Latest Government programs News
Xi visits casino hub Macao to mark 25 years of its return to Chinese rule
MACAO (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday began a three-day visit to Macao to mark the 25th anniversary of the casino city’s return to Chinese rule. Xi and his wife, Peng Liyuan, were welcomed at the airport by a lavish ceremony with lion and dragon dances. Xi told...
RFK Jr. meets with senators as questions swirl about Trump's pick to lead health agency
WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. swept onto Capitol Hill late Monday as the anti-vaccine health guru from the famous political family reintroduced himself to senators, this time as President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the nation's Health and Human Services Department. ...
North Carolina's Medicaid expansion hits enrollment goal about a year ahead of projections
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — More than 600,000 people have enrolled in North Carolina's new Medicaid coverage for low-income adults about a year after the program's expansion, reaching the state's enrollment goal for the program in about half the time that was originally projected, the governor's office...
Amentum: Q3 Earnings Snapshot
TULLAHOMA, Tenn. (AP) — TULLAHOMA, Tenn. (AP) — Amentum Holdings Inc. (AMTM) on Monday reported profit of $26 million in its third quarter. On a per-share basis, the Tullahoma, Tennessee-based company said it had net income of 28 cents. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs,...
Biden establishes a national monument for Frances Perkins, the 1st female Cabinet secretary
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday established a national monument honoring the late FDR-era Labor Secretary Frances Perkins, the first woman to serve in a presidential Cabinet and a driving force behind Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal programs after the Great Depression. ...
For the first time in 8 years, a US Navy ship makes a port call in Cambodia, a top Chinese ally
SIHANOUKVILLE, Cambodia (AP) — A U.S. Navy warship arrived Monday in Cambodia, the first such visit in eight years to a nation that is China’s close ally in Southeast Asia. Cambodia's government has suggested the port call reflects an upgrade in often-strained relations. The USS...
US updates a science and technology pact with China to reflect growing rivalry and security threats
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has updated a decades-old science and technology agreement with China to reflect their growing rivalry for technological dominance. The new agreement, signed Friday in Beijing after many months of negotiations, has a narrower scope and additional safeguards to minimize...
A US Navy ship will make its first port call in 8 years in Cambodia, a close ally of China
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A U.S. Navy warship will make a port call next week in Cambodia, China's close ally in Southeast Asia, the first such visit in eight years, according to a Cambodian statement on Friday. Cambodia’s Ministry of National Defense said USS Savannah will...
New York City mayor meets with Trump's 'border czar' to discuss how to go after 'violent' criminals
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams met with President-elect Donald Trump's incoming “border czar” on Thursday, with the Democratic mayor expressing an enthusiasm to work with the incoming administration to pursue violent criminals in the city while Trump promises mass...
Stock market today: Wall Street’s rally stalls as Nasdaq pulls back from its record
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes fell Thursday following some potentially discouraging data on the economy. The S&P 500 slipped 0.5% for its fourth loss in the last six days. It’s a pause for the index, which has been rallying toward one of its best years of the...
