U.S. futures are ahead of key economic data and continued uncertainty about the conflict in Iran that is hanging over markets despite what the Trump administration has described as a potential deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Aaron Judge has been cleared to begin light workout activity, and the New York Yankees captain said he will return this season from the broken rib that’s sidelined him since May 31.

Scientists have captured images of the sun’s surface in the finest detail yet.

When CBS ended “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” earlier this year, it also shuttered the program’s robust music offerings.

Stocks held close to their records on Wall Street, while oil prices were relatively steady.

George Lombard Jr. homered in a memorable big league debut and the New York Yankees beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0.

The U.S. stock market rallied to records as companies kept piling up profits and oil prices eased.

Alec Burleson hit three two-run homers, including a drive into the second deck in right field that capped a seven-run eighth inning as the St. Louis Cardinals outslugged the New York Yankees 13-7 after blowing a six-run lead.

The Chicago Cubs have acquired pitcher Clay Holmes and outfielder Tyrone Taylor from the last-place New York Mets for touted infield prospect Jefferson Rojas.

Capital One closed President Donald Trump’s accounts in mid-2021 after flagging financial activity that resembled money laundering.

U.S. stocks rallied to the edge of their all-time high after easing oil prices helped calm Wall Street’s worries that inflation could get even worse.

A Supreme Court decision allowing the Trump administration to end temporary protected status for hundreds of thousands of Haitians is rippling far beyond immigration courts.

Anthropic says its AI models hacked into three organizations during testing.

Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason jr. has responded to the news that BTS will not submit their music for consideration at the forthcoming 2027 Grammy Awards.

A monster day for Microsoft following signals that its big spending on AI is translating into profits led a powerful rebound on Wall Street, while AI stocks regained some of their sharp recent losses.

The Fifth Amendment is part of the U.S. Constitution's Bill of Rights and protects against self-incrimination.

FIFA has lodged disciplinary charges against two Argentina players for striking Spain opponents moments after the World Cup final.

President Donald Trump and his administration are asking the Supreme Court to dismiss an $83 million defamation verdict won by writer E.

K-pop powerhouse BTS say they will not submit their music for consideration at the forthcoming Grammys.

Oil prices got back to jumping, while sinking technology stocks dragged Wall Street lower amid uncertainty about what the Federal Reserve will do to get high inflation under control.

CBS's "60 Minutes" has announced a slate of new correspondents and contributors for its 59th season.

Elon Musk's social media company X, previously Twitter, has launched X Money, a bank account-like service for users to send money to each other.

Most U.S. stocks rose after Coca-Cola and other companies reported stronger profits for the spring than analysts expected.

Carly Simon, the singer known for “Nobody Does It Better” and other hits, has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.

Stocks drifted to a mixed close on Wall Street and oil prices fell after the U.S. and Iran paused their attacks while work resumed on restarting negotiations to end their war.

“The Odyssey” continues to captivate audiences in its second weekend, raking in $87 million in North American theaters.

Shohei Ohtani has skipped a tentatively scheduled bullpen session and Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts says the two-way superstar won't throw off a mound again until his irritated left knee feels 100%.

Trump’s tariffs are headed to court — again.

Gabby Thomas chose to view herself as “healing” instead of “injured” last year.

The U.S. Navy is backing away from statements that it would begin to restrict press and public access to sailors’ service histories.

Major League Baseball is cracking down on José Caballero's batting routine, saying it amounts to deception.

Industry data and analytics company Luminate has found that the 2026 World Cup halftime performers experienced considerable jumps in the streams of the songs they performed live at the final on Sunday.

Stephen Curry is headed to the Hall of Fame, making more basketball history with a first-of-its-kind exhibit for an active player.

Baseball players have proposed expanding eligibility for the amateur draft rather than decreasing it, maintaining 20 rounds of selections and moving it back to June.

A federal judge has approved a $1.5 billion copyright settlement involving AI company Anthropic.

More gains for makers of computer chips and other AI winners carried Wall Street higher.

FIFA has opened an investigation after Spain’s celebrations on beating Argentina in the World Cup final took an ugly turn when players briefly clashed on the field.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched a four-hitter for his first regular-season complete game in 66 major league starts, and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees 8-2 in the opener of their day-night doubleheader.

Madonna opened the World Cup halftime show with her 2000 dance-pop hit “Music,” joined by star Brazilian soccer players of yesteryear, Ronaldo and Ronaldinho.

Aaron Judge's broken rib hasn't fully healed, and the New York Yankees star hasn't been cleared to resume baseball activities.

A 40-year-old New York man faces hate crime charges following a confrontation with “Today" show host Craig Melvin at NBC’s studio in Manhattan.

President Donald Trump's media company is planning to charge for special high-speed access to Truth Social posts, including possibly his own affecting national security and financial markets.

Major League Baseball is set to have its earliest opening day next year on March 24 except for international games — if there is an opening day.

Federal safety investigators say the driver of a runaway Tesla that killed a grandmother in her home last month had pressed the accelerator to full speed, suggesting the vehicle’s self-driving software was not to blame.

When wildfires burn, smoke can travel long distances and degrade air quality far away, posing risks to those breathing it.

Shoppers slowed their spending in June from May, but excluding business at the gas pump, shoppers showed resilience despite economic uncertainty as they bought cars and took advantage of summer sales events.

LeBron James remains undecided about where he'll play this season.

The twice-yearly changing of the clocks could be a thing of the past if legislation currently in Congress that calls for permanent daylight time makes it through.

Subaru of America is recalling over 541,000 Crosstrek, Forester and Ascent vehicles in the U.S. due to an inaccurate label.

FIFA has announced a star-studded lineup for the closing ceremony of the World Cup.

Court records show writer E.

