Asian shares have retreated despite a rebound for AI stocks that lifted stocks on Wall Street.

A tanker traveling off the coast of Oman in the Strait of Hormuz has caught on fire after being struck by a projectile.

A former Democratic commissioner of one of the country’s top civil rights agencies has dropped a lawsuit challenging her dismissal by President Donald Trump.

President Donald Trump is claiming credit for Walmart's recent price cuts, though the retailer's statement doesn't mention his administration's involvement.

U.S. prosecutors are setting the stage for seeking leniency at next week's sentencing for a Turkish-Iranian businessman who provided key testimony at a corruption trial nearly a decade ago related to sanctions against Iran.

Microsoft has announced it is cutting 4,800 jobs, including many in its Xbox division.

An AI program in the state of Utah has sparked a vigorous debate about the role of the technology in health care.

President Donald Trump has rung the opening bells for the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq from the Oval Office.

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

Nonprofits and companies want to unite Americans behind community service drives and patriotic brand activations in the nation's 250th year.

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.

A handful of countries in the OPEC+ oil-producing alliance are planning to increase their outputs modestly next month.

"Minions & Monsters" has topped the July Fourth weekend box office, narrowly beating "Toy Story 5."

Ukrainian drones have struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg as Kyiv ramps up bombardment of Russia’s oil infrastructure.

Small business owners in U.S. tourist destinations say they’re seeing more Americans sticking closer to home this summer.

A lavish gold ring encrusted with diamonds, sapphires, emeralds and rubies has been presented to the U.S. ambassador to Belgium to give to President Donald Trump.

Dawn and Cassius Spears would like to expand their farm’s reach beyond their farm stand, but it’s challenging.

A three-armed spacecraft is rushing to the rescue of a NASA telescope that’s in danger of crashing back to Earth.

A California farmer has been giving away free nectarines this week amid a legal dispute with a food market and distributing company claiming exclusive rights over the variety of white nectarine he grows.

Shares are mixed in Europe after a rally in Asia following the Dow Jones Industrial Average's latest record.

International soccer fans came to cheer the competing World Cup teams.

House Democrats allege consultants tied to President Donald Trump may have engaged in financial fraud related to the nation's 250th anniversary celebrations.

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.

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate fell this week to its lowest level since mid-May, easing borrowing costs for prospective homebuyers.

Extreme heat like the weather sweeping the eastern U.S. drives up energy demands for data centers, adding to their strain on power grids and worsening air quality for surrounding areas.

New polling from Ipsos Sports, provided exclusively to The Associated Press, shows that the World Cup has excited soccer fans and piqued many Americans’ interest, even as the sport continues to face an uphill climb to reach mainstream popularity in the United States.

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 Trump administration is proposing a new rule to keep hospitals from marking up discounted drugs for Medicare patients.

U.S. applications for jobless aid inched down last week as layoffs remain at historically healthy levels.

Judges at the European Union's top court have dismissed Google's appeal against a 4.1 billion euro antitrust fine.

Employment data offers a grim outlook for secretaries and administrative assistants in the age of artificial intelligence, but workers in the women-dominated occupation say the numbers don’t tell the whole story.

Iran’s joint military command has warned that all oil tankers moving through the Strait of Hormuz must use its approved routes or face a “forceful response.”.

Most U.S. stocks rose, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average set another record, but more drops for chip stocks and other AI winners kept indexes mixed.

China's Inner Mongolia is expanding both renewable energy and coal use.

Lawmakers have released a federal audit that found that only 25% of some $14 billion in federal funds obligated for Puerto Rico’s power grid after Hurricane Maria razed it almost a decade ago has reached the U.S. territory.

UPS never required the detailed inspections needed to spot the problem that allowed an engine to fly off one of its planes before it crashed and killed 15 people last fall even after Boeing recommended it years earlier.

Alibaba has agreed to pay $600 million to settle a dispute with the U.S. government.

The latest disclosure report listing President Donald Trump's financial holdings shows he took in about $1.2 billion last year from crypto holdings, overshadowing a real estate business that first brought him fame.

U.S. employers pulled back on hiring last month and added only 57,000 jobs, less than half the previous month’s total and a sign companies still have a cautious economic outlook.

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

French container shipping company CMA CGM Group said Wednesday it will buy FedEx Supply Chain, the third-party logistics subsidiary of FedEx for $1.4 billion, as it works to expand in the U.S. CMA CGM Group said the acquisition will triple the size of its own logistics arm, CEVA Logistics and help build its presence as a contract logistics provider in North America.

A Democratic member of Congress is calling for a federal investigation into the "rent now, pay later" industry.

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.

New Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said Wednesday that the central bank would remain independent and seek to bring down inflation, likely foreclosing the rate cuts President Trump has sought.

President Donald Trump has taken his maiden voyage on a new Air Force One.

A federal judge has ordered the Defense Department to lift its requirement that journalists be accompanied by an escort while in the Pentagon.

Kroger is buying regional grocer Giant Eagle in a deal valued at $1.65 billion.

The European Union has introduced two measures to protect its steel industry and limit small e-commerce parcels.

