National and World News

Wall Street ticks to more records, led by technology stocks

Wall Street ticks to more records, led by technology stocks

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks edged up to more records on Thursday as technology stocks kept rising and as Wall Street kept ignoring the shutdown of the U.S. government.…

Republicans are relishing a role reversal in the shutdown fight. Can Trump keep them united?

Republicans are relishing a role reversal in the shutdown fight. Can Trump keep them united?

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Gathered in the unusually quiet halls of the U.S. Capitol, Republican leaders faced the cameras for a second day and implored Democrats to reopen…

Democrats voted for a shutdown. Now they have to find a way out

Democrats voted for a shutdown. Now they have to find a way out

By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats kept their promise to reject any Republican spending bill that didn’t extend or restore health care benefits, choosing instead to force a government shutdown. Now…

Jane Goodall, conservationist renowned for chimpanzee research and environmental advocacy, has died

Jane Goodall, conservationist renowned for chimpanzee research and environmental advocacy, has died

By HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and globe-spanning environmental advocacy, has died. She was 91. The Jane Goodall Institute announced the primatologist’s death Wednesday in…

Government headed to a shutdown after last-ditch vote fails in Senate

Government headed to a shutdown after last-ditch vote fails in Senate

By MARY CLARE JALONICK, LISA MASCARO and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats have voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government, putting it on a near certain path to…

Pfizer agrees to lower prescription drug costs for Medicaid in a deal with Trump

Pfizer agrees to lower prescription drug costs for Medicaid in a deal with Trump

By TOM MURPHY and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Drugmaker Pfizer has agreed to lower drug costs under a deal struck with the Trump administration, President Donald Trump said Tuesday, as he…