Category Archives: World/National
US stocks hold steadier as Wall Street waits for the next signal on how long war with Iran may last
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market is holding steadier Tuesday as Wall Street waits for the next signal on when the war with Iran may end. The S&P 500 added 0.3%...
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Trump says Iran war could be over soon, but oil disruption would trigger harsher US strikes
By JON GAMBRELL, WILL WEISSERT and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that the war against Iran could be short-lived, but he left op...
16h ago
Stocks weaken worldwide after oil spikes to nearly $120 per barrel, though Wall Street trims losses
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market careened through a manic Monday, going from a steep early loss to a solid gain as worries turned into hope that the war with Iran ...
23h ago
Anthropic sues Trump administration seeking to undo 'supply chain risk' designation
By MATT O'BRIEN AP Technology Writer Anthropic is suing the Trump administration, asking federal courts to reverse the Pentagon's decision designating the artificial intelligence company a " supply ch...
Mar 09, 2026
Justice Department and Live Nation reach settlement over illegal monopoly case
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - Justice Department lawyers announced Monday that they'd reached a settlement in their antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and its parent c...
Mar 09, 2026
Iran names Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father as supreme leader and Saudi sharpens warning
By JON GAMBRELL, SAM METZ, KAREEM CHEHAYEB and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Mojtaba Khamenei, a son of Iran's late supreme leader, has been named as the Islamic Repub...
Mar 08, 2026
International Women's Day is a celebration and a call to action. Here are things to know
Women across the world will call for equal pay, reproductive rights, education, justice and decision-making jobs and celebrate progress toward female empowerment during events and demonstrations marki...
Mar 08, 2026
Ford recalls 1.74 million of its cars over rearview display issues
NEW YORK (AP) - Ford has issued two recalls affecting nearly 1.74 million of its cars in the U.S., due to software issues that impact the vehicles' rearview camera displays. According to notices publi...
Mar 08, 2026
Evidence suggests the deadly blast at an Iranian school was likely a US airstrike
By JULIA FRANKEL and MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) - Satellite images, expert analysis, a U.S. official and public information released by the U.S. and Israeli militaries suggest a...
Mar 06, 2026
Oil surges to its highest price since 2023, and stocks drop after data shows a weaker US job market
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Oil shot to its highest price since 2023 after surging again Friday because of the Iran war, and a weak update on the U.S. job market knocked stocks low...
Mar 06, 2026