One of the few Black-owned banks in the U.S. is introducing a debit card aimed at helping single mothers who live in government subsidized housing escape poverty.

Andy Burnham is a political insider turned outsider aiming to be Britain’s next prime minister.

Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group agreed to halt the heavy fighting in southern Lebanon that had threatened to unravel an interim peace agreement between the United States and Iran.

World shares are mixed, with markets in Greater China closed for holidays.

The World Cup has been delivering thrills on the pitch, but fans have flooded social media with complaints about tickets that never arrived, orders canceled at the last minute and hours spent trying to sort out problems between FIFA’s ticketing system and outside resale platforms.

A federal judge has extended his block on enforcement of an Ohio law that would require children under 16 to get parental consent to use social media apps while a legal challenge proceeds.

The death of an Indian teenager in New York's Central Park has intensified calls to ban horse-drawn carriages.

Cuba's Communist Party has approved an emergency economic package with unprecedented free-market measures.

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate fell this week, tracking Treasury yields that have retreated since a deal to end the war with Iran was announced.

Maritime data company Lloyd’s List Intelligence says major shipowners have begun moving vessels through the Strait of Hormuz.

The kits at the World Cup are mishmash of verve and color featuring elements of the competing nations' culture and history.

The White House says Vice President JD Vance is delaying his trip to Switzerland to lead nuclear negotiations with Iran.

Federal regulators have ordered regional grid operators to help large energy users connect more quickly to the nation’s inefficient and aging electric transmission system.

The Supreme Court has ruled against a broad federal ban on gun ownership by marijuana users.

The number of Americans applying for jobless aid fell modestly last week as layoffs remained in the same historically low range of recent years.

U.S. gas prices have fallen to just below $4 a gallon on average, bringing some relief to drivers who have seen soaring costs amid Washington’s war with Iran.

A new kind of flu vaccine is moving a step closer to the U.S. market.

The Bank of England is holding its main interest rate at 3.7% as the inflation pressures on the British economy have become more benign after the U.S. and Iran signed a deal to sign deal to end their war.

Ukraine has hit a major Moscow oil refinery for the second time in a week, disrupting hundreds of flights at the capital's airports.

Kansas City, Missouri, plans to boost security by installing facial recognition cameras on buses.

Stocks closed higher on Wall Street, taking back most of their losses from a day earlier that were driven by anticipation that the Federal Reserve will likely raise interest rates this year in an effort to fight inflation.

The U.S. Department of Labor is telling states they have to combat fraud, waste and abuse in their unemployment insurance programs.

For eight years, the United States has waged economic war on China, slapping big taxes on Chinese products before they enter America.

Shoppers stepped up their spending in May, surpassing economists’ expectations, as temperatures warmed and gasoline prices leveled off.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will leave the G7 summit without a formal meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump as the free trade agreement between the countries faces an uncertain future.

An initial agreement to end the war between the United States and Iran calls for Tehran to dilute its stockpile of highly enriched uranium and would waive sanctions on the country, immediately allowing Iran to sell its oil freely.

French President Emmanuel Macron is urging the U.S. not to keep cutting-edge AI to itself, calling for global cooperation on AI regulation.

U.S. stocks dropped on speculation the Federal Reserve may raise interest rates this year to keep a lid on inflation.

The Trump administration is helping one of Elon Musk’s companies fight a civil rights lawsuit that alleges it is illegally running dozens of natural gas turbines to power a $20 billion data center in Mississippi.

The Federal Reserve kept its key rate unchanged Wednesday yet nearly half the central bank’s policymakers said they could support a rate hike later this year, an unexpectedly aggressive outcome that would disappoint President Trump and suggests heightened concerns about persistent inflation.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang — whose work helped propel artificial intelligence — is stressing in an Associated Press interview that society has no choice but to change in the advent of AI.

African and Commonwealth nations have called for a swift implementation of a landmark treaty protecting the high seas.

Over the last month, “Obsession” has sent shock waves through Hollywood.

McDonald’s is frying up some apple pies to honor America’s 250th birthday.

Nvidia is betting on artificial intelligence to revive U.S. manufacturing.

Pizza Hut's parent company is selling the 68-year-old chain for $2.7 billion.

SpaceX will move forward with its $60 billion acquisition of artificial intelligence startup Cursor as Elon Musk’s space exploration and AI company seeks a competitive edge against rivals Anthropic and OpenAI after its Wall Street debut last week.

Iran’s top diplomat says the tentative deal to end the war with the United States would require Israel to withdraw from Lebanon — a condition Israel has already rejected and that could sink the agreement.

The International Energy Agency says Southeast Asia’s power sector is too open to risks from its dependence on imports of oil and gas from a limited number of suppliers.

Oil prices sank again, while U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed finish near their all-time highs.

Economists and industry analysts say that even after oil starts flowing again from the Middle East, it could take awhile for the Iran war's effects on consumer prices to recede.

Paris Hilton has returned to the Utah boarding school where she said she was abused as a teenager.

Ever since Kevin Warsh was nominated by President Trump in late January to lead the Federal Reserve, a question has lingered: Will he seek to raise interest rates to tame inflation or cut them as Trump has long demanded.

Steve Harvey believes his success as an entertainer and author is a blessing from God, tied to his philanthropy.

The tentative agreement to end the war in Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz would be good news for the global economy.

Fox Corp. is buying streaming platform Roku in a cash-and-stock deal valued at approximately $22 billion.

A nationwide network of charitable foundations is encouraging its members to emphasize their positive contributions to American life.

An initial agreement between the United States and Iran to extend their shaky ceasefire is inching toward a formal signing.

For many downtown business owners, restaurant managers and bar staff, the anticipated surge of customers tied to the World Cup has yet to materialize.