Ukrainian forces have struck Russia's major Ufa oil refinery for the second time in a week, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday.

The Nissan Leaf and Chevrolet Bolt EV are formidable rivals for the title of America’s most affordable electric vehicle.

A ship ran aground in the Strait of Hormuz while using a route not approved by Iran.

China's leader has highlighted the country's rapid industrialization as a model for developing nations.

The Bank of Japan has reported its quarterly survey of business sentiment among major Japanese manufacturers rose to 22 in June from 17 in the previous quarter.

Lines are growing at Russian gas stations -- and so is the frustration and uncertainty as several months of Ukrainian attacks have set oil refineries ablaze and choked supplies for motorists across the vast country.

California is making food labels less confusing by banning "sell by" dates.

Most U.S. stocks rose, but drops for some influential technology companies pulled the market lower.

“Artificial,” Luca Guadagnino’s starry film about Sam Altman and OpenAI, has been acquired by the indie distributor Neon after it was dropped by Amazon MGM Studios.

The North American trade pact that President Donald Trump negotiated and boasted about in his first term is up for renewal.

The North American trade pact that President Donald Trump negotiated and boasted about in his first term is up for renewal.

President Donald Trump took in nearly $1.2 billion from his crypto businesses last year, a federal filing released Tuesday shows.

Across the country, experts are watching to see whether the World Cup will give a boost to youth soccer and mint fans for decades to come.

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.

Hundreds of bus drivers on strike protested in downtown Rio de Janeiro, demanding increased pay, better conditions and an end to the six-day working week.

A federal control board that oversees Puerto Rico’s finances says it has offered a $3 billion settlement to bondholders in a new push to finally restructure more than $10 billion in debt held by the U.S. territory’s power company.

The U.S. Treasury has announced sanctions and a new bank alert targeting the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Mexico’s most powerful criminal group.

A Supreme Court that has expanded gun rights will consider whether bans on semiautomatic rifles often called assault weapons violate the Second Amendment.

The Supreme Court has erased limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates for Congress and president, striking down a federal election law that's more than 50 years old.

Americans’ attitudes toward the economy improved slightly this month as gas prices declined, but their outlook is still mostly negative by historical standards.

U.S. job openings stayed at a surprisingly strong 7.6 million in May as the American labor market remains resilient in the face of the economic shock from the Iran war.

The Andrew Carnegie Foundation has announced this year’s “Great Immigrants, Great Americans” honorees, including Citi CEO Jane Fraser and Pulitzer Prize-winning authors Hernan Diaz and Cristina Rivera Garza.

Natural gas could start flowing from two undersea deposits ExxonMobil discovered off Cyprus by 2033, the company's Vice President of Global Exploration John Ardill said, helping to turn the east Mediterranean island nation into a new European energy hub.

Talking to kids about money can be fraught, especially if parents don’t feel totally comfortable with the topic themselves.

Savvy investors know that an IRA has a life cycle that must evolve as they do.

U.S. stocks rose and trimmed their losses in what had been a rocky June.

President Donald Trump says he will nominate Keith Sonderling as secretary of labor.

A self-exiled billionaire Chinese business tycoon has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for his fraud conviction.

The Food and Drug Administration is meeting next month to consider easing restrictions on several peptides, a group of unapproved drugs popular with followers of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The agency posted meeting materials online Monday.

A judge has delayed Luigi Mangione’s federal trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

WhatsApp users will soon have the option to use usernames instead of phone numbers.

The Supreme Court says Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook can remain in her job for now, a rebuke to President Donald Trump’s bid to wrest control of the nation’s central bank.

Kara Swisher is expanding her influence from tech journalism to politics.

Comcast is planning to split itself into two separate publicly traded companies by spinning off NBCUniversal and Sky.

Andy Burnham, likely the next U.K. prime minister, has pledged to give more autonomy to local leaders.

South Korean tech giants Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix plan to invest a combined $518 billion in a new computer chip manufacturing hub, capitalizing on surging artificial intelligence-driven demand.

The United States and Iran have separately announced they are sending delegations to Qatar this week, though Tehran insists it has not agreed to meet with the U_S_ “at any level.”.

China has imposed new export controls on 40 Japanese entities, accusing them of contributing to Japan’s “remilitarization.”.

U.S. stocks rose and recovered some of their losses from a rare losing week.

Australia plans to double potential fines for social media platforms, including Facebook and Instagram, who fail to prevent Australian children from holding accounts.

NASA is racing to save its Swift telescope from falling back to Earth with a daring rescue mission.

Ukraine has intensified its drone attacks on Russia, setting fire to a major oil refinery in the south and killing at least two people, according to Russian authorities.

Uganda's military chief and son of President Yoweri Museveni has ordered the shutdown of a major news organization.

Iran has again launched drone and missile attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait in response to new U.S. airstrikes.

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.

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

New York City’s last horse track is on its final stretch.

Panini stickers have been an iconic World Cup collectible going all the way back to 1970, when four Italian brothers began to print images of the players for fans.

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.

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 Donald Trump and his political party as midterm elections near.