Retrial of military contractor accused of complicity at Abu Ghraib soon to reach jury

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A jury could begin deliberations as soon as Thursday on whether a Virginia-based…

Germany’s Scholz fires his finance minister in a blow to the ruling coalition

Germany’s center-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced hs is firing Finance Minister Christian Lindner, which could…

Jenniffer González of Puerto Rico’s pro-statehood party edges ahead in gubernatorial election

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Jenniffer González of Puerto Rico’s pro-statehood New Progressive Party was leading…

Stocks and bitcoin jump after Trump’s victory. So do worries about inflation as Dow surges 1,400

NEW YORK — The U.S. stock market, Elon Musk’s Tesla, banks and bitcoin are all storming…

Donald Trump has sweeping plans for a second administration. Here’s what he’s proposed

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump has promised sweeping action in a second administration. The former president and…

Trump likely to target climate measures that are making the most difference

WASHINGTON — The election of Donald Trump as president for a second time and the Republican…

Baby girl and her mother among those lost in Spain’s catastrophic flooding

PAIPORTA, Spain — The mangled car in which Jorge Tarazona’s three-year-old niece and sister-in-law perished in…

Hit by scandal, Japan’s top automaker Toyota reports lower profits

TOKYO — Toyota’s July-September profit sank to less than half of what it was in the…

Japanese automaker Honda reports lower profits as China sales decline

Honda said its profits slipped nearly 20% in the first half of the fiscal year from…

French and Dutch investigators raid Netflix offices in probe of suspected financial wrongdoing

PARIS — Prosecutors and police investigators who specialize in fighting fraud and corruption raided Netflix offices…