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Oil prices keep falling, while US stocks hang near their record highs

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market is holding near its records Thursday as oil prices keep dropping on hopes that a deal may be nearing to allow tankers to carry crude once again from the...

Man with weapon arrested near home of the former Prince Andrew in England

LONDON (AP) — A man has been arrested for possessing an offensive weapon near the home of the former Prince Andrew, police said Thursday. Norfolk Police said that the arrest came Wednesday a...

Tennessee lawmakers to vote on new US House map sought by Trump that carves up Memphis

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Tennessee are debating a plan Thursday that could carve up a majority-Black congressional district, reshaping it to the GOP's advantage as par...

Tornadoes cut across Mississippi as severe storms damage 500 homes

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Powerful storms that included at least three tornadoes tore through several Mississippi counties, damaging around 500 homes, uprooting trees and injuring at least 17 pe...

Russia says Ukraine launched a major drone attack after Moscow shunned ceasefire offer

Russian air defenses shot down 347 Ukrainian drones overnight, Russia’s Defense Ministry said Thursday, in what appeared to be a major attack after Moscow spurned Kyiv’s ceasefire earlier in...

Iran reviewing US proposal as Trump pressures Tehran for agreement on deal to end war

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran said it was reviewing the latest American proposals to end the war after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened the country with a new wave of bombing...

British voters cast ballots in local elections seen as a verdict on Keir Starmer's leadership

LONDON (AP) — British voters cast ballots Thursday in local and regional elections that could shake up the country's politics and deliver a heavy blow to embattled Prime Minister Keir Starme...

Dozens of passengers left hantavirus-stricken cruise ship after 1st fatality

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — More than two dozen passengers from at least 12 different countries left a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak on April 24 without contact tracing, ...

Rubio makes fence-mending visit to the Vatican after Trump's broadsides against Pope Leo XIV

VATICAN CITY (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio made a fence-mending visit to the Vatican on Thursday to underscore strong bilateral ties, after U.S. President Donald Trump’s broadsi...

FDA's new playbook: Lots of media announcements but not much rulemaking

WASHINGTON (AP) — In one of his first major announcements as health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called a news conference to unveil a plan to “phase out” synthetic food dyes. Food and Dr...

The Latest: Rubio meets with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican after Trump’s criticism over Iran

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio discussed “efforts to achieve a durable peace in the Middle East” in talks at the Vatican on Thursday aimed at easing tensions following U.S. President Do...

Clarence Thomas becomes the second longest-serving justice in Supreme Court history

WASHINGTON (AP) — The first baby boomer on the Supreme Court hit a milestone on Thursday, becoming the second-longest serving justice in history at a time when his influence has never seemed...
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