Spain holds talks with Saudi Arabia over weapons deals
Spain says it is holding talks with Saudi Arabia to resolve differences over a shipment of bombs that, according to Spanish defense authorities, could end up targeting civilians in Yemen.
Djibouti nationalizes majority shares in container terminal
Djibouti is escalating a dispute with global port operator DP World by nationalizing the majority shares in the Doraleh Container Terminal.
On front line of trade, EU ports fear overnight Brexit chaos
With arms flailing and raised voices, a shipping manager and a customs chief in the Belgian port of Zeebrugge talk through all the things that could go wrong if the Brexit talks fail.
Montana will defend law in mining dispute near Yellowstone
The Montana Attorney General's Office says it will defend a state law at the center of a dispute over a proposed gold mine in mountains north of Yellowstone National Park.
Historic Alaska fuel shipment reaches North Slope on barge
An Alaska company says changing ice conditions in the North Slope area have allowed it to make a bulk fuel delivery to Prudhoe Bay by barge for the first time.
Pipeline company found guilty in 2015 California oil spill
A California jury has found a pipeline company guilty of nine criminal charges for causing a 2015 oil spill that was the state's worst coastal spill in 25 years.
Correction: Congress-EPA-Hazardous Substances story
In a story Sept. 6 about lawmakers pressing the Environmental Protection Agency to act faster to bring more of the country's most hazardous industrial compounds under regulation, The Associated Press erroneously referred to Rep. Fred Upton as Rep. Tom Upton.
4000 children evacuated from Crimea town after chemical leak
About 4,000 children have been evacuated from a town in Russia-annexed Crimea where a noxious chemical leak has been blamed on a local titanium factory.
NASA technology to be launched from New Mexico spaceport
NASA technology designed to protect spacecraft from heat and pressure when entering a planet's atmosphere will be launched from Spaceport America in New Mexico as part of testing.
Another day at Tesla: Execs depart, Musk invites controversy
Shares of electric car maker Tesla Inc. tumbled about 7 percent as the markets opened Friday after the CEO appeared to smoke marijuana during an interview and the company's accounting chief left after a month on the job.
India's president calls for defense cooperation with Czechs
India's president says there's a significant potential for cooperation in the defense industry between his country and the Czech Republic.
North Korean charged in crippling Sony hack, WannaCry virus
The Justice Department is preparing to announce charges in connection with the hack of Sony Pictures Entertainment in 2014.
Congress wants EPA to more quickly regulate unsafe chemicals
Republican and Democratic lawmakers are pressing the Environmental Protection Agency to act faster to bring more hazardous chemicals and substances under regulation in the U.S. A House environment subcommittee held a hearing Thursday on one such substance, an industrial compound widely used to make firefighting foam, nonstick cookware and fast-food wrappers.
Feds lift roadblock to copper mining near Boundary Waters
The Trump administration has lifted a roadblock to copper-nickel mining near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area of Minnesota.
NTSB investigating report of engine failure on a Delta jet
Safety investigators are looking into a reported engine breakdown on a Delta Air Lines jet.
NTSB says plane flew 200 feet over another in Philadelphia
Investigators say a small plane that was aiming to land on a taxiway instead of the runway came within about 200 feet of striking another plane on the ground in Philadelphia.
World shares mixed as traders ready for more US tariffs
Asian markets fell Thursday on fears that the U.S. is on the verge of imposing tariffs on another $200 billion of Chinese goods in an escalating trade dispute.
Asian stocks mixed as comment period for US tariffs ends
U.S. stocks are lower Wednesday morning as technology companies decline.
Greenpeace wants Dakota Access racketeering suit dismissed
The lone remaining environmental group facing racketeering accusations by the developer of the Dakota Access oil pipeline has asked a federal judge to be dismissed from the case.
Private Chinese space company places satellites in orbit
A rocket developed by Chinese company iSpace is carrying three miniature satellites into space in another milestone for the country's budding private spaceflight industry.







