Juan Soto’s home debut with the New York Mets was a huge success.

The Rev. Al Sharpton has written to the CEO of PepsiCo giving the company three weeks to meet with him — or suffer a boycott — to discuss reversing the company’s recent move to do away with its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, according to a letter shared with The Associated Press.

The huge swings rocking Wall Street and the global economy may feel far from normal.

Most of the numbers on Wall Street this week were bright red, but not all of them.

If you somehow scored a Met Gala invite but can't figure out what to wear, fear not.

The New York Islanders approved forward Anthony Duclair’s request to spend time away from the team and reflect in the wake of being publicly criticized for playing “god-awful” by coach Patrick Roy.

Zac Posen reflects on his journey to revitalize the Gap brand with his first collection for the high-end GapStudio.

Bruce Springsteen knows what his fans want.

Bodega cats in New York City are widely loved feline workers in the Big Apple's convenience stores.

Every year fact-checkers celebrate and highlight their work on April 2.

American authors Elizabeth Strout and Miranda July are among finalists for the Women’s Prize for Fiction.

U.S. stocks whipped through another dizzying day of trading, but the mood on Wall Street turned sour after President Donald Trump unveiled sweeping new tariffs against nearly all U.S. trading partners, an action that could drastically remake the global economy.

Major League Baseball’s average salary broke the $5 million barrier on opening day for the first time, according to a study by The Associated Press.

Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton said he'll continue using a torpedo bat whenever he returns from pain in both elbows, but also declined to say whether he thought using the new model might have caused his injury.

A Cornell University student facing deportation after his visa was revoked over campus activism said he decided to leave the United States.

Markets around the world continue to sink on fears about President Donald Trump's protectionist trade policies, and investors keep plowing money into gold, with futures hitting another record high.

For once, things are working out for Wile E.

Mortgage company Rocket Cos.

President Donald Trump’s fast-approaching “Liberation Day” sent stock markets swinging sharply worldwide.

Aaron Judge homered in his first at-bat, Jazz Chisholm Jr. homered twice and the New York Yankees went deep four more times in a 12-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday, a day after becoming the third team in major league history to hit nine homers in a game.

New torpedo bats drew attention when the New York Yankees hit a team-record nine homers that traveled a combined 3,695 feet.

Aaron Judge combined with Paul Goldschmidt and Cody Bellinger to go deep on the first three pitches from Nestor Cortes, then hit two more homers as the New York Yankees set a team record with nine home runs against the Milwaukee Brewers.

Breanna Stewart has re-signed with the New York Liberty.

Steph Curry has a deal with a Random House Publishing Group imprint that you could call a 3-point play.

Columbia University's interim president Katrina Armstrong has resigned, returning to her post running the New York school's medical center.

The Sex Pistols will tour North America for the first time since 2003 this fall.

By the time a film arrives on movie screens, its makers often strive to find ways to articulate how relevant it is, how it speaks to now.

If you know or suspect you can’t pay the taxes you owe this tax season, you should still file a return with that information, or file for an extension.

Austin Wells became the first catcher to hit a leadoff homer on opening day, Anthony Volpe also went deep and the New York Yankees began their AL pennant defense with a 4-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers.

The White House has pulled Rep. Elise Stefanik’s nomination to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.

The latest “Hunger Games” novel sold more than 1.5 million copies worldwide during its first week, the biggest opening ever for Suzanne Collins’ blockbuster series.

A county clerk in New York has refused to file a more than $100,000 judgment from Texas against a New York doctor accused of prescribing abortion pills to a woman near Dallas.

Ella Langley leads the nominees for the 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards with eight nods to her name.

Salman Rushdie has a collection of novellas and short stories coming out this fall.

Wall Street edged lower after getting pulled in opposite directions as President Donald Trump’s latest tariff escalation creates winners and losers among auto stocks.

The Associated Press and Trump administration are due back in court in their fight over access to presidential events.

