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FILE - In this July 20, 2016 file photo, Kuwaiti Minister of Defense Sheikh Khalid al-Jarrah al-Sabah arrives to attend the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL Meeting, hosted by Defense Secretary Ash Carter, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Kuwait's justice system is testing government pledges to hold ministers accountable for $790 million gone missing from the Defense Ministry fund years ago. The ministerial court ordered two former ministers and royal family members, Sheikh Jaber al-Mubarak Al Sabah and his ally, former Interior Minister Sheikh Khalid al-Jarrah Al Sabah, detained April 2021 in Kuwait's Central Prison over their suspected misuse of the ministry's funds. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
Ex-premier's graft case a test of justice in oil-rich Kuwait

By Isabel Debre May. 29, 2021 02:11 AM EDT

Defense contractor's Senate campaign donations investigated

By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher May. 19, 2021 05:31 PM EDT
HONOLULU (AP) — U.S authorities are investigating allegations that a Hawaii-based defense contractor illegally donated $150,000 to the reelection fund of a...

Former Jacksonville Jaguar Kevin Hardy raises his arms as an image of Georgia cornerback Tyson Campbell is displayed during the second round of the NFL football draft, Friday, April 30, 2021, in Cleveland. The Jaguars selected Campbel(AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
Jags line up potential replacements for Henderson, Robinson

By Mark Long Apr. 30, 2021 08:48 PM EDT

A line of Boeing 777X jets are parked nose to tail on an unused runway at Paine Field, near Boeing's massive production facility, Friday, April 23, 2021, in Everett, Wash. Boeing Co. on Wednesday, April 28, reported a loss of $537 million in its first quarter. The Chicago-based company said it had a loss of 92 cents per share. Losses, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were $1.53 per share. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Boeing posts 1Q loss, takes a hit on Air Force One work

By David Koenig Apr. 28, 2021 08:25 AM EDT

FILE - In this Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020 file photo, Arizona Cardinals cornerback Patrick Peterson (21) reacts to a play during an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles in Glendale, Ariz. The Minnesota Vikings agreed to a one-year contract worth up to $10 million with eight-time Pro Bowl cornerback Patrick Peterson on Wednesday March 17, 2021 according to a person with knowledge of the negotiations.(AP Photo/Jennifer Stewart, File)
'Our big prize': Vikes laud Tomlinson's size, skill, smarts

By Dave Campbell Mar. 18, 2021 06:00 PM EDT

An incomplete secondary wall stands alongside the previous version near where the border separating Tijuana, Mexico, and San Diego meets the Pacific Ocean Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, in Tijuana, Mexico. In the days before Joe Biden became president, construction crews worked quickly to finish Donald Trump's wall at an iconic cross-border park overlooking the Pacific Ocean that then-first lady Pat Nixon inaugurated in 1971 as symbol of international friendship. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Biden halts border wall building after Trump's final surge

By Elliot Spagat Jan. 21, 2021 04:55 PM EST

FILE - In this May 16, 2007, file photo, a Taiwanese navy frigate launches a "Harpoon" surface-to-surface missile during the second day of the annual Hankuang military exercises off Ilan, central eastern coast of Taiwan. The State Department says it has notified Congress of plans for a $2.37 billion sale of Harpoon attack missiles to Taiwan, a move likely to anger China. The announcement on Oct. 26, 2020, came just hours after China said it will sanction Boeing Co.’s defense unit, Lockheed Martin Corp. and other U.S. military contractors for supplying weapons to Taiwan.(AP Photo/Wally Santana, File)
US announces planned $2.37 billion weapon sale to Taiwan

By Robert Burns Oct. 26, 2020 07:19 PM EDT

FILE - In this July 25, 2020 file photo, striking Bath Iron Works shipbuilders march in solidarity in Bath, Maine. A 63-day strike at Bath Iron Works — against the backdrop of a pandemic in an election year — came to an end Sunday, Aug. 23 with shipbuilders voting to return to their jobs producing warships for the United States Navy. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
Shipbuilders approve 3-year pact, ending monthslong strike

By David Sharp Aug. 23, 2020 12:17 PM EDT

White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany, left, and President Donald Trump's White House senior adviser Stephen Miller, right, walk across the South Lawn to board Marine One with President Donald Trump aboard at the White House in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020, for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md. and then on to Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
AP FACT CHECK: Trump misleads on mail ballots, virus vaccine

By Hope Yen Aug. 08, 2020 08:41 AM EDT

Mayor defends no-bid contract to ex-Gen. McChrystal’s firm

Jul. 22, 2020 10:53 AM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — Boston's mayor is defending his administration's decision to award a $1 million, no-bid contract to retired Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal's...