New York is blocking new large data centers that fuel artificial intelligence for up to a year to protect the environment and energy grid.

Stocks rose after a report showed U.S. inflation was not as bad last month as economists expected.

Hundreds of economists urge immediate action to address AI's potential impact on the economy.

Anya Taylor-Joy stars in “Lucky,” a new Apple TV crime thriller set in the California desert.

Astronomers have detected a type of sugar in space that’s also found in raspberries.

Suki Waterhouse started working on “Loveland,” her third record, immediately after she released her 2024 sophomore album, “Memoir of A Sparklemuffin.”.

World Cup ticket resale prices dropped for quarterfinal matches following the elimination of co-hosts United States and Mexico, and FIFA has nearly 1,200 seats on sale for the final at $7,380.

Stocks rose, and oil prices eased as financial markets calmed a day after President Donald Trump raised doubts about the temporary truce in the war with Iran.

Michigan is experiencing its largest outbreak of a parasitic infection that causes severe diarrhea.

Justin Bieber will bring his swag to the World Cup’s Super Bowl-style halftime show.

The potential unraveling of a fragile truce between Iran and the United States has renewed anxiety over fuel prices.

A new analysis of early rate filings shows that Affordable Care Act insurers are proposing another year of double-digit premium increases.

Tyler Tolbert of the Kansas City Royals has tied a major league record with hits in 12 consecutive plate appearances.

Wall Street banks have high hopes for SpaceX but at the moment shares of Elon Musk’s rocket market appear to be earthbound.

The roller-coaster ride for AI stocks snapped back down and dragged Wall Street lower.

New federal data reveals the first 50-state look at a steep drop in Affordable Care Act enrollment after enhanced subsidies expired in January.

A rebound for AI stocks lifted the U.S. market.

A Delta Air Lines flight and a high-flying firework reportedly came into contact in the sky above Chicago as the city celebrated the Fourth of July holiday.

Several days of scorching temperatures are suspected to have caused at least 19 deaths in New Jersey as a heat dome that had settled above parts of the central and eastern United States gives way to severe storms that have knocked out power to close to 1 million homes and businesses.

Police in New York City say a shooting at a Fourth of July cookout near the Coney Island beach left eight people wounded, including four children.

Authorities in California say former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's husband has been involved in a hit-and-run and could face misdemeanor charges.

JuJu Smith-Schuster, Cooper Kupp and many other NFL players and other prominent sports figures made up part of the star-studded crowd for Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift’s wedding at Madison Square Garden.

After weeks of complaints from frustrated fans, StubHub is being sued by customers who say the ticket reseller’s inability to fulfill orders crushed their dreams of going to World Cup.

Caitlin Clark was voted to start her third straight WNBA All-Star Game and will be joined by Indiana Fever teammates Kelsey Mitchell and Aliyah Boston.

Prosecutors say a skyscraper-scaling daredevil told police that he and his girlfriend climbed the Empire State Building’s antenna and unfurled a banner about love and peace because he wanted to “do something special” for their engagement.

Tesla car sales jumped over the past three months in a possible sign the worst of the boycotts against the automaker and lost market share to rivals are behind it.

The owner of AOL and other tech businesses hit Wall Street with a $1.7 billion initial public offering Wednesday.

A daredevil couple has been arrested after scaling the Empire State Building’s antenna and unfurling a banner about “the power of love” and peace.

The Trump administration has lifted restrictions on artificial intelligence company Anthropic’s latest versions of its Claude chatbot, ending a weekslong ban tied to cybersecurity concerns.

France forward Kylian Mbappé scored his 17th and 18th goals at the World Cup, moving one behind Lionel Messi on the tournament’s all-time list and tying him with the Argentina great in the race for the Golden Boot at this year's tournament with six apiece.

The U.S. Justice Department and 17 states have reached settlement agreements with three major egg producers over allegations of that the companies illegally colluded in a multiyear scheme to raises prices.

The Trump administration has frozen federal funding for New York's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit.

Filmmaker Pierre Coffin is the creator and chief practitioner of Minionese, but it’s a dialect — like most things Minions — that’s taken time to hone.

Heat can be dangerous, but health experts say there are ways to manage the threat.

The largest digital camera ever built is beginning to capture images of unseen corners of the universe in finer detail.

Forward Julian Champagnie is set to sign a new three-year, $45 million contract extension with the San Antonio Spurs, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania.

Democrats in 25 states and the District of Columbia are suing the Trump administration over its interpretation of new Medicaid work requirements.

Scientists have stumbled on a rare dinosaur fossil from Antarctica tucked in a drawer.

New federal figures show that about 3 million fewer people had Affordable Care Act health insurance plans in February compared with the same time last year.

Saks Global, the parent company of Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue and Bergdorf Goodman, officially emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy Friday with fewer stores, less debt, a more focused strategy to pamper the affluent — and a new name.

Texas born and bred country star Cody Johnson is seeing a surge in new fans after two decades in the industry.

New York prosecutors have dropped a rape charge against Harvey Weinstein instead of trying it a fourth time.

Gonzalo Plata poked the ball past Manuel Neuer in the 77th minute and Ecuador advanced to the knockout stage of the World Cup by rallying for a 2-1 win over Germany.

JPMorgan Chase promotes Doug Petno and Troy Rohrbaugh to copresidents, positioning them as potential successors to the bank's longtime CEO Jamie Dimon.

JPMorgan Chase plans to double its "Community Center" branches that focus on low-income neighborhoods.

A new study suggests humans and great apes have been giggling in similar ways dating back 15 million years.

Some of New York’s biggest basketball heroes were second-round draft picks.

A judge has barred the federal government from making arrests at immigration courts, a practice that took hold shortly after President Donald Trump took office last year.

California intends to sue the Trump administration over its deal to end an offshore wind project proposed off the state’s central coast.