Campaign delays push to expand Medicaid in Florida until 2028, citing new state law

A campaign to expand Medicaid in Florida is delaying its push to get the issue on the ballot until 2028, citing a new state law restricting the process to get ...

Starbucks to close hundreds of stores, lay off 900 workers as part of turnaround plan

Starbucks said Thursday it’s closing hundreds of U.S. and Canadian stores and laying off 900 nonretail employees as it ...

China sanctions 6 U.S. companies as trade frictions continue

China announced sanctions on six U.S. companies on Thursday as frictions continue to escalate in the countries’ trade relations despite a highly anticipated meeting between U.S.

A queer art exhibition in Germany shines a spotlight on marginalized modernist artists

There is an intimate portrait of a lesbian couple, a painting of young naked men enjoying themselves by the water and one of a flamboyantly dressed, androgynously ...

A plane had to be stopped by a safety zone at the end of the runway at a Virginia airport

No injuries were reported after a commercial regional jet overshot the designated touch down zone at a Virginia airport amid heavy rain Wednesday night, but was stopped in a ...

US home sales remained sluggish in August despite late-summer mortgage rate slide

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes remained sluggish in August, even as a late-summer slide in mortgage rates brought home loan borrowing costs to a 10-month low. Existing home sales slipped ...

Russian warplanes detected flying near Alaska for ninth time this year, US military says

U.S. fighter jets scrambled to identify and intercept four Russian warplanes flying near Alaska, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said Thursday. It’s the third ...

European soccer body UEFA moves toward vote to suspend Israel

European soccer body UEFA is moving toward a vote to suspend its member federation Israel over the war in Gaza, people familiar with the proposal told The Associated Press on ...

US economy expanded at a surprising 3.8% pace in significant upgrade of second quarter growth

The U.S. economy expanded at a surprising 3.8% from April through June, the government reported in a dramatic upgrade of its previous estimate of second-quarter growth. U.S.

Fewer Americans file for jobless benefits last week despite signs of a slowing labor market

U.S. jobless claim applications fell to their lowest level in two months last week as layoffs remain low despite mounting evidence of a softening labor market. The number of ...

Starbucks to lay off 900 employees, close stores in US, Canada

Starbucks is laying off around 900 non-retail employees and closing some U.S. and Canadian stores as it focuses more of its resources on a turnaround.

The Latest: Trump to host Turkey’s Erdogan at the White House

President Donald Trump will hold talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the White House on Thursday as the Republican leader has indicated the U.S. government’s hold on sales of ...