BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s libertarian President Javier Milei has won decisive victories in key districts across the country in midterm elections, clinching a crucial vote of confidence that strengthens his ability to carry out his radical free-market experiment with billions of dollars in backing from the Trump administration. Milei’s governing La Libertad Avanza…… MORE
TOKYO (AP) — President Donald Trump is heading to Japan where he’ll meet new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for the first time. She’s a protege of late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who Trump bonded with over their shared love of golf. It’s a critical meeting for Takaichi, who wants to calm trade tensions. Trump has…… MORE
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — U.S. and Chinese officials say a trade deal between the world’s two largest economies is drawing closer. The sides have reached an initial consensus for President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping to aim to finalize during their high-stakes meeting Thursday in South Korea. Any agreement would be a…… MORE
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — President Donald Trump says he plans to hike tariffs on imports of Canadian goods by an extra 10% because of an anti-tariff television ad aired by the province of Ontario. The ad used the words of former President Ronald Reagan to criticize U.S. tariffs, angering Trump who said he…… MORE
The Federal Aviation Administration says flights departing for Los Angeles International Airport were halted briefly due to a staffing shortage at a Southern California air traffic facility. The FAA issued a temporary ground stop at one of the world’s busiest airports on Sunday morning soon after U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy predicted that travelers would…… MORE
Boeing workers at three Midwest plants where military aircraft and weapons are developed have voted to reject the company’s latest contract offer and to continue a strike that started almost three months ago. The strike by about 3,200 machinists at the plants in the Missouri cities of St. Louis and St. Charles, and in Mascoutah,…… MORE
NEW YORK (AP) — JPMorgan Chase wants to stop paying millions in legal fees for two convicted fraudsters. The bank said in a court filing Friday that Charlie Javice and Olivier Amar have racked up an astronomical $115 million legal bill. The bank said it shouldn’t have to pay and that its agreement to shoulder…… MORE
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump pulled out of trade talks with Canada Thursday night, furious over what he called a “fake’’ television ad from Ontario’s provincial government that quoted former U.S. President Ronald Reagan from 38 years ago criticizing tariffs — Trump’s favorite economic tool. The ad features audio excerpts from an April 25,…… MORE
LONDON (AP) — Every October, there’s a week when Europe and the U.S. are out of sync with daylight saving time, potentially confusing people organizing international meetings. Most countries don’t observe daylight saving time, but those that do, like Europe and North America, change clocks on different dates. In the U.K. and Europe, clocks go…… MORE
Trick-or-treaters may find more fruity candy than chocolate among their Halloween handouts this year. Younger consumers have also been gravitating toward non-chocolate candies like gummies, drawn by their bright colors and innovative flavors.. Global cocoa prices more than quadrupled between January 2023 and January 2025 due to poor harvests in West Africa, where 70% of…… MORE
