The Associated Press

The Associated Press is an American multinational nonprofit news agency headquartered in New York City. The AP is owned by its contributing newspapers, radio, and television stations in the United States, all of which contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists.

Cardmember spending drives American Express second quarter profits soaring 39%

American Express said second quarter profits jumped 39% as the credit card company benefitted again from a broad increase in cardmember spending as well as more of its customers carrying a balance

7:18AM ( 3 months ago )

Cardmember spending drives American Express second-quarter profits soaring 39%

American Express said Friday second-quarter profits jumped 39% as the credit card company benefitted again from a broad increase in cardmember spending as well as more of its customers carrying a balance

7:18AM ( 3 months ago )

Vietnam Communist Party chief Nguyen Phu Trong, the country's most powerful leader, dies at age 80

Nguyen Phu Trong, general secretary of Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party and the country’s most powerful politician, has died following months of ill health

7:17AM ( 3 months ago )

Republicans emerge from their convention thrilled with Trump and talking about a blowout victory

Republican officials, strategists and activists who packed into their national convention this week are exuding a confidence not seen in decades

6:54AM ( 3 months ago )

Japanese and Taiwanese coast guards hold joint search and rescue drill off Japan's eastern coast

Japanese and Taiwanese coast guards have conducted what is believed to be their first joint drill off Japan’s eastern coast, officials said Friday, a move seen as an effort to expand maritime cooperation amid concern about China’s increasingly assertive activity in regional seas

6:42AM ( 3 months ago )

Internet outage latest | Airlines, businesses hit by global technology disruption

A major internet outage affecting Microsoft is disrupting flights, banks, media outlets and companies across the world

5:57AM ( 3 months ago )

Internet outage latest | Airlines, businesses, border crossings hit by global tech disruption

Businesses and governments worldwide experienced hours-long disruptions as a widespread technology outage affected services across industries

5:57AM ( 3 months ago )

Ukrainian leader to address Britain's government to appeal for support

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to address the new British government in person, a rare move for a foreign leader

5:36AM ( 3 months ago )

Ukraine's Zelenskyy urges Britain to help it strike deeper inside Russia as he addresses UK Cabinet

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has urged Britain’s new government to help Kyiv’s forces attack deeper inside Russia to stop deadly missile strikes

5:36AM ( 3 months ago )

2 killed in a military aircraft crash in Armenia

Armenian authorities say that a small training plane of the Armenian air force has crashed

5:06AM ( 3 months ago )