A federal judge has ruled that The New York Times and other newspapers can proceed with a copyright lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft seeking to end the practice of using their stories to train artificial intelligence chatbots.

Chris Hemsworth’s Thor, Anthony Mackie’s Captain America, Sebastian Stan’s Bucky Barnes, Tom Hiddleston's Loki and Paul Rudd’s Ant-Man are all back in the “Avengers” ensemble.

A prosecutor says a Florida woman engaged in a “brazen fraud” by selling her student aid startup to JPMorgan Chase & Co. for $175 million after dramatically exaggerating its customer base.

Copper prices have hit record highs as an ongoing trade war between the U.S. and its key trading partners threatens to squeeze supplies of the vital metal.

The United States is on track to hit its statutory debt ceiling — the so-called X-date when the country runs short of money to pay its bills— as early as August without a deal between lawmakers and the White House.

The Episcopal bishop who in January angered President Donald Trump by appealing to him to show mercy to migrants in the country illegally and to the LGBTQ+ community has a deal for two books for young people.

On a night when Josh Hart broke a New York Knicks franchise record that stood for 56 years, he decided to give the game ball to a teammate who played three minutes.

Drops for Nvidia, Tesla and other former superstars dragged Wall Street lower.

A federal judge has ruled that a Columbia University student who faces potential deportation for participating in a pro-Palestinian protest cannot be detained by immigration officials for now.

Tony Brown, June Carter and Kenny Chesney have been invited to join the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Napster, a brand that was notoriously connected to music piracy before reemerging as a subscription music service, has been sold to Infinite Reality for $207 million.

Wall Street followed up one of its best days of the last year with a quiet day of trading.

A surge of grant cancellations hit researchers focused on the health of gay, lesbian and transgender people last week, as the Trump administration continues to target what it describes as ideologically driven science.

Stocks closed broadly higher as Wall Street navigates through the uncertainty of a trade war.

Major League Baseball has removed references to “diversity” from its MLB Careers home page following an executive order by President Donald Trump that could lead to possible federal action against organizations using DEI programs in contravention of his administration’s interpretation of civil rights law.

Columbia University agreed to implement a host of policy changes, including overhauling its rules for protests and conducting an immediate review of its Middle Eastern studies department.

Tuberculosis continued to rise again in the U.S. last year, reaching its highest levels in more than a dozen years.

Thousands of eggs have been handed out across New York City as part of a free giveaway.

An ancient bronze griffin head, stolen nearly a century ago, has been returned to the Archaeological Museum of Olympia.

U.S. stocks shook off a weak start and ended slightly higher, enough to break a four-week losing streak.

The largely private relationship between Quinta Brunson and her husband of three years is over.

A real estate businessman who aided a Chinese effort to pressure an expatriate to return home has been sentenced to over a year in a U.S. prison.

The Trump administration has pushed back a Friday deadline for New York to end its new $9 toll on most drivers entering Manhattan.

Venus will pass between the Earth and sun during what’s called an inferior conjunction.

More workers have reported feeling disconnected from their organization’s purpose and unclear on how to meet expectations since the coronavirus pandemic changed the way we work.

U.S. stock indexes edged lower following another reminder that big, unsettling policy changes are underway because of President Donald Trump, along with more signals suggesting the U.S. economy remains solid for now.

An FBI agent who has criticized the bureau was arrested this week on charges of illegally disclosing classified information.

Sia has filed for divorce from second husband Daniel Bernard after two years of marriage.

U.S. stock indexes are rising as Wall Street waits to hear what the Federal Reserve will say about where interest rates may be heading.

U.S. stocks climbed after the Federal Reserve said the economy still looks healthy enough to keep interest rates where they are.

A European space telescope launched to explore the dark universe has released a trove of new data on distant galaxies.

Award-winning actor Courtney B.

