WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed a court order to take effect that could loosen Apple's grip on its lucrative iPhone app store, potentially siphoning billions of dollars away from one of the world's most profitable companies. The justices rejected Apple's appeal of lower-court rulings that found some...
Top Federal Reserve Official Says Inflation Fight Appears Nearly Won, With Rate Cuts Coming
WASHINGTON — A top Federal Reserve official said Tuesday that he is increasingly confident that inflation will continue falling this year back to the Fed's 2% target level, after two years of accelerating price spikes that hurt millions of American households. The official, Christopher Waller, an influential member of the...
Third Chiefs-Bills Playoff Meeting in 4 Seasons Highlights NFL Divisional Round
Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills will have a third shot at Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs in the playoffs. This time, Buffalo gets to play at home. And there won't be a Super Bowl rematch between Mahomes and Jalen Hurts. At least not this season. Mahomes will...
Dusty Baker Returning to SF Giants as a Special Assistant, Source Says
SAN FRANCISCO — Dusty Baker is returning to the San Francisco Giants for a third stint with the team, this time as a special assistant in the front office, according to a person with direct knowledge of the hire. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity...
US Delegation Praises Taiwan’s Democracy After Pro-Independence Presidential Candidate Wins Election
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Retired U.S. officials met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Monday and praised the island’s democratic processes under which it elected a new president and legislature over the weekend in defiance of China’s claim of sovereignty over Taiwan and threat to annex it by military force. US...
World Could Get First Trillionaire Within 10 Years, Anti-Poverty Group Says
DAVOS, Switzerland — The world could have its first trillionaire within a decade, anti-poverty organization Oxfam International said Monday in its annual assessment of global inequalities timed to the gathering of political and business elites at the Swiss ski resort of Davos. The Growing Wealth Gap Oxfam, which for years...
White House Says ‘It’s the Right Time’ for Israel to Scale Back Gaza War as Fighting Hits 100 Days
Jerusalem — The White House said Sunday that “it’s the right time” for Israel to scale back its military offensive in the Gaza Strip, as Israeli leaders again vowed to press ahead with their operation against the territory’s ruling Hamas militant group. The comments exposed the growing differences between the...
Vivek Ramaswamy Suspends His 2024 Republican Presidential Bid and Endorses Rival Donald Trump
Biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy suspended his bid for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination on Monday and endorsed former President Donald Trump after finishing a disappointing fourth in Iowa’s leadoff caucuses. Ramaswamy said he made the decision after determining there was no path forward for him in the race, "absent things...
Trump Notches a Commanding Win in the Iowa Caucuses as DeSantis Edges Haley for Second Place
DES MOINES, Iowa — Former President Donald Trump scored a record-setting win in the Iowa caucuses on Monday with his rivals languishing far behind, a victory that affirmed his grip on the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. The Iowa Caucuses In what was the lowest-turnout caucus in a quarter-century, participants endured...
Ground Collision of Two Boeing Planes in Chicago Sparks FAA Investigation
CHICAGO — A plane taxiing for departure clipped another aircraft at Chicago O'Hare International Airport on Sunday evening, the Federal Aviation Administration said Monday. No injuries were reported, both planes were of Boeing design, and the FAA says it will investigate the incident. The left wing tip of Flight 11...