New players hit the United Nations General Assembly sidelines this week as humanitarian groups searched for a counterweight to foreign aid cuts.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faces scrutiny from congressional Democrats over ethics disclosures.

Pope Leo XIV told reporters they were welcome to cover him as he responded a question about the Trump administration’s attempt to bar U.S. media from the White House by affirming the importance of journalists covering public figures.

Poland stopped registering asylum applications from migrants entering from Belarus in March 2025, calling it a temporary emergency measure.

The U.S.-created Board of Peace has said the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees has no place in Gaza.

U.S. futures are rising as the bond market looks to be stabilizing following another bond sell-off that brought U.S. Treasury yields to their highest levels in years.

Argentina’s poverty rate rose sharply in the first half of 2026, marking the first significant setback after more than a year of declines under President Javier Milei.

Donald Trump has hosted a state dinner for China's leader Xi Jinping, highlighting the glitzier side of diplomacy with a tech-heavy guest list and lavish details.

More than 83 tons of meat are being recalled across the country because the products were not properly inspected by federal authorities and were shipped out with false inspection stickers.

The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate rose this week above 7% for the first time since January 2025, the latest affordability setback for prospective homebuyers following a five-week run of rate increases.

New York has sued the prediction market Polymarket.

KFC has been taking a licking in its home market from fried chicken rivals like Raising Cane’s.

Major Chinese auto group Geely has unveiled new ultrafast EV charging technology that can recharge a battery from 10% to 70% in just 4.5 minutes.

Fewer people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, as U.S. jobless claims remain at historically low levels and most Americans enjoy job security.

Starbucks plans to close 250 North American stores later this week.

The Energy Department says it will spend almost $2 billion to try to squeeze more electricity out of the nation’s aging and stressed power grid.

The Justice Department has a long history of investigating and prosecuting hackers who break into a private company’s network.

Stocks ended a shaky day of trading on Wall Street roughly where they began following a couple sudden reversals.

President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration is voicing support for the safety of vaccines.

Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping met on Thursday for important talks on the U.S.-China relationship.

The Trump administration wants to put billions of dollars into Argentina’s energy and mining industries.

Meta is diving into AI with new wearable devices and an AI agent called Muse.

Closing arguments have taken place in a New Mexico trial over Facebook's alleged failure to protect users from a third-party quiz that harvested data from 87 million profiles.

Diesel prices are hitting record highs as the Middle East conflict intensifies, affecting American farmers and rural residents.

Caesars Entertainment shareholders have voted to approve a multibillion-dollar merger with Fertitta Gaming that once complete would create one of the largest gaming empires.

A federal judge weighing President Donald Trump’s ban of three news outlets from White House grounds expressed some skepticism Wednesday in response to the government’s defense of the move.

Melania Trump has rung the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange to promote a new women's initiative called Imperia.

Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's relationship to the rich and powerful has surfaced in congressional contests across the country.

McDonald’s said Wednesday it will spend $8.5 billion over the next decade to modernize its restaurants globally.

Italy’s Senate has given final approval to legislation paving the way for a return to nuclear power.

Prince Harry says that artificial intelligence chatbots designed to provide companionship are even more dangerous to young people than social media.

A federal health panel has endorsed an experimental cancer test that uses a blood sample to detect multiple forms of the disease.

The Tesla Model Y has ruled the small electric SUV segment since it first hit the road, and the Rivian R2 is the newest challenger to its throne.

A new survey points to economic frustration among a key group that has largely backed Donald Trump and other Republicans in recent elections.

About half of rural American voters believe the economy is worse off now than when President Donald Trump returned to office.

Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Greg Casar are introducing legislation that would ban artificial superintelligence, pause development of advanced AI systems and create a new Department of Artificial Intelligence.

Artificial intelligence researchers have warned for years of ways the technology could wipe out humanity: AI bots could design an unstoppable disease, unleash a nuclear war, or transform all of Earth into paper clip factories, as one thought experiment goes.

Taiwan is expressing confidence that U.S. arms sales to the island will continue despite China's pressure as China’s Xi Jinping arrives in Washington to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Pressure from the U.S. bond market hit a new level on Wall Street after a surprisingly strong report on the economy raised worries about inflation, while oil prices halted their slide.

In a summer filled with revelations about artificial intelligence’s rapid development, researchers were especially alarmed by runaway bots finding their way onto the internet and, in at least one instance, coordinating there with one another.

Millions of people face deadly climate-related disasters as international aid programs are slashed.

Former President Bill Clinton opened this year’s Clinton Global Initiative conference, calling on attendees to promise to “step into the void created by retreating governments” following cuts by the United States and other nations to foreign assistance.

A tense moment between President Donald Trump and CNN's Kaitlan Collins is a stark reminder of how the conflict between the administration and some news outlets has escalated in just a few days.

In a blockbuster movie world, John Wilson is carving out an idiosyncratic niche of his own.

Democratic attorneys general from California and New York are suing the Trump administration over its plans to buy back offshore wind leases as it seeks to discourage expansion of wind energy in favor of fossil fuels.

Ella Langley’s song “Choosin’ Texas” is officially the longest-running No. 1 single in the U.S., spending 23 weeks at the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100.

DoorDash will pay $131.5 million to settle claims that it underpaid delivery workers in New York City.

It’s harvest time in California wine country, but many growers are struggling to sell their grapes as Americans cut back on drinking.

Republican Sen. John Curtis of Utah wants the Senate Judiciary Committee to investigate and subpoena Donald Trump Jr. after his wedding party was partially bankrolled by a Russian oligarch.

China is now requiring permits for exports to the U.S., Mexico, and Canada of two additional chemicals used to make illegal drugs.

