Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney drew international attention earlier this year by warning that middle powers such as Canada must resist economic coercion.

Gas station giant Buc-ee’s has sparked a backlash in Ohio over one of its frequent trademark infringement lawsuits.

The union for Boston Symphony Orchestra musicians has authorized the first strike in the ensemble's 145-year history.

Chinese humanoid robots have set records including beating Usain Bolt's 100-meter sprint record at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing.

Canada and the United States have long had one of the world's closest and most durable alliances.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has been increasingly seen secluding herself at home.

Bitcoin and gold shot higher this week, with both getting a boost from some frantic action surrounding the bond market, and the cryptocurrency also benefiting from activity in Washington.

As climate change makes cities around the world unlivable, one city is using art and new infrastructure to adapt.

Ranchers in northern Mexico are preparing to resume cattle exports to the U.S. as a yearlong ban ends.

The hard-line new leader of Iran’s top security body is threatening neighbors against joining new U.S. efforts to squeeze Tehran’s economy and saying the U.S. has increased global nuclear insecurity.

The United States and Canada have fallen deeper into a trade war.

TikTok has reached a $400 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice, ending a 2024 lawsuit alleging the company violated federal children’s privacy laws.

The editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes says the Pentagon has fired him as well as its publisher and a reporter.

Tesla and other Chinese carmakers are recalling more than 4 million vehicles over safety concerns including risks tied to their door handles.

President Donald Trump has announced his administration will temporarily allow more beef imports into the U.S. without triggering higher tariffs.

The former CEO of Abercrombie & Fitch has been ruled mentally competent to stand trial for alleged sex trafficking after being hospitalized for months for dementia and Alzheimer’s symptoms.

Israeli settlers have killed a Palestinian teenager after a rock-throwing incident in the occupied West Bank.

Tehran’s grocery stores are well-stocked, but many Iranian families can barely afford the basics.

U.S. stocks rose and trimmed their losses from a shaky week.

Interest rates rebounded Thursday despite efforts by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to put a lid on longer-term borrowing costs.

President Donald Trump has voiced strong support for AI and data centers, emphasizing their economic benefits and importance in the global AI race.

The Trump administration is increasing pressure on Cuba by imposing more economic penalties on industries in the heavily sanctioned socialist country.

Employers are increasingly using technology to monitor the whereabouts, productivity and communications of workers.

To compete in the increasingly commercialized world of college sports, a growing number of universities are turning to nonprofits, limited liability companies and other “associated entities” to generate more revenue.

Six million people are facing acute food insecurity in Somalia while the World Food Program only has a tenth of the resources to help than it did during the country's last hunger crisis.

Brazil is becoming a key player in the rare earth minerals market.

Fewer people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, another sign that layoffs remain low and that most Americans enjoy job security.

The premier of a Canadian province launched a blistering attack on U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday, calling him a “bad person” and “not to be trusted” and urging Canada to keep fighting rather than rush to make concessions in trade talks with Washington.

Walmart reported its slowest growth in U.S. comparable sales in six years during its most recent quarter, and it offered a reserved upgraded outlook.

A growing number of states are providing tax dollars to university athletics.

The relief that swept the bond market just a day earlier disappeared as oil prices, worries about high inflation and the U.S. government’s debt kept rising.

A Chinese court has sentenced Hui Ka Yan, founder of property developer Evergrande, to life in prison.

The national debt has surpassed a record $40 trillion, highlighting the impact of defense costs, social programs, and interest on the deficit.

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A former engineering director at Meta who has testified before Congress about child safety on Instagram told jurors at a landmark trial that the company took a “don’t ask, don’t tell” approach on kids under 13 on its platforms.

Many Federal Reserve officials think the central bank will have to lift its key short-term interest rate in the coming months if inflation doesn’t subside, minutes of the Fed’s meeting last month showed.

