Wall Street ends modestly lower after being 10% below its record

NEW YORK (AP) - Wall Street ended lower after careening from a small gain to 10% below its record. The S&P 500 fell 0.8% Tuesday, after falling as much as 1.5%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 478 points, or 1.1%. The Nasdaq composite slipped 0.2%. Gains for Tesla and other influential stocks muted the losses.

Pope Francis meets 100 comedians at Vatican

VATICAN CITY (AP) - Before flying to Italy’s southern Puglia region to meet world leaders at the Group of Seven summit, Pope Francis hosted a very different audience at the Vatican on Friday celebrating the importance of humor.

Philippine ex-leader Duterte flown to The Hague to face charges

MANILA, Philippines (AP) - Philippine police arrested former President Rodrigo Duterte in Manila on Tuesday and sent him by plane to the Netherlands to face charges of crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court, President Ferdinand Marcos said.

Vatican updates norms to authenticate visions of Mary, weeping statues and stigmata

VATICAN CITY (AP) - The Catholic Church has a long and controversial history of the faithful claiming to have had visions of the Virgin Mary, of statues that purportedly wept blood tears and stigmata that erupted on hands mimicking the wounds of Christ.

Canada incoming PM says he'll keep tariffs in place until US shows respect

TORONTO (AP) - Incoming Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday that his government will keep tariffs in place until Americans show respect and commit to free trade after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened historic financial devastation for Canada.

Editorials from Washington Post, New York Times, Wall Street Journal and others

Editorials from Washington Post, New York Times, Wall Street Journal and others

Trump doubles tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum to 50%

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he will double his planned tariffs on steel and aluminum from 25% to 50% for Canada, escalating a trade war with the United States' northern neighbor and standing unmoved by recent stock market turmoil and rising recession risks.

Ontario pauses electricity price hikes to US

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he would double his planned tariffs on steel and aluminum from 25% to 50% for Canada, a retaliation that prompted the provincial government of Ontario to back down on its planned surcharges on electricity sold to the United States.