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Former President Donald Trump pauses as he speaks at a campaign event Monday, March 13, 2023, in Davenport, Iowa. (AP Photo/Ron Johnson)
New judge to oversee Trump grand jury investigations
A new judge is poised to assume oversight of grand jury investigations concerning former President Donald Trump, including the ongoing probe into classified documents found at his Florida estate. … more
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FILE - President Joe Biden speaks about health care and prescription drug costs at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, March 15, 2023, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Biden calls for tougher penalties for failed bank execs
President Joe Biden is calling on Congress to allow regulators to impose tougher penalties on the executives of failed banks, including clawing back compensation and making it easier to bar them from … more
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Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Monday, March 13, 2023. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
After last year's stunning failure, bonds show up for safety
NEW YORK (AP) — Suddenly, bonds are again living up to their reputation as the safe part of an investor’s portfolio. As stocks sank worldwide over the last week on worries about the banking … more
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In this photo taken with a drone, farmworkers and allies march through agricultural land on the first day of a five-day trek aimed at highlighting the Fair Food Program, which has enlisted food retailers to use their clout with growers to ensure better working conditions and wages for farmworkers, Tuesday, March 14, 2023, in Pahokee, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Farmworkers use Florida march to pressure other companies
Farmworkers were leading a five-day, 45-mile (72-kilometer) trek on foot this week from one of the poorest communities in Florida to a mansion-lined, oceanfront town that is one of the richest in an … more
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FILE - Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announces that her agency will work to restore more large bison herds during a speech for World Wildlife Day at the National Geographic Society in Washington, March 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
Haaland criticized over ‘difficult’ choice on Willow project
WASHINGTON (AP) — In early March, President Joe Biden met with members of Alaska's bipartisan congressional delegation as they implored him to approve a contentious oil drilling project in their … more
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FILE - An overturned tree sits in front of a tornado damaged home in Mayfield, Ky., on Dec. 11, 2021. On Friday, March 17, 2023, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly claiming climate, weather or meteorological events that we would classify as “extreme” have declined in severity over the last 20 or 30 years. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
Social media users shared a range of false claims this week. Here are the facts: Weather or meteorological events that would be classified as “extreme” have not declined in severity over the last … more
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A view shows the logo of Swiss bank Credit Suisse in Zurich, Switzerland, Thursday March 16, 2023. Credit Suisse's shares soared 30% on Thursday after it announced it will move to shore up its finances by borrowing up to nearly $54 billion from the Swiss central bank, bolstering confidence as fears about the banking system moved from the U.S. to Europe. (Ennio Leanza/Keystone via AP)
Near 'cliff's edge,' Credit Suisse not seen as systemic risk
GENEVA (AP) — Longtime troubles at Credit Suisse came to a head this week with a record stock plunge that spread fears of a banking crisis jumping from the U.S. to Europe. But the problems have … more
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FILE - Denmark's Prince Joachim waves as her arrives at Copenhagen City Hall for the City's celebration of Queen Margrethe's 50th ruler jubilee, in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Nov. 12, 2022. Prince Joachim is moving to the United States to take up the post of defense industry attache at the Danish embassy in Washington starting in September, the Danish defense ministry said on Friday March 17, 2023. (Martin Sylvest/Ritzau Scanpix via AP, File)
Danish prince moves to US for defense industry attache post
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Prince Joachim of Denmark is moving to the United States to take up the post of defense industry attache at the Danish embassy in Washington starting in September, the … more
FILE - The icon for the video sharing TikTok app is seen on a smartphone, on Feb. 28, 2023. China appealed Friday, March 17, 2023, to other governments to treat its companies fairly after Britain and New Zealand joined the United States in restricting use of TikTok due to fears the Chinese-owned short video service might be a security risk. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
China appeals for fair treatment after latest TikTok bans
BEIJING (AP) — China appealed Friday to other governments to treat its companies fairly after Britain and New Zealand joined the United States in restricting use of TikTok due to fears the … more
A pedestrian carries an umbrella while walking past a Silicon Valley Bank Private branch in San Francisco, Tuesday, March 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Will Americans end up footing the bill for bank failures?