Companies that secretly vary prices based on how much they think individual customers will pay could face federal charges under a proposed Federal Trade Commission policy.

President Donald Trump has picked Dr. Heidi Overton to lead the Food and Drug Administration.

Moderna shares more than doubled after announcing initial results from a study of an experimental cancer treatment.

The first New World screwworm outbreak in Texas in 60 years is hindering efforts to move rescued dogs and cats out of crowded animal shelters to states where they would be adopted.

The United Arab Emirates has suspended all trade with Iran after it said it had come under renewed fire from the country.

Seven people, including five American citizens, have been killed in a safari helicopter crash in a remote part of northern Kenya.

Target says it has more evidence that a merchandising overhaul under its new CEO is attracting more customers and improving sales.

Millions more people may be able to get smaller, lightweight Amazon packages delivered by drones by the end of the year under a plan the company announced Wednesday to expand the airborne shipping to suburban areas in nearly 500 U.S. cities.

Shares of Unitree, one of China's largest humanoid robot makers, have soared as much as 629% in its public stock trading debut in Shanghai.

China has successfully recaptured the first stage of a rocket on land for the first time, state media reports, as the country seeks to advance its space program.

U.S. stocks rose after the Treasury Department made a move to ease pressure emanating from the bond market.

More governors are shifting their stances or taking more steps to squeeze data centers, as the midterm elections near and public opinion sours on the energy-hungry behemoths.

A new study reveals that flight attendants and pilots face the highest risk of dying from radiation-related cancers, even more than people working with radioactive materials.

OpenAI is launching a version of ChatGPT designed for teenagers.

Home Depot’s sales improved during its fiscal second quarter as customers spent more during the summer months and concentrated on smaller projects.

Opening statements started Tuesday in a pivotal trial for Meta Platforms in a California federal court, where states are seeking billions of dollars in damages for social media harms to children.

Wall Street pulled further from its all-time high as AI stocks got back to sinking.

Colombian superstar Shakira pledged to help rebuild at least 10 schools in a remote region of her home country after a devastating earthquake struck last week.

Los Angeles Lakers governor Jeanie Buss is legally contesting her siblings’ plan to sell the family’s remaining 17.8% minority ownership stake in the team to Josh Kushner and Bob Iger, according to a letter obtained by The Associated Press.

Major League Baseball’s team owners unanimously have approved the sale of the San Diego Padres to an investor group led by private equity billionaire José E.

The number of people worth more than $100 million whom President Donald Trump has appointed to his administration is more than four times the combined total of the three previous presidents.

The 60-day deadline for an agreement to end the Iran war and resolve the dispute over its nuclear program is expiring.

U.S. stocks slipped further from their record heights after rising oil prices cranked up the pressure on inflation and financial markets.

Day after day over recent weeks, Ukrainian drones have pummeled giant depots belonging to Wildberries, the country’s biggest online retailer, burning estimated billions of dollars’ worth of merchandise and bringing the war home to the broad public.

Of the thousands of lawsuits Meta faces over child safety on its platforms, none may be more consequential than one going to trial this week in California.

Authorities have lifted a U.S. security alert that halted avocado exports from Michoacán, Mexico's main avocado-producing state.

Berkshire Hathaway is increasing its stake in Google’s parent company, Alphabet.

A small but growing body of research shows that GLP-1 drugs often used to treat obesity may also work for the hormonal disorder known as PMOS.

Iran says Qatar is holding three of its pilots who were reportedly captured when their jets were downed early in the war, but Qatar denies the allegations.

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva says his government has triggered an economic reciprocity law against U.S. tariffs.

A consortium containing Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin is buying a minority stake in Premier League club Liverpool.

Reddit will join the S&P 500 next week, giving the wide-ranging online forum a boost in prestige and investments.

Luigi Mangione’s guilty plea to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson resolves one of two cases against him.

Americans unexpectedly cut their spending in July by the biggest drop since May 2025, raising doubts about the resiliency of consumers who have kept spending and powering the economy despite the rising costs of daily expenses.