Army outfielder Hurtubise signs $20,000 deal with Reds

Jul. 17, 2020 05:11 PM EDT
WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — Former Army outfielder and captain Jacob Hurtubise has agreed to a minor league contract with the Cincinnati Reds for the $20,000...

This undated image provided by ApiJect Systems America in July 2020 shows a prototype of their "BFS" prefilled syringe. The devices are self-contained: the soft plastic blister is squeezed to push a dosage through the attached needle to inject into a patient. It also includes a computer chip that can transmit information about the drug, dose, location and time of administration. When precious vats of COVID-19 vaccine are finally ready, the ability to jab the lifesaving solution into the arms of Americans will require hundreds of millions of injections. The Trump administration  has agreed to invest more than half a billion in tax dollars in ApiJect Systems America, a young company whose injector is not approved by federal health authorities and who hasn’t yet set up a factory to manufacture the unapproved devices. (ApiJect Systems America via AP)
US bets on untested company to deliver COVID-19 vaccine

By Martha Mendoza And Juliet Linderman Jul. 10, 2020 12:21 PM EDT

Striking shipbuilders pause their march to allow a truck to enter Bath Iron Works, Monday, June 22, 2020, in Bath, Maine. Production workers rejected the company's three-year contract offer Sunday, threatening to further delay delivery of ships. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Shipyard hiring temporary workers; mediation next week

By David Sharp Jul. 02, 2020 02:04 PM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 29, 2018, file photo, a welder works on the hull of a Zumwalt-class destroyer being built in the shipyard at Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine. Workers at one of the Navy’s largest shipbuilders overwhelmingly voted to strike, rejecting Bath Iron Works’ three-year contract offer Sunday, June 21, 2020, and threatening to further delay delivery of ships. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
Production workers to strike against major Navy shipbuilder

By David Sharp Jun. 21, 2020 12:22 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 24 2019, file photo, Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook walks on the field before an NFL football game against the Washington Redskins in Minneapolis. The Vikings have centered their offense around running back Dalvin Cook and praised him at every turn, but now the bill has come due. Cook is holding out of team activities until he has a new contract. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn, FIle)
Vikings, Cook present NFL's latest RB contract standoff

By Dave Campbell Jun. 18, 2020 05:31 PM EDT

FILE - In this April 3, 2020 file photo, workers leave Navy shipbuilder Bath Iron Works after a shift in Bath, Maine. The largest union at Bath Iron Works begins voting Friday, June 19, 2020 on a contract proposal that was unanimously rejected by its negotiating committee, raising the possibility of the first strike in 20 years. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
Shipbuilders ready to begin voting on 3-year pact in Maine

By David Sharp Jun. 18, 2020 02:42 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2020, file photo, former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn speaks to Japanese media during an interview in Beirut, Lebanon. U.S. authorities have arrested two men accused of helping former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn flee Japan while awaiting trial on charges of financial misconduct. Michael Taylor and his son Peter Taylor were arrested Wednesday by the U.S. Marshals Service on Wednesday morning in Harvard, Massachusetts. (Meika Fujio/Kyodo News via AP, File)
2 accused of smuggling ex-Nissan boss out of Japan in a box

By Michael Balsamo And Alanna Durkin Richer May. 20, 2020 04:13 PM EDT

An opened box of protective masks sits on a pallet at Direct Relief's distribution center in Santa Barbara, Calif., on Wednesday, April 1, 2020. An Associated Press investigation has found millions of medical masks, gloves, gowns and other supplies being used in hospitals across the country are counterfeits, putting lives at risk. (Jonathan Ingalls/FRONTLINE/PBS/GRC via AP)
Counterfeit masks reaching frontline health workers in US

By Juliet Linderman And Martha Mendoza May. 12, 2020 01:15 PM EDT

FILE - In this April 30, 2020, file photo Vice President Mike Pence tours the General Motors/Ventec ventilator production facility with GM CEO and Chairman Mary Barra in Kokomo, Ind. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
Becoming 'King of Ventilators' may result in unexpected glut

By Michael Biesecker And Tom Krisher May. 10, 2020 01:46 PM EDT

FILE - In this April 30, 2020, file photo Vice President Mike Pence tours the General Motors/Ventec ventilator production facility with GM CEO and Chairman Mary Barra in Kokomo, Ind. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)
Becoming 'King of Ventilators' may result in unexpected glut

By Michael Biesecker And Tom Krisher May. 10, 2020 08:38 AM EDT