AI stocks keep falling, while oil prices keep climbing
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — More swings for computer chip companies and other winners of the artificial-intelligence boom are yanking stock markets lower Friday. Oil prices, meanwhile, continue to climb because of the war with…
US airstrikes hit northern Iran as it disables ship trying to run the blockade
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States intensified its strikes targeting Iran early Thursday, hitting targets further north as American forces also fired into a ship it accused of trying to break its…
House passes bill to ‘ditch the switch’ and make daylight saving time permanent
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — There will be no turning back the clock if the House has its way. The House passed a bill Tuesday that would make daylight saving time permanent. Proponents, including the White House,…
US reimposes blockade and steps up strikes as Iran threatens to halt Mideast energy exports
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. reimposed a naval blockade on Iran and intensified its airstrike campaign Wednesday in retaliation for Tehran’s attacks on ships trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz….
Darline Graham Nordone, sister of Lindsey Graham, chosen to fulfill remainder of his US Senate term
By MEG KINNARD and JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Lindsey Graham’s sister, Darline Graham Nordone, has been named as his temporary replacement in the U.S. Senate after his unexpected death over the weekend. South Carolina Gov. Henry…
US and Iran each assert they control the Strait of Hormuz after another heavy exchange of fire
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States and Iran each asserted Monday they controlled the Strait of Hormuz after a weekend of attacks across the Middle East, further threatening any diplomacy to end…
Sam Neill, New Zealand actor who starred in ‘Jurassic Park’ and ‘The Piano,’ dies at 78
By MARK KENNEDY and CHARLOTTE GRAHAM-McLAY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Sam Neill, a smoothly elegant and versatile actor whose career moved from art film to blockbuster as he dodged velociraptors in “Jurassic Park” and played Holly Hunter’s…
Defense tries to sow doubt about evidence in Charlie Kirk’s killing
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press PROVO, Utah (AP) — Lawyers for the man accused of killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk tried to sow doubt about the case Friday, while a prosecutor countered that authorities have “overwhelming” evidence…
New attacks raise questions about what comes next in the Iran war
By WILL WEISSERT, FARNOUSH AMIRI and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he believes the ceasefire with Iran is over. He says he’s not sure he wants a deal anymore and says the U.S. should…
Trump warns Iran that US is preparing for more strikes after saying ceasefire is over
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — President Donald Trump warned Iran on Wednesday that the U.S. was preparing for another night of strikes, just hours after he said the ceasefire was over following Iranian attacks on American military sites in…