A Hollywood writer-director has been arrested on charges that he swindled $11 million from Netflix for a sci-fi show that never aired, instead steering the cash toward cryptocurrency investments and a series of lavish purchases that included a fleet of Rolls-Royces and a Ferrari.

A thief who swiped a golden toilet from an English palace has been convicted along with an accomplice who helped cash in on the spoils of the 18-carat work of art valued at more than $6 million.

U.S. births rose slightly last year, but experts don’t see it as evidence of reversing a long-term decline.

If Ellen Pompeo was going to find a new role after 20 years as a series regular on ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy,” it had to be good.

Tracy Morgan says he is doing OK and that food poisoning was to blame for his taking ill during Monday's Knicks-Heat game.

Bookstores worldwide hosted midnight parties for “Sunrise on the Reaping,” the fifth installment in Suzanne Collins' “Hunger Games” series.

The U.S. still has a major case of French bulldog fever.

Wall Street swung back down, and its former superstars once again led the way.

Actor and comedian Tracy Morgan got sick in the second half of the Heat-Knicks game, interrupting the action at Madison Square Garden.

The band Semisonic is pushing back at the White House for using their hit song “Closing Time” over a social media post that shows a shackled deportee.

Alicia Keys, Dolly Parton and Neil Diamond, step aside.

Iguanas may have pulled off a 5000 mile voyage on a raft of floating vegetation to get to Fiji.

PepsiCo said Monday it’s acquiring the prebiotic soda brand Poppi for $1.95 billion.

U.S. stocks climbed again as Wall Street's wild roller-coaster ride veers back upward.

RJ Luis Jr. scored all but two of his 29 points after halftime and No. 6 St. John’s made 14 straight shots from the field in the second half to beat Creighton 82-66 for its first Big East Tournament title in 25 years.

Zuby Ejiofor scored a career-high 33 points, a St. John’s record in the Big East Tournament, and the sixth-ranked Red Storm pulled away from No. 25 Marquette 79-63 to reach the conference championship game for the first time in 25 years.

Amid widespread economic turmoil, the price of gold has soared to another record high.

A top U.S. Justice Department official says the department is investigating whether Columbia University concealed “illegal aliens” on its campus.

If the Xavier Musketeers get left out of the NCAA Tournament, they’ll look back at their latest game as a missed opportunity.

LeBron James flew back to California for treatment on his left groin strain and will miss the rest of the Los Angeles Lakers’ four-game trip.

Kam Jones scored 28 points to surpass 2,000 for his career and No. 25 Marquette rallied past Xavier 89-87 in the Big East Tournament quarterfinals.

RJ Luis Jr. scored 20 points and No. 6 St. John’s romped to a 78-57 blowout of Butler in their Big East Tournament quarterfinal.

Discount carrier Spirit Airlines has emerged from bankruptcy protection.

Universities across the U.S. have announced hiring freezes due to the risk of federal funding cuts under President Donald Trump’s administration.

The IOC has signed a $3 billion deal with its long-time United States broadcast partner NBC for the 2034 Salt Lake City Olympics and the 2036 Summer Games.

Model and entrepreneur Ashley Graham will make her Broadway debut this spring in the musical “Chicago,” adding her celebrity to a show that skewers celebrity culture.

Aaron Rodgers is officially no longer a member of the New York Jets.

Wall Street’s sell-off hit a new low following President Donald Trump’s latest escalation in his trade war.

The U.S. Agriculture Department is ending two pandemic-era programs that provided more than $1 billion for schools and food banks to purchase food from local farmers and producers.

Egg prices again reached a record high in February, as the bird flu continues to run rampant and Easter and Passover approach.

A Louisiana woman has pleaded not guilty to a felony after allegedly getting abortion pills from a New York doctor and giving them to her teenage daughter to terminate a pregnancy.

A person with knowledge of the deal tells The Associated Press that the New York Jets and former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Justin Fields have agreed to a two-year contract worth $40 million.