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Unions call on Trump to boost US shipbuilding against increasing Chinese dominance

The heads of four major labor unions are calling on President Donald Trump to boost American shipbuilding and enforce tariffs and other “strong penalties” against China for its increasing dominance
2 hours ago
Cargo containers sit stacked as cranes load and unload containers from cargo ships at the Cristobal port, operated by the Panama Ports Company, in Colon, Tuesday, Panama, Feb. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
February 19

Google searches for ‘is it safe to fly?' spiking in wake of plane incidents

ABC News transportation reporter Sam Sweeney delivers a reality check on plane safety.
February 19
VIDEO: Google searches for ‘is it safe to fly?' spiking in wake of plane incidents
February 19

Tapestry pens pact to sell Stuart Weitzman brand to Caleres for $105 million in cash

Tapestry Inc. says it has penned an agreement to sell the Stuart Weitzman brand to Caleres, a portfolio of footwear brands, for $105 million in cash
February 19
FILE - Headquarters of Caleres, the footwear company and retailer, is seen May 7, 2020, in Clayton, Mo. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, file)
February 19

South Africa abruptly cancels budget speech over dispute in governing coalition

South Africa’s budget announcement by the finance minister has been abruptly canceled and rescheduled for next month over a dispute among parties in the governing coalition
February 19
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa gestures for the national anthem from the steps of Cape Town's city hall before delivering his annual state of the union address, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Nardus Engelbrecht)
February 19

Malaysia is betting on data centers to boost its economy. But experts warn they come at a price.

Johor in Malaysia is being transformed by the construction of giant data centers
February 19
FILE- The Johor - Singapore Causeway lies empty in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, Nov. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, File)
February 19

Trump puts the spotlight anew on a major Alaska gas project. Will it make a difference?

President Donald Trump says his administration will ensure a major natural gas pipeline in Alaska gets built
February 19
President Donald Trump speaks with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
February 19

Edmunds: Five new vehicles arriving in 2025 that were worth the wait

Car companies are always introducing compelling new models, making it harder to decide if you should get a new car, truck or SUV now or wait to see what else might be available within the year
February 19
This photo provided by Honda is a glimpse at what the upcoming Prelude will look like when it debuts for the 2026 model year. (Courtesy of American Honda Motor Co. via AP)
February 19

Americans' confidence in air travel safety dips slightly after DC plane crash: Poll

A new poll finds Americans’ confidence in air transportation and the federal agencies tasked with maintaining air safety has slipped a little from last year, following a recent crash in Washington
February 19
A Delta Air Lines plane lies upside down at Toronto Pearson Airport on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025. (Chris Young/The Canadian Press via AP)
February 19

US displaced China as Germany's biggest single trading partner last year

The United States was Germany’s biggest single trading partner last year for the first time since 2015, displacing China from the top spot as exports to the Asian power declined
February 19
FILE -Containers are stacked at the cargo terminal in Frankfurt, Germany, Friday, Dec. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, file)
February 19

Abu Dhabi's long-haul carrier Etihad Airways sees record $476 million profit in 2024

Long-haul carrier Etihad Airways has announced it made a record $427 million profit in 2024, part of a financial rebound for the Abu Dhabi-based airline
February 19
FILE - In this Dec. 18, 2014, file photo, an Emirati man takes a selfie in front of a new Etihad Airways A380 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)
February 19

UK inflation spikes to a 10-month high, likely to worry the Bank of England

Inflation in the U.K. rose to a 10-month high in January, an increase that will likely diminish expectations of rapid interest rate reductions from the Bank of England
February 19
A man is silhouetted in front of the Bank of England in London, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025 which is widely expected to cut interest rates for the third time in six months later Thursday. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
February 18

Stock market today: Asia stocks mixed as Chinese technology stocks slip

Asia stocks are mixed Wednesday as Chinese technology stocks faltered after a short-term rally
February 18
FILE - The American flags hangs on the facade of the New York Stock Exchange in New York's Financial District on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan, File)
February 18