The government’s response to the failure of two large banks has already involved hundreds of billions of dollars. So will ordinary Americans end up paying for it, one way or another? And what will … more
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South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol attends a meeting between the Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, and South Korean business leaders during a Japan-Korea Business Roundtable meeting in Tokyo Friday, March 17, 2023. (Philip Fong/Pool Photo via AP)
SKorea, Japan business leaders vow to boost cooperation
TOKYO (AP) — South Korea and Japan should collaborate more on advanced technology, climate change and economic security, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said Friday, looking ahead after the … more
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Icelandic stallions play at a stud farm in Wehrheim near Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, March 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
AP Week in Pictures: Europe and Africa
March 10-17, 2023 A week when Tropical Cyclone Freddy displaced people in devastating Malawi and France recorded the longest winter drought since record-keeping began in 1959. King Charles III … more
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A woman hugs another returning on one of the few overseas flight arriving at the Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, Tuesday, March 14, 2023. China will reopen its borders to tourists and resume issuing all visas Wednesday after a three-year halt during the pandemic as it sought to boost its tourism and economy. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
AP Week in Pictures: Asia
March 10-16, 2023 This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published by Associated Press photographers in Asia and the Pacific. The gallery was curated by AP … more
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Pamela Cerruti carries clothing from Pajaro Coin Laundry as floodwaters surround machines in the community of Pajaro in Monterey County, Calif., on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. "We lost it all. That's half a million dollars of equipment," said Pamela who added that they plan to rebuild. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
AP Week in Pictures: North America
MARCH 10 - 16, 2023 This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images from North America made or published by The Associated Press in the past week. The selection was curated by AP … more
FILE - A car is parked by an electric charging station in downtown Portland, Ore., March 31, 2011. Oregon will temporarily suspend rebates for buying or leasing an electric vehicle for a year starting in May. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the suspension comes because too many people are applying and the program is running out of money. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
Oregon halts electric vehicle rebates due to demand, money
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon will temporarily suspend rebates for buying or leasing an electric vehicle for a year starting in May because too many people are applying and the program is running out … more
FILE - A guard checks vehicles entering the main gate at San Quentin State Prison on April 12, 2022, in San Quentin, Calif. California Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to transform a state prison home to the nation's largest number of inmates on death row into a facility where prisoners can receive education, training and rehabilitation before reentering society. Newsom's office announced the new plans for San Quentin State Prison on Thursday, March 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
California to transform prison with death row legacy
California Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to transform San Quentin State Prison, a facility in the San Francisco Bay Area known for maintaining the highest number of prisoners on death row in the country. … more
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FILE - Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani, the former lover and business partner of Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes, arrives at federal court in San Jose, Calif., Dec. 7, 2022. Balwani is scheduled to begin his nearly 13-year prison sentence Thursday, March 16, 2023, for a blood-testing hoax he engineered with Holmes, who is still fighting to remain free while she appeals her conviction. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
Ex-Theranos exec finds way to delay start of prison sentence
Former Theranos executive Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani has found an escape hatch from the scheduled start of his nearly 13-year prison sentence for a blood-testing hoax he engineered with his former … more
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FILE - This 2019 aerial photo provided by ConocoPhillips shows an exploratory drilling camp at the proposed site of the Willow oil project on Alaska's North Slope. The Biden administration’s approval of the massive oil development in northern Alaska on Monday, March 13, 2023, commits the U.S. to yet another decadeslong crude project even as scientists urgently warn that only a halt to more fossil fuel emissions can stem climate change. (ConocoPhillips via AP, File)
What's next for Alaska's Willow oil project? AP explains
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Biden administration's approval earlier this week of the largest new oil project in years on Alaska's petroleum-rich North Slope was immediately met by lawsuits seeking to … more
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Security guards let individuals enter the Silicon Valley Bank's headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif., on Monday, March 13, 2023. The federal government intervened Sunday to secure funds for depositors to withdraw from Silicon Valley Bank after the banks collapse. Dozens of individuals waited in line outside the bank to withdraw funds. (AP Photo/ Benjamin Fanjoy)
Fed lent $300B in emergency funds to banks in the past week
WASHINGTON (AP) — Cash-short banks have borrowed about $300 billion from the Federal Reserve in the past week, the central bank announced Thursday. Nearly half the money — $143 billion — … more
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FILE - The American Airlines logo on top of the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, is pictured on Dec. 19, 2017. Federal investigators said Thursday, March 16, 2023, that an air traffic controller cleared a plane to take off from Sarasota, Fla., while an American Airlines jet was making its final approach to the same runway last month, leading the American pilots to abandon their landing. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth, File)
Planes in Florida close call were cleared to use same runway
Federal investigators say an air traffic controller cleared a plane to take off from Sarasota, Florida, while an American Airlines jet was making its final approach to the same runway last month, … more
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FILE - In this July 3, 2014, file photo, the Microsoft Corp. logo is displayed outside the Microsoft Visitor Center in Redmond, Wash. Microsoft is infusing generative AI tools into its Office software, including Word, Excel and Outlook emails. The company said Thursday, March 16, 2023 the new feature, named Copilot, is a processing engine that will allow users to do things like summarize long emails, draft stories in Word and animate slides in PowerPoint. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
Microsoft adds AI tools to Office apps like Outlook, Word
Microsoft is infusing artificial intelligence tools into its Office software, including Word, Excel and Outlook emails. The company says the new feature, named Copilot, is a processing engine that … more
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The Biden administration’s approval of the biggest oil drilling project in Alaska in decades promises to widen a rift among Alaska Natives with differing views. (March 15)
Biden climate legacy at stake after backlash over Willow
WASHINGTON (AP) — When Elise Joshi was at the White House last year, her eyes welled with happy tears as President Joe Biden hosted thousands of supporters to celebrate groundbreaking legislation … more
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A television screen displaying financial news is seen inside one of First Republic Bank's branches in the Financial District of Manhattan, Thursday, March 16, 2023. The S&P 500 was 0.8% higher in midday trading after erasing an earlier loss of nearly that much following reports that First Republic Bank could receive financial assistance or sell itself to another bank. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
AP sources: Banks working on rescue plan for First Republic
A group of Wall Street banks is planning a rescue package of at least $20 billion for First Republic Bank. That's according to Associated Press sources Thursday. The rescue package comes as San … more
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This photo provided by the California Strawberry Commission shows a flooded Pajaro River area in Pajaro, Calif. on Tuesday, March 14, 2023. California's strawberry farms have been hit hard by this year's winter storms. Industry experts estimate about a fifth of strawberry farms in the Watsonville and Salinas areas have been flooded since a levee ruptured last week and another river overflowed. (California Strawberry Commission via AP)
California storms flood strawberry farms, others in valley
A potential casualty of the powerful rainstorms that drenched coastal California and flooded rivers is hundreds of acres of strawberries. Industry experts estimate about a fifth of strawberry farms … more
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A sign announces newly built homes at a development in Sudbury, Ma., on Sunday, March 12, 2023. On Thursday, Freddie Mac reports on this week's average U.S. mortgage rates. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan)
Average long-term US mortgage rates come back down to 6.6%
The average long-term U.S. mortgage inched back down this week after five straight weeks of increases, good news for homebuyers as the housing market's all-important spring buying season gets … more
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