Communications failures that snarled U.S. air traffic Monday highlight the aging systems controllers rely on to guide roughly 45,000 flights a day.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with U.S. President Donald Trump at the U.N. General Assembly in New York and expressed hope that the U.S. would help to end Russia's war in Ukraine.

The European Union and the Philippines have reached substantial agreement on a new free trade deal.

China's Alibaba has unveiled new plans for its AI model and new chip technologies, including what it claims is China's most powerful AI chip.

U.S. President Donald Trump is hosting Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Washington this week as economic and tech competition escalates between the two countries.

The U.S. stock market held near its record high after oil prices eased again.

A federal judge has refused to block the Trump administration from giving SpaceX more than 700 acres of wildlife refuge as part of a land swap in Texas.

The White House press pool is at the center of a free speech battle between President Donald Trump and news outlets.

Technicians have repaired data lines that failed at a key regional air traffic control center, and all major airports in the New York area began resuming operations after hundreds of flight cancellations rippled through the Northeast.

One of Wendy’s largest U.S. franchisees has filed for bankruptcy protection after Wendy’s tried to terminate its franchise agreement.

Twelve states and Hollywood writers challenging Paramount’s buyout of Warner Bros.

The Gates Foundation is convening Anthropic, Google, OpenAI Foundation and dozens of other organizations to help make artificial intelligence more accessible in underrepresented languages.

A top Federal Reserve official said Monday that the renewal of combat in the Middle East in August was a key reason she supported raising borrowing costs last week, when she also penciled in a second rate hike for later this year.

World and business leaders this week will grapple with the urgent costs of climate change.

In Nevada's most competitive congressional district, Democratic Rep. Susie Lee is fending off a challenge from Republican candidate Marty O'Donnell, who has focused his campaign on the popular “no tax on tips” policy.

Google has been fined 403 million euros for breaching the EU's privacy rules by mishandling users' location data.

A spokesperson for the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard warned that Iran would change its weapons, military tactics and targets if the conflict with the United States escalates.

CNN, MS NOW and Politico have filed a lawsuit over being denied White House access.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is standing by his vow to stay in office after his party suffered two more regional election defeats and was voted out of a state legislature in a humiliating first.

Wall Street climbed to the edge of its all-time high, and stocks rallied worldwide after oil prices and yields in the bond market surrendered their market-rattling gains from last week.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is moving to reduce his country's dependence on the United States as President Donald Trump applies tariffs and other economic pressure to the U.S. longtime ally.

The U.S. is proposing a new notification system with China for artificial intelligence incidents that could threaten national security.

Converse has removed a social media ad after backlash over an image critics said evoked racist symbols.

President Donald Trump has renewed his attacks on the Federal Reserve after it hiked its benchmark interest rate Wednesday, but the Fed matters less than broader economic trends when it comes to longer-term borrowing costs, economists say.

Voters across the nation say skyrocketing gas prices are causing financial hardships for their families.

Chileans are feeling the pinch as the cost of living rises, impacting even affordable foods like the completo, the country's version of the hot dog.

China and the United States are divided on many issues, from tariffs to Taiwan.

When Donald Trump ran for office a decade ago, he called China a menace to the U.S. economy.

Brendan Farrington has died at 60.

A new lawsuit claims that Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceXAI and Google illegally agreed to slow their AI development.

Russia’s liberal opposition Yabloko party says that one of its election observers lost consciousness while being arrested by police at a St. Petersburg polling station.

It's not hard to explain why business is booming for telehealth companies.

President Donald Trump’s conflict with Iran has not led to the doomsday oil price spike many feared at the start of the war.

Even in the age of algorithms, short attention spans and TikTok teases, Warren Buffett continued to profit with his patient bargain-hunting approach while offering folksy advice on investing and life.

The first state visit by the leader of China in more than a decade takes place next week when President Xi Jinping arrives in Washington for high-stakes talks at the White House with President Donald Trump.

In a key victory, Bolivia’s conservative government has secured lawmakers’ backing for a major international loan as unions threaten fresh protests.

Amid growing panic over the risks posed by rapidly developing AI technology, potential 2028 Democratic candidates are scrambling to respond — trying to show they are doing something, even as they acknowledge they need a reluctant Washington to step up.

As Paramount looks to take over Warner Bros.

President Donald Trump announced that all 50 states will join a program to provide Most Favored Nation pricing for some Medicaid drugs.

The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate Wednesday for the first time since 2023 in an effort to quell stubbornly high inflation, and the central bank signaled another rate hike could occur later this year.

A preliminary report has blamed a software defect for the cancellation of over 2,000 flights in the United Kingdom last week.

For years, scientists have explored ways to remove carbon from the atmosphere, including through direct air capture, changes to ocean chemistry so seawater can absorb more carbon and reforestation.

Warren Buffett is stepping down as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway in the next step of the transition at the top of the $1 trillion conglomerate he led for more than six decades.

Jon Stewart says he never planned to focus his charity work on first responders and their families, but it grew organically.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has proposed making Canada the first "associate member" of the European Union.

Malaysia’s king has granted former Prime Minister Najib Razak a rare royal clemency, allowing him to serve the rest of his prison term under house arrest.

In the days after Hurricane Lowell, officials asked tourists to stay away from Kauai to let island residents recover and responders clean up.

Wall Street closed out an up-and-down week with a mixed finish for U.S. indexes as bond yields rose and oil prices swung.

Japan’s central bank has raised the benchmark interest rate to 1.25% from 1.0%, a 31-year-high.

Anthropic has announced that its AI model, Claude, is significantly aiding in the development of building its successor.