The British military says a ship anchored off the east coast of the United Arab Emirates has been seized and is heading toward Iranian territorial waters.

Asian shares are mixed and Chinese stocks are lower as investors closely monitor takeaways from the summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

An intruder was killed on a Denver runway after exploiting a security gap at one of the nation’s busiest airports.

China’s Xi Jinping has warned President Donald Trump that the two countries could clash over Taiwan if the issue was not handled properly.

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve.

Safety experts recommended Wednesday that airlines develop realistic training to prepare their pilots to deal with smoke filling the cockpit, like what happened on a Southwest Airlines plane after a bird strike in 2023.

Official figures show that the number of people deported to El Salvador from the United States nearly doubled in the first months of 2026.

Christie's says a 5.5-carat triangular-cut diamond billed as the largest fancy vivid blue-green diamond known to exist has sold for more than 13.5 million Swiss francs or $17.3 million.

United Airlines flight attendants have approved a new labor contract, marking their first pay increases in six years.

President Donald Trump's trade war with Beijing has sent U.S.-China trade into a freefall and forced companies on both sides of the Pacific to regroup.

Palestinian authorities say Israeli police have shot and killed a Palestinian man attempting to climb the barrier separating the West Bank from Jerusalem.

The Senate has confirmed Kevin Warsh as chairman of the Federal Reserve.

Meta Platforms is introducing an "incognito" mode for WhatsApp to allow private conversations with its AI chatbot.

China's Alibaba has reported accelerating AI and cloud revenue growth driven by the AI boom, which has jumped 38% in the January-March quarter compared to the year before.

Malaysia’s maritime agency says Iranian-linked tankers are exploiting “jurisdictional gaps” to conduct ship-to-ship transfers of sanctioned oil near its waters.

U.S. wholesale inflation came in hot last month.

Open Society Foundations, the family philanthropy founded by hedge fund billionaire George Soros, is putting $30 million toward groups fighting antisemitism and anti-Muslim hate.

Senate Republicans have blocked Democrats' efforts to reverse Trump-era changes to consumer protection laws.

Americans paid more for their groceries in April, but high gas prices were only one of the reasons why.

The packaging on some snacks in Japan is turning a somber black-and-white, as the war in Iran disrupts the supply of an ingredient in colored ink.

A rebound for technology stocks led Wall Street to records, even though the majority of U.S. stocks fell following another discouraging update on inflation.

The welcoming ceremony for U_S_ President Donald Trump as he arrived in Beijing for a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping has included a military honor guard, a military band and hundreds of Chinese youths waving flags and chanting, “Warm welcome!”.

The 79th Cannes Film Festival has kicked off.

President Donald Trump's plan to put weapons in space, called the “Golden Dome for America” missile defense program, is estimated to cost much more than he originally said.

Marty Makary is resigning as President Donald Trump's Food and Drug Administration head.

Denver airport workers initially missed a security breach by a man who scaled an 8-foot perimeter fence and crossed a runway where he was hit and killed by a plane with 231 people on board.

U.S. hotels say the promised economic boon from the World Cup hasn’t materialized yet for them.

Prominent U.S. executives from Big Tech and Wall Street to agriculture and aerospace joined President Donald Trump on his trip to China.

Prosecutors have filed criminal charges against the operator of the ship that crashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in March 2024 leading to the deaths of six construction workers.

U.S. consumer prices climbed a sharply again last month as the 10-week war with Iran pushed energy prices higher.

Online seller eBay is rejecting an unsolicited $56 billion takeover offer from GameStop, calling the proposal “neither credible or attractive.”.

Instructure, the company behind the online learning system Canvas, has reached a deal with hackers to delete data stolen in a cyberattack.

Amazon is rapidly opening store-sized delivery hubs in dozens of U.S. and foreign cities to fulfill customers’ most urgent product needs in 30 minutes or less.

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is fighting for his political survival after a disastrous set of results in local elections for his Labour Party last week.

