when she heard a loud boom, unlike anything she’d ever heard before. Holding her child, she went outside. Around her, people stared up at a gash in the north tower of the World Trade […]
Hong Kong court convicts Wall Street Journal publisher of deterring reporter from taking union role
HONG KONG | A Hong Kong court on Thursday found the publisher of The Wall Street Journal guilty of trying to prevent one of its reporters from taking a leadership role in a local press union, but acquitted the company of a charge that it fired her because of her union activities. Former WSJ reporter […]
Republicans showcase their ‘big beautiful bill’ to voters, but the law’s impact has been mixed
WASHINGTON | Working to keep the majority in Congress, Republicans at the midterm convention in Dallas are showcasing their chief legislative accomplishment — the sweeping package of tax breaks, social service cuts and immigration enforcement that President Donald Trump signed into law. A year on, what’s known as the One Big Beautiful Bill — or, […]
Trump wants to make this midterm year ‘special’ to avoid losing Republican control of Congress
DALLAS | Republicans at their midterm convention know that history is not on their side this election season, but they are counting on President Donald Trump and his two-day extravaganza in Dallas to rally voters to protect their House and Senate majorities. They spent the first night denouncing Democrats as extremists before Trump capped Wednesday […]
US wholesale prices rise in latest sign of stubborn inflation as oil prices continue to climb
WASHINGTON | Wholesale inflation picked up last month after cooling earlier this summer as higher oil and gas prices stemming from the Iran war keep costs elevated. The Labor Department’s producer price index — which captures inflation before it reaches consumers — rose 5.4% in August from a year ago, up from 4.8% in July, […]