NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks drifted just below their all-time high as the wait continues to hear what will come of trade talks underway between the United States and China. The S&P 500 rose 0.5%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.2%, and the Nasdaq composite rose 0.6%.

SAO PAULO (AP) - Japan's Princess Kako of Akishino, a niece of Emperor Naruhito, received the highest order of Brazil’s powerhouse state of Sao Paulo on Friday as she kicks off an 11-day trip to the South American nation. Her trip also marks the 130th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Calley Means has built a following within the "Make America Healthy Again" movement by railing against the failings of the U.S. health system, often pinning the blame on one issue: corruption.

BANGKOK (AP) - Israel says it has retrieved the body of a 35-year-old Thai hostage who was abducted into Gaza during the Oct. 7, 2023, attack that sparked the war.

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's trade wars are expected to slash economic growth this year in the United States and around the world, the World Bank forecast Tuesday.

TOKYO (AP) - A Japanese court ruled former executives at the utility managing the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant were not accountable for the 2011 meltdown crisis and do not need to pay damages to the company.

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HONG KONG (AP) - Prominent Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong on Friday was charged with conspiracy to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security under a Beijing-imposed law that critics say has crushed Hong Kong’s once-thriving pro-democracy movement.