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'All good things must come to an end': The Who announce North America farewell tour dates

LONDON (AP) — British rock band The Who are to say their final goodbye to North America this summer. Singer Roger Daltrey and guitarist Pete Townshend confirmed Thursday that they will perfo...

Trump says he'll pull the nomination of Ed Martin for DC US Attorney after concerns of partisanship

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he would pull his nomination of Ed Martin Jr. to be the top federal prosecutor for the nation’s capital, bowing to bipartisan conc...

AP PHOTOS: Cardinals return to the Sistine Chapel for a second day of voting to elect a new pope

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Cardinals returned to the Sistine Chapel on Thursday to resume voting for a new pope after the first conclave ballot failed to find a winner, sending billowing black smok...

Wall Street rallies on hopes for trade deals that could forestall a recession

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are rallying Thursday after the United States and United Kingdom announced a deal on trade that would lower some tariffs and restrictions between the two countrie...

World War II ended in Europe 80 years ago. Celebrating V-E Day is now tinged with some dread

LONDON (AP) — Even if the end of World War II in Europe spawned one of the most joyous days the continent ever lived, Thursday’s 80th anniversary of V-E Day is haunted as much by the specter...

Eggs are less likely to crack when dropped on their side, according to science

NEW YORK (AP) — Eggs are less likely to crack when they fall on their side, according to experiments with over 200 eggs. What does this mean for the best way to crack an egg for breakfast? N...

The Latest: Trump says the ‘final details’ are still to come in UK trade agreement

U.S. President Donald Trump said from the White House on Thursday that his government has reached a trade agreement with the United Kingdom. The deal affirms that “reciprocity and fairness ...

Cancer before age 50 is increasing. A new study looks at which types

Cancer before age 50 is rare, but increasing, in the United States and researchers want to know why. A new government study provides the most complete picture yet of early-onset cancers, fin...

Bank of England cuts interest rates and welcomes word of US-UK trade deal

LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England cut its main interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 4.25% amid concerns over the potential shock to global growth emanating from the tariff pol...

Sen. John Fetterman raises alarms with outburst at meeting with union officials, AP sources say

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania was meeting last week with representatives from a teachers union in his home state when things quickly devolved. Before ...

GOP centrists revolt against steep cuts to Medicaid and other programs in Trump's tax breaks bill

WASHINGTON (AP) — When it comes to Medicaid, Rep. Juan Ciscomani is telling fellow Republicans he won't support steep cuts that could hit thousands of residents in his Arizona district — “my...

More older Americans worry Social Security won't be there for them, an AP-NORC poll finds

WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Social Security Administration undergoes massive changes and staffing cuts ushered in by the Trump administration, an increasing share of older Americans — particula...