AP Briefs

By NewsPress Now Powell says Fed will likely cut rates cautiously WASHINGTON | Chair Jerome Powell said Thursday that the Federal Reserve will likely cut its key interest rate slowly and deliberately in the coming months, in part because inflation has shown signs of persistence and the Fed’s officials want to see where it heads

By NewsPress Now Mike Tyson concedes the role of villain to young foe in fight with Jake Paul ARLINGTON, Texas | Friendship is at the heart of how a fight came together between 58-year-old former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson and much younger YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul. Friction helped build the hype for a bout that is

By The Associated Press Report on UFOs includes hundreds of new incidents, but no evidence of aliens WASHINGTON | The Pentagon’s latest report on UFOs has revealed hundreds of new reports of unidentified and unexplained aerial phenomena but no indications suggesting an extraterrestrial origin. The review includes hundreds of cases of misidentified balloons, birds and

By The Associated Press Bluesky has added 1 million users since U.S. election LOS ANGELES | Social media platform Bluesky has gained 1 million new users in the week since the U.S. election. The social media site said Wednesday its total users have jumped to 15 million. The platform championed by former Twitter CEO Jack

By NewsPress Now Boeing: It will take several weeks to resume production of planes DALLAS | Boeing says it will be several weeks before it fully resumes building passenger planes, as factory workers return following a strike that lasted nearly two months. A Boeing spokesperson said Tuesday that the delay in restarting plants in Washington

By The Associated Press U.S. regulators investigating whether engines on 1.4 million Hondas might fail DETROIT | U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating complaints that engines can fail on as many as 1.4 million Honda and Acura vehicles. The probe by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration covers the 2016 through 2020 Honda Pilot and

By Associated Press Nov. 15 In 1777, the Second Continental Congress approved the Articles of Confederation. In 1806, explorer Zebulon Pike sighted the mountaintop now known as Pikes Peak in present-day Colorado. In 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt laid the cornerstone of the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C. In 1959, four members of the Clutter

By NewsPress Now Amazon workers in Alabama will have third labor union vote MONTGOMERY, Ala. | Amazon workers in Alabama will decide for the third time in three years whether to unionize after a federal judge ruled that the retail giant improperly influenced the most recent vote in which employees rejected a union. Administrative law

By The Associated Press Pentagon chief presses military to carry out smooth transition WASHINGTON | Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin directed the military on Thursday to carry out a smooth transition to President-elect Donald Trump, with a reminder to the force of its obligation to follow the lawful orders of the next commander in chief. While

By The Associated Press Thousands without power as winter storm rolls over New Mexico, Colorado ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. | Tens of thousands of people in New Mexico are without power as the first major winter storm of the season rolled across the northern two-thirds of the state and into Colorado. Public Service Co. of New Mexico

By NewsPress Now Cowboys QB Dak Prescott has a hamstring tear FRISCO, Texas | Dak Prescott’s injured hamstring is partially torn away from the bone and surgery for the star quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys is possible, a person with knowledge of the situation said Thursday. The injury, known as a partial avulsion, is likely

By The Associated Press Canada orders TikTok’s Canadian business to be dissolved TORONTO | The Canadian government is ordering the dissolution of TikTok’s Canadian business after a national security review of the Chinese company behind the social media app but said it won’t block access. Canada’s industry minister says it is meant to address risks

By NewsPress Now Bernie Marcus, The Home Depot co-founder, dies NEW YORK | Bernard “Bernie” Marcus, the co-founder of The Home Depot, a billionaire philanthropist, and a big Republican donor, has died. He was 95. Marcus died Monday in Boca Raton, Florida, surrounded by family, according to a Home Depot spokesperson. Marcus was Home Depot’s

By Associated Press Nov. 8 In 1864, President Abraham Lincoln won reelection as he defeated Democratic challenger George B. McClellan. In 1889, Montana was admitted to the Union as the 41st state. In 1923, Adolf Hitler launched his first attempt at seizing power in Germany with a failed coup in Munich that came to be

By The Associated Press OPEC extends its oil output cuts by one month Saudi Arabia and allied oil producing countries said on Sunday they would postpone a plan to gradually increase oil output until the end of the year, extending their output cuts by one month. No reason was given for the move, which comes

By Associated Press {/byline} Nov. 1 In 1765, the Stamp Act, passed by the British Parliament, went into effect, prompting stiff resistance from American colonists. In 1861, during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln named Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan General-in-Chief of the Union armies, succeeding Lt. Gen. Winfield Scott. In 1894, Nicholas II became

By NewsPress Now Pentagon audit says Boeing cleaned up on Air Force parts WASHINGTON | Boeing overcharged the Air Force nearly $1 million for spare parts on C-17 cargo planes, including an 8,000% markup for simple lavatory soap dispensers, according to the Pentagon’s inspector general. The Defense Department’s auditor reviewed prices paid for 46 spare