Stock markets rallied worldwide, and oil prices eased after the United States and Iran reached a tentative deal to get the global flow of crude going again.

Pakistan announced that the U.S. and Iran reached an agreement to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz.

Poor maintenance is often a factor when skydiving planes crash, like one did in Missouri on Sunday, and the National Transportation Safety Board has said in past investigations that weak oversight of the industry can allow problems to go unnoticed.

Tyra Banks has filed a defamation lawsuit against Netflix and the directors of “Reality Check: Inside America's Next Top Model.”.

Steven Spielberg’s “Disclosure Day,” billed as his first popcorn movie in years, launched with $44 million in domestic theaters.

Nara Organics has recalled its organic baby formula sold at Target stores and online due to a multistate outbreak of infant botulism.

China's absence from G7 summits seems increasingly odd given its global economic influence.

OpenAI received a subpoena from several states as part of a probe into the safety of customers using its chatbot as it prepares to offer stock to the public for the first time.

Think you can ignore all the hubbub around SpaceX, Elon Musk and IPOs.

China says it firmly opposes the U.S. adding several prominent Chinese businesses to its list of military-linked companies.

Legislation in two of the nation's most populous states could force 3D printers to come equipped with technology blocking them from making guns.

AI giant Anthropic says it has taken its latest artificial intelligence models, known as Fable 5 and Mythos 5, offline to comply with a directive from the Trump administration to prevent their use by foreign nationals.

A coalition including Kalshi, Crypto.

The U.S. Justice Department has determined that Paramount Skydance’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros.

Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and now first-ever trillionaire, controls a lot of different businesses.

The Treasury Department has moved to involve banks more deeply in President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has announced economic reforms to attract investment and involve Cubans abroad in the economy.

Catapulted by the market debut of his rocket company SpaceX, Elon Musk is now the world's first trillionaire.

Shares of SpaceX soared 19% in their Wall Street debut, making the rocket maker’s founder and CEO Elon Musk the first-ever trillionaire.

Philippine officials say that years of disaster-preparedness drills helped prevent a larger casualty toll when one of the strongest earthquakes in 50 years struck the south.

U.S. stocks rose after oil prices fell again, and SpaceX soared in its highly anticipated debut on Wall Street.

First lady Melania Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent have announced the launch of Fostering the Future Accounts, designed to help foster children.

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate ticked up this week to just below its high for the year, the latest sign that borrowing costs on home loans remain elevated relative to where they were before the war with Iran started.

A new memo from U.S. health regulators is raising questions about a recent decision to authorize the first fruit-flavored e-cigarettes for adult smokers.

Anthropic will donate $150 million to launch a fellowship program called Claude Corps that plans to help nonprofits effectively use artificial intelligence by embedding 1,000 trained fellows in various organizations for a year.

The opening of a Canadian-U.S. bridge across the Detroit River, which President Donald Trump had previously threatened to block, has been delayed due to unresolved issues.

U.S. producer prices climbed last month at the fastest pace since November 2022, fueled by surging energy prices.

U.S. applications for jobless aid rose modestly last week, but remain at a historically low level despite economic headwinds brought on by the war in Iran.

The European Central Bank on Thursday became the first major central bank to raise interest rates in response to the Iran war.

U.K. Defense Secretary John Healey has resigned, saying the government is not willing to spend enough on the military at a time of rising threats.

Blood cancer survivor DeAnna Brandon worries about new Medicaid work requirements affecting her health coverage.

Elon Musk’s rocket company SpaceX is set to make its debut on Wall Street Friday.

Foreign workers building a sprawling $350 million American Consulate in Milan say they were paid less than $2 an hour after being promised fair wages.

U.S. President Donald Trump has called off new military strikes on Iran, hours after threatening to escalate the war.

Hostilities between the U.S. and Iran have escalated, with Iran retaliating against U.S. air and cruise missile strikes.

U.S. stocks rallied to their best day in two months, and oil prices fell after President Donald Trump called off his threat to bomb Iran in the evening.

A reactor at the world’s largest nuclear power plant in Japan has resumed operations.

Saudi Arabia has ended its five-year ban on Lebanese imports, a significant move to rebuild relations between Lebanon and Gulf countries.

Anthropic has joined calls for the AI industry to find ways to cushion people from AI's disruptions to the workforce.

President Donald Trump has a surprising take on a new report that shows inflation spiking to its highest level in three years.

Longtime Associated Press journalist David Briscoe has died at 82.

Visa is embedding its payment network into ChatGPT, allowing the chatbot to shop and complete transactions for users.

In Brazil, home of soccer-mad fans and the five-time world champions, the only way to watch all 104 games of the World Cup will be through the streaming platform anchored by a digital influencer.

When SpaceX makes its debut on the U.S. stock market, it wants smaller-pocketed, mom-and-pop investors to play a big role in what may be the biggest IPO ever.

Anyone following SpaceX’s plans to sell shares to the public is likely to hear terms thrown around that describe steps and components of an initial public offering.

Another sell-off for artificial-intelligence stocks dragged the U.S. market sharply lower.

Hollywood directors have reached a four-year tentative contract agreement with studios and streaming services.

Bill Gates says he made an error in judgment by ever meeting with Jeffrey Epstein as the Microsoft co-founder faces questions behind closed doors from lawmakers about his relationship with the disgraced financier.

The court officials overseeing the NFL’s $1 billion-plus settlement fund for concussion-related injuries have barred five law firms from handling any more claims from former players, after finding that they fraudulently steered clients toward doctors willing to give them a Parkinson’s disease diagnosis whether they exhibited symptoms or not.

Even as President Donald Trump boosts coal over clean energy, solar power is hitting new milestones in the U.S. and remains the leading source of new power.

Kalshi will start collecting customer employment information for trading in certain high-risk markets.