NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market rose to more records after Cisco Systems joined the parade of companies reporting fatter profits. The S&P 500 climbed 0.8% Thursday to set an all-time high for a second straight day. The Dow Jones rose 0.7% and finished a day above the 50,000 level. The Nasdaq composite added 0.9% to its own record.

MIAMI (AP) – A Florida jury on Friday convicted four men of conspiracy in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, whose death led to extraordinary turmoil in the Caribbean nation.

BEIJING (AP) – China’s Xi Jinping warned President Donald Trump on Thursday that their two countries could clash over Taiwan if the issue is not handled properly, an unusually harsh admonition that stood in contrast to the American leader’s praise for his counterpart.

WASHINGTON (AP) – The United States is not looking at imminent military action against Havana despite President Donald Trump’s repeated threats that “Cuba is next” and that American warships deployed in the Middle East for the Iran conflict could return by way of the island, U.S. officials say.

BEIJING (AP) – As President Donald Trump wraps up his whirlwind visit to China on Friday, he’s insistent that relations between the world’s two biggest powers are good and getting better despite deep differences on Iran, Taiwan and more.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda (AP) – The twin island nation Antigua and Barbuda swore in a new Cabinet on Tuesday, days after incumbent Prime Minister Gaston Browne led the Antigua and Barbuda Labor Party to an unprecedented fourth consecutive electoral victory.

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:

SANTA CLARA, Cuba (AP) – Yudelaimys Barrero Muñoz used to spend up to three hours on the side of a highway under the blazing sun waving money at drivers as she attempted to hitch a ride from Cienfuegos, Cuba to Santa Clara, where she buys supplies to resell and support her husband and two children.