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US charges 3 men with plotting terror attacks, including planned assault on UK airbase
Americans ramped up spending during the holidays despite some financial anxiety and higher costs
The number of people seeking unemployment benefits has remained very low by historical standards and employers are still having a hard time finding enough work…
Busiest holiday travel season in years is off to a smooth start with few airport delays
The Transportation Security Administration screened more than 2.6 million passengers on Thursday
Electric vehicle sales dim
More US auto buyers are turning to hybrids
America's animal shelters are overcrowded with pets from families facing economic and housing woes
Shelter operators say they’re in crisis mode as they try to reduce the kennel crush.
South dominates US population gains as deaths drop
The United States added 1.6 million people, of which more than two-thirds came from international migration
Love it or hate it, self-checkout is here to stay. But it's going through a reckoning
Theft is indeed an issue. Andrews said a technology that relies on shoppers to do their own scanning and punch in product quantities tempts even law abiding ci…
Federal Reserve on cusp of what some thought impossible: Defeating inflation without steep recession
The cost of goods — such as used cars, furniture and appliances — has fallen for six straight months.
US homelessness up 12% to highest reported level as rents soar and coronavirus pandemic aid lapses
About 653,000 people were experiencing homelessness, the most since the country began using the yearly point-in-time survey in 2007 to count the homeless popul…
2023: The year we played with artificial intelligence — and weren't sure what to do about it
The dangers could come fast in 2024, as major national elections in the U.S., India and elsewhere could get flooded with AI-generated deepfakes.
Centenarian survivors of Pearl Harbor attack are returning to honor those who perished 82 years ago
The aging pool of Pearl Harbor survivors has been rapidly shrinking. There is now just one crew member of the USS Arizona still living
Police say 3 dead, fourth wounded and shooter also dead in University of Nevada, Las Vegas attack
Police haven’t released the identity of the shooter or the motive for the attack
2023 (Taylor's Version): The year in pop culture
It’s not like Swift didn’t have big – huge! – years before this. But 2023? This was ridiculous.
AP's top songs of 2023: 'On My Mama,' 'Flowers,' 'Monaco' and more
Ten of the best songs of the year, as determined by Associated Press Music Writer Maria Sherman, in no particular order. Dive in.
Alaska Air to buy Hawaiian Airlines in a $1.9 billion deal that may attract regulator scrutiny
The companies also said the combination would triple the destinations that can be reached within one stop in North America for travelers from Hawaii
House expels New York Rep. George Santos. It's just the sixth expulsion in the chamber's history
Santos joins a short list of lawmakers expelled from the House, and for reasons uniquely his own.