Oct 11 Rising interest rates, trade tensions drive another day of steep stock declines By Marley Jay, Associated Press The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 546 points after dropping 831 points Wednesday. The two-day loss of 5.3 percent is the biggest for Dow since February. Continue reading
Oct 11 WATCH: Trump reluctant to slash weapons sales to Saudis By Associated Press President Donald Trump says he's reluctant to slash weapons sales to Saudi Arabia, saying that if the U.S. doesn't sell arms to the kingdom, then the Saudis will buy them from Russia or China. Continue reading
Oct 11 WATCH: Trump to speak about human trafficking By Associated Press President Donald Trump will deliver remarks Thursday at the annual meeting of the interagency task force to monitor and combat human trafficking. Watch live here. Continue reading
Oct 11 Analysis: Macron too busy to rush French government reshuffle By Sylvie Corbet, John Leicester, Associated Press France's president is turning a government reshuffle into a soapbox against the time-pressures of modern politics and wall-to-wall news coverage. Continue reading
Oct 11 Smack talk: Politicians decry incivility but practice it too By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press It's not likely to get better soon, with both parties straining for control of Congress on Election Day. Continue reading
Oct 11 Melania Trump says she might be ‘the most bullied person’ By Associated Press "I could say I'm the most bullied person in the world," Mrs. Trump said in the interview segment that aired Thursday on "Good Morning America."… Continue reading
Oct 11 Manhattan DA drops part of Weinstein case By Michael R. Sisak, Tom Hays, Associated Press The tossed charge involves allegations made by one of the three accusers in the case, Lucia Evans, who was among the first women to publicly accuse Weinstein of sexual assault. Continue reading
Oct 11 Turkish media says team of 15 Saudis targeted missing journalist By Ayse Wieting, Suzan Fraser, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Saudi Arabia, before going silent in recent days, called the allegation it abducted or harmed Khashoggi "baseless."… Continue reading
Oct 11 Hurricane Michael leaves path of destruction, kills at least two people By Jay Reeves, Brendan Farrington, Associated Press The third-most powerful hurricane to hit the U.S. mainland in recorded history left a wide path of destruction across Florida and Georgia, destroying homes and shopping centers and felling trees that killed at least two people. And it's not done… Continue reading
Oct 11 Indonesian city’s recovery to take 2 years, search nears end By Dita Alangkara, Andi Jatmiko, Associated Press Officials plan prayers in areas such as Balaroa, Petobo and Jono Oge where the force of the Sept. 28 quake liquefied soft soil and tore apart neighborhoods. Continue reading