The U.S. stock market is drifting near its all-time high on Wednesday after oil prices halted their weeklong run of easing. The S&P 500 slipped 0.1% in early trading and is 0.5% below its record set last month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 107 points, or 0.2%, as of 9:35 a.m. Eastern...
Polo has grown into one of the most powerful Pacific cyclones in decades off the coast of Mexico, with a rapid intensification attributed to the warmer waters and wind patterns of El Niño. Another Pacific system, Odalys, also strengthened to a hurricane without threatening land....
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian , is set to make a rare appearance Wednesday on the world stage when he speaks at the U.N. General Assembly in what is likely the first time a foreign leader addresses the world body while their country is at war with the host nation. Arriving ...
Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten, who this year became the first openly gay prime minister of the Netherlands, toured the historic Greenwich Village landmark and reflected on its significance....
Harvey Weinstein returns to a New York City courtroom for sentencing in the sexual assault case involving Miriam Haley. Both Haley and Weinstein are expected to address the court....
President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping will have to navigate several thorny issues when the two meet during a high-stakes state visit at the White House....
A blood test designed to spot signs of multiple cancers in apparently healthy people faces its first major regulatory hurdle Wednesday as advisers to the U.S. government review how well it works. Grail Inc.'s test looks for DNA fragments shed by tumor cells, an emerging approach ...
Democratic Texas U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico is working to reach Black voters, a key demographic in his race against Republican state Attorney General Ken Paxton....