Drop thousands of Argentina fans into Texas for the World Cup and the debate is inevitable.

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.

A federal appeals court has rejected the Environmental Protection Agency’s attempt to abandon a Biden-era rule that sets tough standards for deadly soot pollution.

OpenAI has restricted the release of its new AI model at the request of President Donald Trump's administration.

President Donald Trump is threatening a 100% tariff on imports from any country that imposes a tax on digital services provided by United States companies.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is calling for a national “billionaires' tax” and suggests the U.S. government should own a stake in AI companies.

The House Oversight Committee has served subpoenas to a billionaire investor who made payments to Jeffrey Epstein.

Most of the U.S. stock market rose after oil prices eased back to where they were before the war with Iran, but drops for AI stocks kept the market in check.

In designing the uniforms for this year's World Cup, Nike and other apparel makers sought to channel national pride and maximize comfort.

Major League Baseball proposed limiting most free agent contracts to five years and 15% of a team’s salary cap and to eliminate deferred compensation, fleshing out details of a salary cap plan likely to spark a confrontation with the players’ association that could lead to the first loss of regular-season games since 1995.

Explaining a gap on a resume can be daunting for people seeking work.

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.

The Supreme Court has struck down a Hawaii law requiring people to get permission to carry guns into places such as stores and hotels.

The Supreme Court has sided with the maker of Roundup weedkiller, blocking thousands of lawsuits alleging it failed to warn users the product could cause cancer.

The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge rose to a new three-year high in May as gas prices peaked, a sign rising costs could pose political problems for President Trump as midterm elections near.

The U.S. economy expanded at a solid and unexpected 2.1% annual pace from January through March, the Commerce Department reported Thursday in its final estimate of first-quarter growth.

Fewer Americans applied for jobless aid last week as layoffs remain low despite economic headwinds that are creating uncertainty for businesses.

A Paris court has ruled that energy company TotalEnergies must account for its consumers’ greenhouse gas emissions.

A United Nations agency paused the evacuation of ships through the Strait of Hormuz after the British military said a vessel was hit by a projectile off the coast of Oman.

The U.S. stock market drifted to a mixed finish after several AI stocks veered back up the roller coaster, while Apple shares dropped after hiking prices on many of its products.

A new AP-NORC poll shows that most Americans are inundated with scam attempts on a daily basis — and about 3 in 10 have personally lost money or personal information to scams.

Congressional Democrats are calling for investigations into renovations at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, as the ongoing drama over the president’s problem-plagued, $16 million rehabilitation project continues to roil the capital.

A sprawling legislative package aimed at lowering the cost of housing and spurring more home construction won broad bipartisan approval from Congress this week, but it’s hit a major roadblock in becoming law.

Abelardo de la Espriella, set to be Colombia’s president, has intensified debate over the future of the Amazon.

Agility Robotics, a maker of humanlike robots, is going public on Wall Street.

The national taxpayer advocate says the IRS did better than expected in issuing refunds during the 2026 tax season despite massive cuts to its workforce.

The Trump administration has reached a multi-state settlement with chemical giant Chemours Co. over years-long, illegal discharges of synthetic “forever chemicals” used to make products resistant to water, grease and stains.

Ukrainian forces have struck a major natural gas processing plant and two key satellite communications centers in Russia.

China’s premier defends the country's technological advancements as an opportunity to the world, not a threat.

Stocks wavered to a mixed close on Wall Street as losses for several tech giants including Microsoft weighed on the market.

Archaeologists say they have discovered a huge Viking Age textile production site in Denmark that dates back more than 1,000 years and underlines the sophistication of Viking society.

A problem with a communications system forced Germany’s railway system to halt all trains, leaving passengers stranded across the country.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance say their interim deal to end the war with Iran will deliver a financial windfall to American farmers.

AI "world models" are the next frontier for computer scientists who see too many limitations in the AI language models behind popular chatbots.

Tech companies are spending big on AI, but investors are getting nervous.

The Trump administration is providing $17.5 billion to speed the development of 10 new large nuclear reactors to meet the skyrocketing power demand from massive data centers.

The Justice Department has withdrawn subpoenas that sought to compel reporters at The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal to testify before a grand jury.

Philanthropic donations in the U.S. rose to $617 billion in 2025, marking a 3% increase from the previous year.

The Supreme Court has ruled that Exxon Mobil can sue Cuban state-owned companies in American courts over property on the island nation that was seized after Fidel Castro took power.

Andy Burnham is preparing for a Labour Party leadership contest that could make him Britain's prime minister within weeks.

President Donald Trump visited a Mack Trucks facility in Pennsylvania, for a speech meant to focusing on the economy.

Brexit fractured the European Union, and it broke British politics.

Ship traffic has picked up in the Strait of Hormuz since Iran and the U.S. signed an interim deal to end a war that's constricted global oil supplies.

Pullbacks in big technology companies sent indexes lower on Wall Street.

The top U.S. auto regulator has opened an investigation after a Tesla using an automated driving feature slammed into a Texas home at high speed and killed a 76-year-old woman standing inside.

The Senate has passed a bipartisan housing bill that aims to bring down home prices and increase supply.

World Cup tickets, flights and hotel rooms are expensive.

The Federal Reserve has for decades moved steadily from a remote, opaque government agency that shared little about what it did or why to a more transparent institution willing to explain how it makes decisions and what it thinks about the economy.

Milan Fashion Week has embraced simplicity amid economic uncertainty and geopolitical tensions.