Millions of dead people aren't getting Social Security checks, despite claims

The Trump administration is falsely claiming that tens of millions of dead people over 100 years old are receiving improper Social Security payments
February 18
President Donald Trump speaks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025. (Pool via AP)
February 18

Malaysia is betting on data centers to boost economy

Johor in Malaysia is being transformed by the construction of giant data centers
February 18
FILE- The Johor - Singapore Causeway lies empty in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, Nov. 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, File)
February 18

FireAid announces $50M for LA community organizations helping those impacted by fires

FireAid, the benefit concert which raised an estimated $100 million to benefit those impacted by the LA fires, announced $50 million in grants for community-based organizations supporting families, food access, temporary housing, disaster case manageme...
February 18
FILE - Billie Joe Armstrong, from left, Tre Cool, and Mike Dirnt of Green Day perform during the FireAid benefit concert, at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif., Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
February 18

KFC is leaving its ancestral home as parent company moves its corporate office to Texas

Kentucky Fried Chicken is leaving its ancestral home state by relocating its U.S. corporate office to Texas
February 18
FILE - This April 18, 2011, file photo, shows Yum Brand's KFC restaurant in Mountain View, Calif. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)
February 18

Trump's Labor Department pick has union support. Worker advocates wonder how much power she'd have

President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Department of Labor has been hailed by union heads as pro-labor
February 18
Lori Chavez-DeRemer attends a hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on her nomination for Secretary of Labor, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
February 18

Mystical beliefs fuel Senegal’s illegal big cat trade and threaten lion’s survival

The illegal trade of lion and leopard parts is growing in Senegal and threatening the lion's survival across West Africa
February 18
About 50 Senegalese women, joined by a performer dressed as a "faux lion", march through Dakar's Medina neighborhood in Senegal, during the fourth Women's March for Climate on Nov. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)
February 18

How to set and invest your emergency fund

For people who already have high-interest-rate debt, having an emergency fund can help guard against resorting to additional high-cost financing in a pinch
February 18
FILE - This Oct. 24, 2016 file photo shows dollar bills in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
February 18

Brazil to join OPEC+, group of major oil-exporting nations

Brazil’s government has approved joining OPEC+, a group of major oil-exporting nations
February 18
FILE - Water flows in at the point where the river meets the sea in the Bailique Archipelago, district of Macapa, state of Amapa, northern Brazil, Sept. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)
February 18

The USAID shutdown is upending livelihoods for nonprofit workers, farmers and other Americans

The Trump administration's dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development is hurting a variety of U.S. companies, nonprofits and farms
February 18
Dr. Michelle da Fonseca, left, and Dr. Brian Diers care for soybean plants in the growing chamber at the Soybean Innovation Lab, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Champaign, Ill. (AP Photo/Craig Pessman)
February 18

Billionaire Jim Ratcliffe's first year at Man United has not gone to plan

It’s been a year since one of Britain’s richest men bought into its most famous soccer team and vowed to bring the good times back
February 18
FILE - Jim Ratcliffe, center, in the stands during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Arsenal at the Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester, England, Sunday, May 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Dave Thompson, file)
February 18

How US tech giants supplied Israel with AI models, raising questions about tech's role in warfare

U.S. tech giants have quietly empowered Israel to track and kill many more alleged militants more quickly in Gaza and Lebanon through a sharp spike in artificial intelligence and computing services
February 18
An Israeli flag is draped over the Microsoft offices in a building in the Gav Yam technology park in Beersheba, Israel, on Thursday, May 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Sam Mednick)
February 18

Judge approves emergency plan to keep Britain’s largest water company afloat

A judge has approved an emergency plan to keep Britain’s largest water company afloat and averted a possible temporary government takeover
February 18
FILE - A general view of Thames Water plant in Twickenham, London, Wednesday, June 28, 2023.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
February 18

Vietnam's strict new social media regulations strangle free speech, report says

New government regulations on social media in Vietnam give authorities increased powers to prevent dissent and control the news, along with the tools to more easily track down critics and silence them
February 18
FILE - The logo for Facebook appears on screens in New York's Times Square on March 29, 2018. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
February 17