A sudden halt for technology stocks put the brakes on Wall Street's record-setting run.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman took the witness stand Tuesday to defend his business record in a trial pitting him against Elon Musk, rebutting testimony that disparaged his leadership at a pivotal time for the ChatGPT maker.

The Interior Department is canceling a rule that put public lands conservation on equal footing with development.

The model of cargo plane that crashed in Louisville, Kentucky, last fall after an engine fell off a UPS plane as it was taking off resumed flying over the weekend.

President Donald Trump is moving to suspend the federal tax on gasoline to help Americans shoulder surging fuel prices caused by the Iran war.

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes were essentially flat in April, another lackluster showing for the housing market during what’s traditionally its busiest time of the year.

Google said Monday that it had disrupted a criminal group’s attempt to use artificial intelligence to exploit another company’s previously unknown digital vulnerability, adding to heightened worries across government and private industry about AI’s risks for cybersecurity.

U.S. President Donald Trump says the Iran ceasefire is on “life support” after he rejected Tehran’s latest proposal to end the war.

Oil prices rose as the war with Iran threatens to drag on, but U.S. stocks nevertheless inched to more records.

A new poll finds that younger Americans are more pessimistic than older ones about the state of the job market.

The National Transportation Safety Board says it is gathering information about the evacuation of a Frontier Airlines plane after it hit a person on the runway at Denver International Airport during takeoff.

Aramco, the world’s largest oil company, reported a 25% jump in first-quarter profits amid tight global oil supplies.

A referendum on Oregon's primary ballot seeking to repeal a Democratic gas tax increase is complicating the affordability message central to the party's midterm election strategy.

President Donald Trump's trip to China may not come with the same fanfare that accompanied his first-term visit.

Iran has sent its response to the latest U_S_ ceasefire proposal via Pakistani mediators, but U_S_ President Donald Trump quickly rejected it as “TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!”.

Tariqul Islam, a ride-share driver in Bangladesh, faces long fuel lines due to supply disruptions linked to the war in Iran.

Iran's Revolutionary Guard navy has warned of a “heavy assault” on one of the U.S. bases in the region if Iranian oil tankers or commercial vessels are attacked.

China says exports have risen 14.1% in April from a year earlier, despite the Iran war and lingering impacts from higher U.S. tariffs.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has defended the Trump administration's decision to impose new sanctions on Cuba.

Google has reached a settlement with Black employees who alleged systemic racial disparities in hiring, pay, and advancement in a lawsuit filed in 2022.

U.S. stocks rose to records following the latest sign that the nation’s job market is doing better than economists expected.

Southeast Asian leaders have adopted in an annual summit a contingency plan to mitigate the impact of the Iran war on their people and economies but acknowledged it will be difficult to enforce complex steps like establishing a regional fuel reserve to ensure a steady supply.

A federal court has ruled against the new global tariffs that President Donald Trump imposed after a stinging loss at the Supreme Court.

Both engines were intentionally shut down and there was a cockpit struggle before a China Eastern Airlines jet slammed into a mountain in 2022.

President Donald Trump says goods from the European Union will face higher tariff rates if the 27-member bloc fails to approve last year’s trade framework by July 4.

French prosecutors are seeking charges against Elon Musk and X for child sexual images on the platform, deepfakes, disinformation and complicity in denying crimes against humanity by Grok.

America’s employers delivered a surprising 115,000 new jobs last month despite an economic shock from the Iran war.

San Antonio entrepreneurs looking to start or grow a business don’t have to do it alone or spend a dime to get started.

Iran’s grip on the Strait of Hormuz has jolted the world economy.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other health officials have repeatedly announced major changes before any new rules have been drafted.

U.S. jobless claim applications rose last week but remain at historically low levels despite elevated inflation and other economic headwinds.

McDonald’s posted better-than-expected sales in the first quarter but said high gas prices and consumer anxiety could dent sales this spring.

The U_S_ military says that it intercepted Iranian attacks on three U_S_ Navy ships as they transited the Strait of Hormuz and “targeted Iranian military facilities responsible for attacking U_S_ forces.”.

The U.S. stock market fell from its records after oil prices yo-yoed.

