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Wall Street slumps as bank and tech stocks fall

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes are falling on Wednesday following mixed profit reports from several big banks. The S&P 500 sank 1% and was on track for a second straight loss after setti...

No immediate court decision on a request to stop the immigration crackdown in Minnesota

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A judge made no immediate decision Wednesday on Minnesota's request to suspend the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in the state, where federal agents have yan...

Senate readies vote on Venezuela war powers as Trump pressures GOP defectors

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans are facing intense pressure from President Donald Trump to vote down a war powers resolution Wednesday that is aimed at limiting the president's ability ...

Iran signals plans for fast trials and executions for detained protesters despite US warnings

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran's judiciary head signaled Wednesday there would be fast trials and executions ahead for suspects detained in nationwide protests despite warnings from...

2025 home sales stuck at 30-year low with prices high and mortgages onerous

The U.S. housing market slump dragged into its fourth year in 2025 as sales remained stuck at a 30-year low with rising home prices and elevated mortgage rates keeping many prospective home ...

Julio Iglesias accused of sexual assault in Caribbean as Spanish prosecutors study the allegations

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish prosecutors are studying allegations that Grammy-winning singer Julio Iglesias sexually assaulted two former employees at his residences in the Dominican Repu...

The Latest: Iranian judge signals trials and executions as activists say death toll surpasses 2,500

Iran's top judge hinted at fast trials and executions for those who were detained in nationwide protests against the country's theocracy, even as activists said Wednesday that the death toll...

Sen. Slotkin is under investigation by the Trump administration for Democrats' video to troops

WASHINGTON (AP) — Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin has been notified that the Trump administration is investigating her after she organized and appeared in a video with other Democrats urging mi...

Diversity still a major issue at the Winter Olympics. The US is making some strides

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) — When USA Bobsled and Skeleton unveils its Olympic rosters, the most likely scenario is that either eight or nine women will wind up competing for that federation on ...

Ukraine's new defense minister reveals scale of desertions as millions avoid the draft

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Wide-scale desertions and 2 million draft-dodgers are among a raft of challenges facing Ukraine's military as Russia presses on with its invasion of its neighbor after a...

Scientists call another near-record hot year a 'warning shot' of a shifting, dangerous climate

WASHINGTON (AP) — Earth’s average temperature last year hovered among one of the three hottest on record, while the past three years indicate that warming could be speeding up, international...

What to know as the Louvre's ticket price goes up by 45%

PARIS (AP) — Long lines beneath I.M. Pei’s glass pyramid in Paris have become as much a part of the experience as the “ Mona Lisa ” itself. Now the Louvre is putting a higher price on that p...