Colombia is grappling with the aftermath of a 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck Monday, affecting a large part of the western region.

The United Arab Emirates has blamed Iran for firing drones at two tankers operated by a state-owned oil company in the Strait of Hormuz.

U.S. stocks edged back from their all-time high following the latest economic report to come in surprisingly weak.

As traumatic injuries and deaths continue to surge among the youngest e-bike riders, officials across the country are taking different paths to tackle a growing epidemic.

Luigi Mangione is expected to plead guilty as early as Friday in the federal case accusing him of stalking and killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a stunning development in a case that rattled business leaders while galvanizing their critics, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Investigators say broken engine parts shattered a window on a Ryanair plane shortly after takeoff in Greece last month, causing a man’s head to be sucked into the hole in the fuselage before his fellow passengers pulled him to safety.

The top editor of Forbes has left his job after reportedly being fired for accepting $6 million from the founder of a firm that works with the magazine.

Wall Street will get financial updates from some of the nation’s biggest retailers this week, along with more details from the Federal Reserve’s most recent meeting.

The Trump White House reports that countries are routing exports through third nations to avoid U.S. tariffs, causing tax revenue losses of $19 billion to $26 billion annually.

A company that operates a vast nationwide network of automated cameras that record the license plate numbers and other characteristics of all passing vehicles every day is making changes to its platform.

Wholesale inflation dropped last month as gas prices reversed some of their Iran war spike and other costs also cooled, a sign that consumer inflation could grind lower in the months ahead.

U.S. applications for unemployment benefits rose last week, but layoffs remain at historically healthy levels.

The biggest obstacles to President Donald Trump’s order on vaccines may be the logistical challenges it poses for parents, health providers and drugmakers in the United States.

In a story published Aug. 13, 2026, about tariff refunds, the name of Best Buy’s CEO was misspelled.

The U.S. stock market rose to a record following the latest sign that inflation is getting less bad.

Brazil’s Supreme Court has upheld state laws denying tax incentives to farmers who adhered to the country's soy moratorium.

Latin music stars Marc Anthony, Feid, and others are set to perform at a benefit concert in Miami on Sunday to raise money for those affected by recent earthquakes in Venezuela and Colombia.

President Donald Trump was sued in federal court Wednesday to stop him from making money off a new, paid service at his Truth Social company offering early, exclusive access to his posts on U.S. policy.

An array of creative promotions has played at least a small role in an MLB-wide average attendance of 29,618 through Tuesday’s games, the highest such number for a full season since 2017.

Jury selection began Wednesday in Meta’s federal trial over claims its platforms have harmed youth mental health and track children in violation of federal law.

The Los Angeles Lakers are being sold for the second time in a year, going to businessmen Josh Kushner and Bob Iger for a record-breaking price.

Google on Wednesday unveiled its latest lineup of Pixel phones, with slimmer cameras that include more a powerful zoom and artificial intelligence features designed to help users accomplish things with fewer taps and swipes.

A giant replica of a kitchen cabinet has been unveiled outdoors in a northern Indiana town.

Former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji has died, according to state media.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened retaliation against Western seizures of Russian commercial vessels, calling them "piracy."

Millions of people crowded cloudless cities and towns in Spain in search of the best views of a total solar eclipse, when the alignment of the sun, moon and Earth briefly plunged parts of the planet into darkness.

Wall Street finished just shy of a record after several AI stocks reported better growth for the spring than analysts expected, while a report showed inflation across the United States was slightly less bad last month.

Hiroshi Okuda, the former chief executive of Toyota who led the Japanese automaker’s stellar rise in global markets, has died at 93.

Civil rights groups and researchers pleaded at a public hearing Tuesday for a federal agency to continue its annual collection of workplace demographic data.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers may soon be outfitted with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks that are intended to gain compliance from combative individuals.