Vance gets a chance to woo Iowa GOP voters ahead of 2028

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Vice President JD Vance landed in Iowa on Tuesday, marking his first visit since taking office to the state where Republicans in less than two years will cast the initial votes to pick their party’s next presidential nominee.

US stocks fall from their records as oil prices yo-yo

NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. stock market fell from its records after oil prices yo-yoed. As oil prices pared their drops in the afternoon, stocks fell on Wall Street. The S&P 500 slipped 0.4% from its all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 0.6%, and the Nasdaq fell 0.1%.

Alberta separatist group to trigger referendum on leaving Canada

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) – Alberta separatists said Monday they have formally submitted almost 302,000 signatures to try to trigger a referendum on the province leaving Canada.

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KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) – An unstable ice block dangerously hanging over the key trail on Mount Everest, high travel costs and increased permit fees haven’t deterred hundreds of climbers from attempting to scale the world’s highest mountain.

Trump revives Presidential Physical Fitness Award test in US schools

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump on Tuesday revived the Presidential Physical Fitness Award as part of his push to return an annual physical fitness test to America’s schools.

British voters cast ballots in local elections seen as a verdict on Keir Starmer

LONDON (AP) – British voters cast ballots Thursday in local and regional elections that could shake up the country’s politics and deliver a heavy blow to embattled Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Starmer’s center-left Labour Party is bracing for big losses in polls that will choose about 5,000 local councilors and a handful of mayors across England.

Carney names former Justice Louise Arbour as Canada's next governor general

TORONTO (AP) – Retired Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbour will be Canada’s next governor general, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Tuesday.

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Met gala guests deliver works of art on the human form

New York (AP) – Whether dressed in a jewel-encrusted skeletal form, sculpted breast plates or anatomy-evoking trompe l’oeil, Met Gala guests physically evoked the theme “fashion is art” Monday evening as they masterfully pulled from a kaleidoscope of references to embody living works of art.