Many homeowners hit by devastating Michigan floods had no insurance and no idea they were at risk — underscoring vulnerabilities throughout rural America as climate change causes more extreme weather.

Former U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan has died at the age of 100.

France is facing a grueling heat wave with temperatures soaring above 40 degrees Celsius, or 104 Fahrenheit.

U.S. stocks drifted through a mixed day of trading after oil prices eased and falling Big Tech stocks weighed on Wall Street.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced his resignation, forced out by his party after losing voter support.

China has announced sanctions on 10 American defense companies.

Qatar’s energy minister says an explosion killed at least 13 people at a key gas export terminal.

“Toy Story” still has a friend in moviegoers.

Officials in Russia-occupied Crimea have suspended civilian gasoline sales as Ukraine increases attacks on fuel supplies.

Rumors that Taylor Swift was planning to marry at her Rhode Island home this weekend have drawn fans, photographers and curious visitors to the seaside village of Watch Hill after a large tent appeared near her estate.

France is in the grips of a severe heat wave, leading to canceled trains, concerts and sports events.

Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz has declared a state of emergency to empower the military to remove road blockades.

A founder of Ubisoft, the global gaming company behind Assassin’s Creed, has been killed in a plane crash in western France.

The head of Latin America’s top development bank has made a case to Pope Leo XIV about the potential of rare earth mining.

U.S. and Iranian negotiators are on their way to a venue in Switzerland to discuss details of their interim agreement to halt the war.

One of the few Black-owned banks in the U.S. is introducing a debit card aimed at helping single mothers who live in government subsidized housing escape poverty.

Andy Burnham is a political insider turned outsider aiming to be Britain’s next prime minister.

Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group agreed to halt the heavy fighting in southern Lebanon that had threatened to unravel an interim peace agreement between the United States and Iran.

World shares are mixed, with markets in Greater China closed for holidays.

The World Cup has been delivering thrills on the pitch, but fans have flooded social media with complaints about tickets that never arrived, orders canceled at the last minute and hours spent trying to sort out problems between FIFA’s ticketing system and outside resale platforms.

A federal judge has extended his block on enforcement of an Ohio law that would require children under 16 to get parental consent to use social media apps while a legal challenge proceeds.

The death of an Indian teenager in New York's Central Park has intensified calls to ban horse-drawn carriages.

Cuba's Communist Party has approved an emergency economic package with unprecedented free-market measures.

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate fell this week, tracking Treasury yields that have retreated since a deal to end the war with Iran was announced.

Maritime data company Lloyd’s List Intelligence says major shipowners have begun moving vessels through the Strait of Hormuz.

The kits at the World Cup are mishmash of verve and color featuring elements of the competing nations' culture and history.

The White House says Vice President JD Vance is delaying his trip to Switzerland to lead nuclear negotiations with Iran.

Federal regulators have ordered regional grid operators to help large energy users connect more quickly to the nation’s inefficient and aging electric transmission system.

The Supreme Court has ruled against a broad federal ban on gun ownership by marijuana users.

The number of Americans applying for jobless aid fell modestly last week as layoffs remained in the same historically low range of recent years.

U.S. gas prices have fallen to just below $4 a gallon on average, bringing some relief to drivers who have seen soaring costs amid Washington’s war with Iran.

A new kind of flu vaccine is moving a step closer to the U.S. market.

The Bank of England is holding its main interest rate at 3.7% as the inflation pressures on the British economy have become more benign after the U.S. and Iran signed a deal to sign deal to end their war.

Ukraine has hit a major Moscow oil refinery for the second time in a week, disrupting hundreds of flights at the capital's airports.

Kansas City, Missouri, plans to boost security by installing facial recognition cameras on buses.

Stocks closed higher on Wall Street, taking back most of their losses from a day earlier that were driven by anticipation that the Federal Reserve will likely raise interest rates this year in an effort to fight inflation.

The U.S. Department of Labor is telling states they have to combat fraud, waste and abuse in their unemployment insurance programs.

For eight years, the United States has waged economic war on China, slapping big taxes on Chinese products before they enter America.

Shoppers stepped up their spending in May, surpassing economists’ expectations, as temperatures warmed and gasoline prices leveled off.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will leave the G7 summit without a formal meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump as the free trade agreement between the countries faces an uncertain future.

An initial agreement to end the war between the United States and Iran calls for Tehran to dilute its stockpile of highly enriched uranium and would waive sanctions on the country, immediately allowing Iran to sell its oil freely.

French President Emmanuel Macron is urging the U.S. not to keep cutting-edge AI to itself, calling for global cooperation on AI regulation.

U.S. stocks dropped on speculation the Federal Reserve may raise interest rates this year to keep a lid on inflation.

The Trump administration is helping one of Elon Musk’s companies fight a civil rights lawsuit that alleges it is illegally running dozens of natural gas turbines to power a $20 billion data center in Mississippi.

The Federal Reserve kept its key rate unchanged Wednesday yet nearly half the central bank’s policymakers said they could support a rate hike later this year, an unexpectedly aggressive outcome that would disappoint President Trump and suggests heightened concerns about persistent inflation.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang — whose work helped propel artificial intelligence — is stressing in an Associated Press interview that society has no choice but to change in the advent of AI.

African and Commonwealth nations have called for a swift implementation of a landmark treaty protecting the high seas.

Over the last month, “Obsession” has sent shock waves through Hollywood.

McDonald’s is frying up some apple pies to honor America’s 250th birthday.

Nvidia is betting on artificial intelligence to revive U.S. manufacturing.