Stock market today: Asia stocks mostly up as China's technology stocks rally

Shares in Asia are mostly higher, with Chinese technology stocks surging after Chinese President Xi Jinping met with entrepreneurs this week in what is seen as a show of support to the technology industry
February 17
FIL:E - The New York Stock Exchange is shown in New York's Financial District on Dec. 23, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan, File)
February 17

Southwest Airlines slashing 15% of corporate workforce

Southwest Airlines is eliminating 1,750 jobs, or 15% of its corporate workforce, in the first major layoffs in the company’s 53-year history
February 17
In this Feb. 8, 2024, file photo, a Southwest Airlines plane lands at San Francisco International Airport, in San Francisco, Calif.
February 17

'Saturday Night Live' 50th anniversary special watched by nearly 15 million people

NBC says The “Saturday Night Live” 50th anniversary celebration was watched by nearly 15 million viewers
February 17
Kenan Thompson attends "SNL50: The Anniversary Special" at Rockefeller Plaza on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
February 17

Argentine judge investigates fraud case against President Milei over crypto promotion

A judge in Argentina has been selected to investigate allegations of fraud against President Javier Milei for his brief promotion of a cryptocurrency that collapsed in value hours after it was launched last week
February 17
Juan Manuel Scala protests against Argentine President Javier Milei outside the Casa Rosada presidential office holding a poster that reads in Spanish "If it has four paws, moves its tail and barks, it's Milei lying," in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
February 17

A top Chinese official tours Thai-Myanmar border to highlight crackdown on scam centers

Efforts to shut down online scam centers in Myanmar appear to gain momentum with a visit by a top Chinese official to the border zone ahead of expected large-scale repatriations of workers in the illicit industry
February 17
Chinese believed to have been trafficked and trapped into working in online scam centers after they were rescued in Myawaddy district in eastern Myanmar, Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Chiravuth Rungjamratratsami)
February 17

The anti-Musk protest movement is expected to ramp up with Congress on recess

President Donald Trump's billionaire top lieutenant, Elon Musk, is the focus for thousands of Democratic activists launching a massive protest campaign this week
February 17
People protesting Elon Musk's actions in the Trump administration hold signs outside a Tesla showroom in Seattle on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Manuel Valdes)
February 17

Coins, watches and more: A look at Trump's crypto-related ventures, by the numbers

Donald Trump has leaned into his unofficial role as the “crypto president” in ways that can both help the crypto industry and enrich himself and his family
February 17
February 17

Emboldened crypto industry seeks to cement political influence and mainstream acceptance

The cryptocurrency industry is emboldened, impatient and eager to cement its influence in politics and mainstream financial systems
February 17
FILE - President Donald Trump listens to White House adviser David Sacks as he signs an executive order regarding cryptocurrency in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)
February 17

China's Xi meets with business leaders to boost economy

China’s President Xi Jinping has met with the country’s top business leaders, state media reported, including Jack Ma, the founder of Alibaba who had kept a low public profile after angering Chinese officials a few years ago
February 17
February 17

Germany's economy is in the dumps. Here are 5 reasons why

Germany hasn’t seen significant economic growth in five years
February 17
FILE - The blast furnace the troubled thyssenkrupp steel factory is pictured in the evening behind an IKEA store in Duisburg, Germany, Monday, Jan.27, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)
February 17

Fixing Germany's economy is a critical task for the country's next government

Germany needs a new business model to get its stalled economy going again
February 17
A man works on fans at an EBM-Papst plant in Hollenbach, Germany, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
February 16

Japan's economy grows more than expected on strong exports and moderate consumption

Japan’s economy grew at a better-than-expected annual rate of 2.8% in October-December, underlined by steady exports and moderate consumption
February 16
FILE - Cars for export are loaded onto a cargo ship at a port in Yokohama, near Tokyo, Nov. 2, 2021. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)
February 16

