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By STEPHEN GROVES WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton is testifying Friday before members of Congress investigating convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, answering for his connections to the disgraced financier from more than two decades ago. The closed-door deposition in Chappaqua, New York, will mark the first time a former president has been compelled…
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By JOSH FUNK and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN The U.S. military used a laser Thursday to shoot down a “seemingly threatening” drone flying near the U.S.-Mexico border. It turned out the drone belonged to Customs and Border Protection, lawmakers said. The case of mistaken identity prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to close additional airspace around Fort Hancock,…
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By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has filed a complaint to legally take ownership of a sanctioned tanker and nearly 2 million barrels of petroleum seized off the coast of Venezuela in December, another step by President Donald Trump’s administration to assert power over the country’s oil sector after capturing leader Nicolás Maduro. It’s…
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By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT, AP Business Writers U.S. futures fell overnight Friday after Block CEO Jack Dorsey said his payment company would lay off 40% of its workforce, citing a shift to artificial intelligence. Futures for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq each fell 0.4% before the opening bell, while futures for the Dow…
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By PAUL WISEMAN, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. wholesale prices came in hotter than expected last month. The Labor Department reported Friday that its producer price index, which measures inflation before it hits consumers, rose 0.5% from December and 2.9% from January 2025. Economists had forecast a 0.3% increase for the month and…
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By MUNIR AHMED and ABDUL QAHAR AFGHAN ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan and Afghanistan traded attacks in a dramatic escalation of tensions between the countries that Pakistan’s defense minister said Friday means they are now in “open war.” Tensions have been high between the neighbors for months, with border clashes in October killing dozens of soldiers,…
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By SAM MEDNICK and SAM METZ TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The U.S. Embassy in Israel on Friday told its staff that it could leave the country and urged anyone considering departure to do so immediately, as the threat of an American strike on Iran looms. U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee told embassy employees in an…
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By MATT O’BRIEN, AP Technology Writer A public showdown between the Trump administration and Anthropic is hitting an impasse as military officials demand the artificial intelligence company bend its ethical policies by Friday or risk damaging its business. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei drew a sharp red line 24 hours before the deadline, declaring his company…
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SAN LUIS OBISPO — Freshman Gavin Sykes scored 28 points for Long Beach State, but the visitors couldn’t slow down Cal Poly in a 102-92 loss on Thursday night that officially eliminated LBSU from contention for a spot in the Big West Tournament. Sykes scored 22 of his points in the second half, including a…
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NORTHRIDGE — The UC Irvine and Cal State Northridge men’s basketball teams battled for every second of their first-place showdown, including the last one. UCI guard Derin Saran slipped through the paint and banked in a layup as time expired to give the Anteaters a 68-67 victory over CSUN on Thursday night at the Matadome…
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