NEW YORK (AP) - A surge for Intel following a blowout profit report led the U.S. stock market to more records Friday, while oil prices kept yo-yoing in the wait for what's next with the Iran war. The S&P 500 climbed 0.8%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 79 points, or 0.2%, and the Nasdaq composite rallied 1.6%.

ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (AP) – Pope Leo XIV urged the United States and Iran to return to talks to end the war Thursday and condemned capital punishment, in a wide-ranging press conference en route home from his trip to Africa.

WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House Correspondents’ Association dinner is one of Washington’s enduring, if somewhat awkward, rituals. There is inherent tension in the room, with journalists dressed in finery sharing drinks and food with many of the subjects they cover.

QOZ NAFISA, Sudan (AP) – It’s always been challenging for Abbas Awad to find medicines in his village outside Sudan ‘s capital. But since the war in Iran, it’s become harder. Prices have spiked and many pharmacies in the area are out of stock.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he told his top envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner not to travel to Pakistan to negotiate with Iran, stating on Fox News that “they can call us any time they want.” Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said his country won’t negotiate while the United States imposes a blockade on its ports.

FIFA’s resale site has four tickets on sale for the World Cup final for just under $2.3 million each.

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MAIDUGURI, Borno (AP) – Islamic militants attacked a remote village in northeastern Nigeria overnight, killing 11 people and leaving two critically injured, local officials said Wednesday. It was the latest violence in Africa’s most populous country that has long been battling a complex security crisis.