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Congress considers federal aviation oversight after near collisions

By David Koenig, Associated Press

Congress is taking up key aviation legislation just after close calls between planes at airports in New York and Texas. A House committee held the first hearing Tuesday on legislation that will govern the Federal Aviation Administration.

New Florida bill could spell end of Disney's control over resort

By Mike Schneider, Associated Press

Some see it as punishment for Disney's opposition to the so-called "Don't Say Gay" law championed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Republican-controlled Legislature.

Boeing plans to cut about 2,000 jobs in finance and human resources for 2023

By Associated Press

Boeing says it plans to cut about 2,000 jobs from the aerospace company's finance and human resources departments in 2023.

Powell predicts 'significant' inflation drop but job market strength means more rate hikes

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday that last week's blockbuster U.S. jobs report showed it would likely take time to curb high inflation but that he expects a "significant decline" in inflation this year.

News Wrap: Russian forces pressure eastern Ukraine, possibly building new offensive

In our news wrap Monday, Russian forces kept up pressure in eastern Ukraine possibly building toward a new offensive, Israeli forces killed five Palestinian gunmen in the latest raid on the occupied West Bank, tens of thousands of nurses and…

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UK nurses, ambulance crews strike amid rising costs

By Jill Lawless, Associated Press

Tens of thousands of nurses and ambulance staff are walking off the job in the U.K. in what unions called the biggest strike in the history of the country's public health system.

Biden's State of the Union address to highlight efforts on economy

By Zeke Miller, Seung Min Kim, Associated Press

Biden’s remarks from the House rostrum will take place in a sharply different context from a year ago. Republicans now control the chamber, rendering it unlikely that any significant legislation reaches Biden’s desk.

Political turmoil in Peru threatens decades of relative financial stability

By Joshua Goodman, Associated Press

The violence following President Pedro Castillo’s Dec. 7 impeachment and arrest has revived class and racial divisions and has many Peruvians wondering whether the country's long period of uneasy economic stability has run its course.

Ahead of State of the Union, Biden's economic optimism not shared by GOP

By Josh Boak, Associated Press

President Joe Biden sees a nation with its future aglow. Republicans take a far bleaker view — that the country is beset by crushing debt and that Biden is largely responsible for inflation.

Jury clears Elon Musk of wrongdoing for 2018 Tesla tweets

By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press

The trial pitted Tesla investors represented in a class-action lawsuit against Musk, who is CEO of both the electric automaker and the Twitter service he bought for for $44 billion a few months ago.