• Iran and US Closer to Ending the War
  • Ukraine Attacks Russian Oil Terminal
  • Rubio in India Ahead of Quad Talks
  • Trump Scrubs News Releases About Jan. 6 Defendants
  • France Bans Israeli Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir
US stocks close out their 8th straight winning week

NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market closed out its eighth straight winning week. The S&P 500 climbed 0.4% Friday. The Dow Jones added 0.6%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.2%. Ross Stores, Workday and Zoom Communications helped drive the market higher after reporting stronger profits than analysts expected.

Travel industry worries after Trump's threat to sanctuary city airports

The travel industry is on edge after Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin reiterated his threat to withdraw U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers from airports in so-called “sanctuary cities” in a move that could jeopardize international flights.

Second Ebola center set ablaze in Congo, with 18 suspected cases fleeing

BUNIA, Congo (AP) – Angry residents of a town at the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo attacked and burned a tent that was part of a health center where people are being treated for the virus, the staff there said Saturday. It was the second such attack in the region in a week.

SpaceX launches its biggest, most beefed-up Starship yet on a test flight

SpaceX launched its biggest, most powerful Starship yet on a test flight Friday, an upgraded version that NASA is counting on to land astronauts on the moon.

Legal fight could delay proposed $7B Roundup lawsuit settlement

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Delays could be in store for a proposed $7.25 billion settlement covering thousands of claims that the maker of Roundup weedkiller failed to warn people the product could cause cancer.

Clinique, Charlotte Tilbury and Jean Paul Gaultier deal is off

Estee Lauder and perfume maker Puig have ended merger talks that would have potentially put brands like MAC, Clinique, Charlotte Tilbury and Jean Paul Gaultier under one roof.

Iran and US are close to an understanding aimed at ending the war

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) – The United States and Iran are close to agreeing on a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the war, two regional officials and a diplomat said Saturday, as the United States has weighed a new round of attacks on the Islamic Republic.

Ukrainian drone attack triggers fire at a Russian oil terminal

A Ukrainian drone attack caused a fire at another Russian oil terminal overnight, local officials in Russia’s Krasnodar region said Saturday, in what appeared to be the latest attack on Moscow’s vital oil industry.

Rubio arrives in India ahead of Quad talks as US tries to reset strained ties

NEW DELHI (AP) – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in India on Saturday ahead of a meeting next week with his counterparts from India, Australia, and Japan, members of the Indo-Pacific strategic alliance known as the Quad.