Argentine lawyers charge President Milei with fraud over cryptocurrency promotion

Argentine lawyers filed fraud charges against President Javier Milei in criminal court on Sunday for promoting a cryptocurrency on his social media, one of the lawyers told The Associated Press
February 16
Argentina's President Javier Milei speaks after receiving this year's Roepke Prize for Civil Society of the Liberal Institute at the Congress centre in Kloten, Switzerland, Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. (Ennio Leanza/Keystone via AP)
February 16

Trump administration cuts reach FDA employees in food safety, medical devices and tobacco products

The Trump administration’s effort to slash the size of the federal workforce reached the Food and Drug Administration this weekend
February 16
FILE - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration campus in Silver Spring, Md., is photographed on Oct. 14, 2015. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
February 16

Major test case for new geothermal technology launches in small German town

Residents in the German town of Geretsried have long wanted to run their buildings with clean heat and electricity from geothermal energy rather than fossil fuels
February 16
FILE - A geothermal site is under construction in Geretsried, Germany, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)
February 16

US presented Ukraine with a document to access its minerals but offered almost nothing in return

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he directed his ministers not to sign off on a proposed agreement to give the United States access to Ukraine’s rare earth minerals because the document was too focused on U.S. interests
February 16
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, arrives for talks with Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz, at the Munich Security Conference, in Munich, Germany, Saturday, Feb.15, 2025. (Sven Hoppe/DPA via AP, Pool)
February 15

Amazon workers in North Carolina vote against joining union

It's the latest group of Amazon employees to side against union representation.
February 15
FILE - The logo for Amazon.com Inc. is displayed on a screen at the Nasdaq MarketSite, July 27, 2018. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
February 14

Utah governor signs collective bargaining ban for teachers, firefighters and police unions

Utah’s Republican governor has signed a collective bargaining ban that experts are calling one of the most restrictive labor laws in the country, despite overwhelming opposition from union members
February 14
FILE - Utah Gov. Spencer Cox listens to a question at his monthly news conference in Salt Lake City, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (Isaac Hale/The Deseret News via AP, Pool,File)
February 14

AP reporter and photographer barred from Air Force One over 'Gulf of Mexico' terminology dispute

The Trump administration has blocked The Associated Press from traveling with President Trump on Air Force One and also from covering an Oval Office event
February 14
President Donald Trump, center, arrives on Marine One to board Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Friday, Feb. 14, 2025, en route to West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
February 14

Fed official: Need ‘dust to clear’ before deciding next moves

Austan Goolsbee, president of the Federal Reserve's Chicago branch, talks with The Associated Press about inflation, the job market and when rate cuts could resume
February 14
(AP Illustration / Jenni Sohn)
February 14

Daughters of Target's late cofounder raise concern over company's pullback on DEI efforts

The daughters of one of the cofounders of Target are expressing their alarm and shock at the discounter’s recent moves to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion program
February 14
FILE - A person heads into a Target store Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, in Lakewood, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
February 14

Builders offering valuable incentives to entice homebuyers

Americans looking to buy a newly built home this spring are likely to get a helping hand with their mortgage rate and other costs
February 14
February 14

Michigan judge sentences Walmart shoplifters to wash cars in the parking lot

A Michigan judge is putting sponges in the hands of shoplifters and ordering them to wash cars in a Walmart parking lot when spring weather arrives
February 14
FILE - Shoppers head into and out of a Walmart store, Feb. 7, 2025, in Englewood, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, FILE)
February 14

US retail sales plunged along with temperatures in January

U.S. retail sales dropped sharply last month, in part because cold weather kept more Americans indoors and dented sales at car dealers and most other stores
February 14
FILE - A table is stacked with striped lounge sets in a Costco warehouse Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in east Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
February 14

Elon Musk met with Modi during Indian PM's US visit. What does he want from India?

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk met during Modi's visit to the U.S., where he spoke with Trump about trade and tariff concerns
February 14
FILE - Elon Musk listens as President Donald Trump meets with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Washington. (Photo/Alex Brandon,File)