A new report reveals European companies have taken a third of the Indian Ocean's tropical tuna catch.

Ted Turner’s death comes at a fraught time for cable news, which has struggled to retain viewership in an era of countless media choices and abundant streaming video.

Ted Turner was a sportsman and visionary media mogul who transformed the Atlanta Braves into a national sensation.

DoorDash said Wednesday it expects to spend more than $50 million in the second quarter on gas price relief for its delivery drivers.

Questions about the dangers of artificial intelligence have been looming over the trial pitting Elon Musk against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

The price of a gallon of regular gasoline in the U.S. has climbed 31 cents in the past week and is now 52% higher than before the Iran war began.

With hundreds of vessels still stuck in the Persian Gulf and costs piling up, shipping companies are being whipsawed by uncertainty over how and when the Strait of Hormuz might reopen more than two months into the Iran war.

CNN founder Ted Turner has died at age 87.

Lower-income Americans sharply reduced their gas consumption in the month following the Iran war, yet spiking prices still forced them to spend more at the pump, worsening the economy’s disparities, new research released Wednesday showed.

Rutgers University has canceled a planned graduation speech by business leader Rami Elghandour after students raised concerns about his criticism of Israel on social media.

When “The Nice Guys” debuted 10 years ago, the writing was on the wall for the big-screen comedy.

CNN founder Ted Turner has died at age 87.

A U.S. fighter jet on Wednesday fired on an Iranian oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman as it tried to breach the U.S. blockade of Iran’s ports, the U.S. military said.

Venezuela insists that a mineral-rich region of Guyana was fraudulently taken in the 19th century.

Disney’s fiscal second-quarter results topped Wall Street’s view on strength in its streaming business and domestic theme parks, which are offsetting softness among international travelers.

Apple has agreed to a $250 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit over false advertising of Siri's AI capabilities.

Parents of teens armed with newly minted driver’s licenses often want their child to drive a safe vehicle.

U.S. health regulators have announced their first authorization of fruit-flavored electronic cigarettes intended for adult smokers.

The U.S. military fired on an Iranian oil tanker as President Donald Trump sought to pressure Tehran into reaching a deal to end the war.

Oil prices sank, and stock markets rallied worldwide with hopes that a deal is nearing to allow tankers to deliver crude from the Persian Gulf again.

U.S. prosecutors allege a man with multiple aliases used the name of the famed Astor family to scam a Mexican billionaire out of $450 million.

A federal civil rights agency filed a discrimination lawsuit Tuesday against the New York Times, claiming that the new organization passed over a white male employee for a promotion in favor of a lesser qualified woman to meet its diversity goals.

The price of a gallon of regular gasoline climbed 31 cents in the past week, spiking to an average of $4.48 per gallon Tuesday, according to AAA.

Spirit Airlines has secured court approval to begin dismantling the once-busy budget carrier and sell its parts to pay creditors.

The Trump administration has filed a lawsuit against Denver and its police department seeking to strike down an assault weapons ban that’s been in place for Colorado’s largest city since 1989.

The man accused of throwing a Molotov cocktail at the San Francisco home of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has pleaded not guilty to charges of attempted murder, attempted arson and other charges.

President Donald Trump’s deals with drugmakers requiring many of their U.S. prescription prices to drop could save the economy $529 billion over the next decade.

U.S. job openings were essentially unchanged at 6.9 million in March, another sign the American labor remained sluggish even before the full impact of the Iran war hit the economy.

Mina Kimes is taking over as television host of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, and the ESPN NFL analyst hopes to use her outsider’s perspective to capture the excitement of the 101-year-old competition.

President Donald Trump says he has paused the U.S. effort to guide stranded commercial vessels from the Strait of Hormuz to finalize a deal with Iran to end the war.

Romania’s pro-European coalition has collapsed after lawmakers voted in favor of a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan.

President Donald Trump says he is pausing the U.S. effort to guide stranded vessels out of the Strait of Hormuz to allow time for a deal to end the Iran war, but that the American forces’ blockade of Iranian ports would remain in place.